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This book seems simple at first but it's not. It is simple enough for children to understand yet it has depth that could be explored.
I dragged my feet on reading this book for a long time. So many references to the book come up in discussions of other books and I figured I should probably know what they are referring to.
As I was reading this, I was reminded a lot of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, (https://goodreads.com/book/show/92625.The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GK8fkFxY4e&rank=1) but from a different point of view. I was surprised to find that there were twenty years between the publications of the two stories. I almost felt the need to write a paper on them.
I would recommend the book to sci fi readers, even if it is only to give the readers a frame of reference for discussions.
As I was reading this, I was reminded a lot of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, (https://goodreads.com/book/show/92625.The_Ones_Who_Walk_Away_from_Omelas?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=GK8fkFxY4e&rank=1) but from a different point of view. I was surprised to find that there were twenty years between the publications of the two stories. I almost felt the need to write a paper on them.
I would recommend the book to sci fi readers, even if it is only to give the readers a frame of reference for discussions.
You wake up and all you see around you are the different shades of gray, black, and white. Living in a house hold with a pair of parents one sister or brother; your complete family tree. As you age they hold a ceremony to give an item or assign a task to you.By the age of 12, your considered to be an adult with an assigned job depending what the elders of the community think is best suited for you.
You're chosen to be the next receiver of memory, said to be painful but a great honor.Your task is to receive all memories from generations way before your own. After receiving all memories from The Giver, your new task is to read books for the rest of your life and assist those in need.
The Giver, a dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry draws out the reason why we will never be all loving, peaceful people that are treated the same 99.9% of the time. I and many others have wished for a perfectly peaceful world and that is exactly what you get in this book.
This book is a great dystopian to read to show us that we should be grateful for the world/life we have. Without any disasters or any bad moments, there are no good times. Speaking on the behalf of the LGBT community, I can truly say it was a very painful day (June 12, 2016) but in the end, it brought our community together and helped us grow stronger. I picked up this book and was so mind blown I couldn't sleep until I finished the book.
You're chosen to be the next receiver of memory, said to be painful but a great honor.Your task is to receive all memories from generations way before your own. After receiving all memories from The Giver, your new task is to read books for the rest of your life and assist those in need.
The Giver, a dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry draws out the reason why we will never be all loving, peaceful people that are treated the same 99.9% of the time. I and many others have wished for a perfectly peaceful world and that is exactly what you get in this book.
This book is a great dystopian to read to show us that we should be grateful for the world/life we have. Without any disasters or any bad moments, there are no good times. Speaking on the behalf of the LGBT community, I can truly say it was a very painful day (June 12, 2016) but in the end, it brought our community together and helped us grow stronger. I picked up this book and was so mind blown I couldn't sleep until I finished the book.
For once he had for choice. Then, when he had a choice, did he made the wrong one? What are his consequences? That is something we have to ask ourselves when we make choices.
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