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The Giver

Lois Lowry


The Giver

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GiverI am the wisest person

in my society because I have all the memories of the community, including joy, suffering, pain, love, and sadness. I have chosen Jonas to take my place, but these memories are too difficult for one person. Do I let Jonas see these memories, or should I keep them to myself? Should I ever allow someone to experience these memories?

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Jonas

I am the main character, and my life has just been taken away. I am 12-years-old, yet I am now the receiver of memory. No one understands what I have to experience through these memories. My life has changed, and I didn’t ask for this. Why can’t I be like everyone else? I want to feel love, but this is too painful… How can I relate to my friends and family now that I know things they do not?

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Only Jonas loves me and knows how to quiet my fears. He shows me memories, but I’m not sure what these memories mean. I enjoy them, though. I hope Jonas continues to show me these things because they take away my tears. Although it is wrong for Jonas to give memories away, should Jonas continue to show me his memories so that I can sleep?Back

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CommunityWe are satisfied with where we are in life. We do not realize that life has more to offer. We have no emotions, and it doesn’t bother us. Why does Jonas continue to act so strangely? How can we control him and keep these memories away from us?

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For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon. --Henry Kissinger

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

--Angelique Arnauld

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

--Leo Buscaglia

Utopia…

An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects


The community’s utopia…

No color.

Nothing abnormal.

Nothing exciting.

No diversity.

No truth.

No adventure.

No feeling.

No memories.

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What is your utopia?

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The road less traveled…


Change is the essence of life. Be willing to change who you are for who you could

become. -Author Unknown

Jonas experiences life in the community, and he’s overcome with grief as he begins to walk in the shoes as the Receiver. How can he walk down this road of loneliness and encounter life as he believes it should be lived? Share on Miss Hind’s blog how you would respond to loneliness as you experience something no one else in your community can.

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Lois Lowry


Memories

Lowry was born in Hawaii, but she moved frequently because her father was in the military. She had one older sister, Helen, and a younger brother, Jon. Lowry was married young and eventually had four children and four grandchildren. Lowry has settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, although she also has a home in Maine.

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How do I become a good writer?

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The Giver

Gathering Blue

Messenger

Number the Stars

A Summer to Die

Find a Stranger, Say Good-bye

Autumn Street

Gossamer

Published Books

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What object did Jonas first see “change”?

1. Faces of people2. Books3. Sled4. Apple


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What thing(s) did Jonas want his community to see and

understand?

1. Color2. Memories3. Love4. All of the above

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What caused Jonas to leave the community earlier than he

thought he would?

1. The memories were too hard for him

2. Gabe was going to be released3. Fiona stopped talking to Jonas4. The Giver instructed him to leave

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Why does Jonas’ mother discourage Lily from becoming

a birthmother?

1. Giving birth is dangerous2. Birthmothers are lazy3. The position holds little honor in the

ir society4. The community is too populated

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Where did the Giver receive his wisdom?

1. His own experience2. From reading textbooks3. From an operation that he had whe

n he was young4. Memories given to him from the pre

vious Receiver

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What does Jonas recognize when he comes to the end of

the hill?

1. A sled waiting for him2. Colored lights in the windows of

houses3. His parents waiting on him with the

search party4. A child crying because he’s broken

his leg

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