living in what they think is a "utopia" as seen through the eyes of a young boy named
Jonas. On everyone's 12 birthday they get assigned a job. He is assigned the duty of the
Receiver. He retrieves memories from this man called the Giver. He begins to experience
new things via memories and dreams. He sees differences between people, he feels hot
and cold, and he has emotion. Until then Jonas had lived in a world of conformity.
Everyone looked the same, there was complete climate control, and there was no feeling.
Anyone who was different was "released" (killed) so people from this community never
new of other races, religions, or be
unbelievable aspects in it. This story gives enough background to make you think about
live with out being dependent on someone else.
The Giver is a great book. It has a good story line and makes the reader want to
There is no precipitation, and temperature is kept comfortable. That means it doesn't rain
invest more into the novel. It is a science fiction that can be believed even with the
earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow. People need water to live and it would get used up
Some common words found in the essay are: Lois Lowry, Giver Giver, science fiction, water cycle, Approximate Word count = 515 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)