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    The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry, set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses.. In the novel, the society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. In an effort to preserve order, the society also ...

  2. The Giver Full Book Summary. The Giver is written from the point of view of Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, and there is very little competition. Everyone is unfailingly polite.

  3. Apr 26, 1993 · The Giver (The Giver Quartet, #1), Lois Lowry The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. The novel follows a 12-year-old boy named Jonas.

  4. Aug 15, 2014 · The Giver: Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård. In a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choices, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man, the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

  5. The Giver Summary. Sometime in the future, an 11-year-old boy named Jonas lives in a seemingly perfect community in which there is little pain and little crime. People are polite. Everyone belongs to a supportive family. But this harmony comes at a price. There is also no choice, and real emotions are nonexistent.

  6. By Lois Lowry. 'The Giver' is a Newbery Prize-winning novel by Lois Lowry and tells the story of Jonas, a young, eleven-year-old boy raised in a futuristic walled community. Article written by Emma Baldwin. B.A. in English, B.F.A. in Fine Art, and B.A. in Art Histories from East Carolina University. The novel presents a dystopian community from ...

  7. The Giver is a dystopian novel that imagines a future community whose citizens have sacrificed free choice, individuality, and true emotion for stability. The Giver resembles Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a satirical novel also about a society in which the citizens have given up their freedom for the guarantee of happiness.

  8. The Giver by Lois Lowry, published in 1993, unfolds in a meticulously controlled utopian society where conformity and the elimination of individuality are paramount. The narrative follows Jonas, selected as the Receiver of Memories, tasked with bearing the weight of the community’s suppressed history and emotions.

  9. Apr 26, 1993 · Books. The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner. Lois Lowry. HarperCollins, Apr 26, 1993 - Young Adult Fiction - 240 pages. 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 ...

  10. The Giver: Graphic Novel. by P. Craig Russell. 4.25 · 4,270 Ratings · 675 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions. Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery …. Want to Read. Rate it: Jonas is born into a society that has eliminated suffering. It is not until Jonas goes to meet the Giver in his training to become the new receiver ...

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