The Giver
Louis Lowry By: Anthony Oliveira
summary
Jonas lives in a freaky world where there are big time rules and no one thinks for themselves. Everything is the same there is no music, no color, no pain. Jonas is assigned the job of Receiver of Memory, a big deal. He goes to see the Giver and begins to learn all about the way things used to be, like the way our world is now. Some things are great, some things suck, but nothing is the same. The more Jonas learns about having choices and the bad things that happen in his world the more he wants to escape.
Main characters
Giver
The previous Receiver of Memory, he serves as a tutor and a mentor for Jonas, introducing Jonas to new things as he transmits the memories. Although he suffers terribly as The Receiver, The Giver took more years than Jonas to realize the necessity for action and change in their society.
Asher
A cheerful boy who sometimes rushes his words and his actions carelessly, he is Jonas's best friend. He receives the Assignment of Assistant Director of Recreation.
Jonas
The novel's protagonist, he is an intelligent and courageous boy with the Capacity to See Beyond. He learns that instead of receiving an assignment, he has been selected to become the next Receiver of Memory for the community, which entails holding society's memories and providing guidance to the Elders. The memories gives him wisdom and with his society and is eventually faced with the choice either to continue being The Receiver or to take action to place his community on a new path.
Quote
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
Teacher like questions
The Giver
1. what was your favorite scene from the giver ?
2. What is different from the community then the world we live in ?
3. why do you think the community have none of the memories that Jonas and the receiver have ?
Overall Rating
I give this novel 3 stars because the book was very boring until near the end. Also the end was bad and left us wondering what would happen once they got down from the hill.