Padma Wulandari

The Giver (Giver Quartet, 1)

Book by Lois Lowry

DETAILS

ASIN : 0544336267 Publisher : Clarion Books; Reprint, Media Tie In edition (July 1, 1993) Language : English Paperback : 240 pages ISBN-10 : 9780544336261 ISBN-13 : 978-0544336261 Reading age : 10+ years, from customers Lexile measure : 760L , In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community. Life in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test—when he must try to save someone he loves—he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late? Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs. The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't miss the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son . Read more

REVIEW

This book is amazing and deserves the Newberry award. I always loved how Lowry gives enough description that you can imagine every scene in your head. I also love how she was able to give each character something so that it was not just about Jonas and the Giver, but all of the characters. I really like how Lowry created a world where everything is the same and there is no color, it gives insight to the saying "I do not see color" when referring to race. It shows the world if they literally cannot see color, feel pain, or even make decisions of who they are. The people in the Community do not get to choose their child's name, or what they do in their lives for an occupation. If they do something against the rules, then they would get a consequence. It really shows what a world would look like in perfect harmony and equality. It also shows what we lose from gaining equality. An example of how the community has rules to make sure everything is perfect, is the use of specific language. They cannot use the word "starving" for example, as shown in the book when Jonas got chastised, because they are not actually starving, they told him that he had to say hungry. Another example is on page 159-160 when the mom said "Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete" that was over the word "love" the society has been so equalized that the word love has lost its meaning in each of the family units. Overall, my favorite book 10/10 would read again!!

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