--- product_id: 2827301 title: "The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1)" brand: "lois lowry" price: "10405CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/2827301-the-giver-a-story-about-conformity-control-and-society-giver store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Award-winning Classic literature Thought-provoking themes The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1) **Brand:** lois lowry **Price:** 10405CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the secrets of a utopian world! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1) by lois lowry - **How much does it cost?** 10405CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/2827301-the-giver-a-story-about-conformity-control-and-society-giver) ## Best For - lois lowry enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted lois lowry brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cultural Impact:** Experience a book that has shaped discussions on society and ethics. - • **Timeless Themes:** Explore the complexities of memory, choice, and individuality. - • **Engaging for All Ages:** Perfect for both young readers and adults seeking deeper insights. - • **Award-Winning Excellence:** Join the ranks of readers who appreciate Newbery Medal-winning literature. - • **Unforgettable Storytelling:** Dive into a world of profound narratives that challenge perceptions. ## Overview The Giver, a Newbery Award-winning novel, invites readers into a dystopian society where emotions and memories are suppressed. Through the journey of Jonas, the protagonist, readers explore the importance of individuality and the richness of human experience. ## Description Sponsored Ad - The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner (Giver Quartet, 1) ## Images ![The Giver: A Story About Conformity, Control, and Society (Giver Quartet, 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Yq5WKWfSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Masterpiece *by J***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 17, 2022* 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!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Giver *by K***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2022* This book, The Giver, Jonas is given the task as receiver to feel emotions and memories of the past. The Giver is trying to help him see what the world was like before the sameness happened. The more he receives from the giver, the more questions and concerns Jonas develops. The Giver is a dystopian world that is full of the same and dull individuals. It has some qualitative and quantitative methods of helping the reader figure out the message or bigger meaning hidden within the text and being a good amount of length to get the message across. The bigger meaning being that no one is the same and shouldn’t be. Also, memory is important and shouldn’t be suppressed. Memory is history and history can repeat itself if we don’t pass that information onto the next generations. Which can help the reader take in consideration of what we thought we knew and what we know now. It also allows the readers to know that it’s okay to ask questions and be curious, but most important to be yourself. Some people might think it’s too mature for young readers due to the pain, emotions, and hidden means including some sexual references, but it’s a good story and teaches young readers to be themselves and be interested in the history of our world. This book won the John Newberry Medal. After reading it, I can see why it won. The Giver is a great read and good for educational purposes in school! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Futuristic Society, Engrossing And Thought-Provoking *by T***4 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2015* What is the ideal society that you can imagine? Would you like to be happy? Does a society with no war, no disease, no pain or suffering appeal to you? Would you like to have someone else choose a very compatible mate for you and not have to worry about dating? How would you like a job that is guaranteed and is enjoyable and fits your interests and personality? The Giver is about such a society. What is the trade-off? What is missing in the people’s lives? The Giver is a very thought-provoking book.Jonas lives in this community. His thought his childhood was delightful. However, at age 12, he knows he will be assigned a job. He is apprehensive about the prospect. What does he really want to do? He is not sure. Everyone in the community is assigned an occupation that suits his or her abilities. In a special ceremony, children who turn 12 years old in a given year are grouped together. He sits in the auditorium and watches and listens as all the other children in his age group are assigned jobs. Jonas is the only one left without an assignment. Is something wrong?At the end of the ceremony, he is finally called up and told he is to be a “Receiver”. This is the highest honor. He is to be trained by the Giver. The Giver is the only one in the society that has any sense of history; he is the depository of memories. The others live only in the present. The Giver is to transfer his memories of the human race to Jonas, for the Giver is old and tired and needs to be replaced.This society is one of conformity. “Sameness” is fostered and rewarded. All the houses are identical. Haircuts, dress and activities are strictly regimented. Everyone sees grayness; no one even sees colors. Only the separate job assignments differentiate the members. They are told how to act; they are told how to live. Everyone takes a pill to keep all passion at bay. Only superficial discussions of one’s feelings are allowed; only certain feelings are appropriate. The people know vaguely about “Elsewhere”, the outside world, but they stay in the Community and do as they are told.When Jonas starts receiving memories from the Giver, he experiences pain and suffering but also love and freedom of choice. He also begins to see the world in color. He is told he can lie about his training and not tell anyone what he is experiencing. Jonas is careful of what he says at home now. When he is asked if he dreams, he says “no”, because his dreams would not be acceptable. He does not tell them that he has stopped taking the pill to suppress passion. His feelings and emotions grow, and he tries to hide these from his family and the others in the Community. The Giver is the only person who knows what he is going through. Jonas thinks the other people in the Community tell the truth about their jobs. Then one day, the Giver allows him to watch a video recording of his father at work with his job taking care of infants. Jonas had always thought his Dad liked the infants that were in his care. This view was reinforced since his father brought home an infant named Gabriel who needed some extra care. Gabriel was not learning to sleep through the night; he was different than the other infants in the ward. If he did not learn to sleep through the night he would be RELEASED. Jonas soothes the boy to sleep by acting as Giver and sending the child peaceful thoughts. The child does not sleep when he is in the new infant ward, however. Jonas learns that Gabriel is to be RELEASED.In the infant ward, twins have been born. Twins are not allowed in the Community. Only one of the twins can be kept. The other is be RELEASED. Jonas watches as his father weighs each of the twins and sets aside the smaller of the two. Then his father calmly injects the smaller twin in the head with a lethal chemical. The boy dies. Jonas is devastated. He had always looked up to his father. Jonas now knows what RELEASED means. He had thought that those who were RELEASED, including the disabled and the elderly went to a heavenly place in another community. Jonas now knows that RELEASED means death. Shocked and scared, Jonas knows that his father has been lying to everyone about what he does. Is everyone lying about his or her work?Jonas is disillusioned and decides to leave the Community, something that is forbidden. He realizes that the Community is a horrible place; it is a dystopia, not a Utopia. Jonas hoards some leftover food (all leftover food must be put out in front of each house) and prepares for the right opportunity.The Giver helps him escape. He escapes with Gabriel and is pursued by helicopters. Freezing and nearly starving, they reach a hill and look down upon a lit up house below. A family is sitting cozily in a living room with a lovely Christmas tree. The scene is a memory that Jonah had received from the Giver. Is this real or is it just a memory? Are Jonah and Gabriel safe in “Elsewhere” or are they dead?What information is kept from us in today’s world? It is easy to see distortions of truth in our media. Misinformation is spread rapidly though the Internet as well as television, and, probably, our newspapers. We see many different cultures in the world, and they all have their version of reality.Medical doctors often give tranquilizers and antidepressants to dull patients’ emotions. There is some parallel here to the pill that every 12 year-old child in the Community must start to take daily to get rid of passionate feelings. 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