whats giver about the book and who is it by.?

Answer 1

The Giver by Lois Lowry? It's a great book. Set in the future, it depicts a dystopian society (that thinks its utopian). In that society all differences have been eliminated, and sameness prevails. There are no colors, for example. Anyway, it's a great read, and there are two sequels.

Answer 2

It is by Lois Lowry. It is about a place in the future where people take pills so they won't feel emotions, colors can not be seen, some women are designated as birth mothers so that others can have their children, people are assigned a job when they are twelve rather than choose their own job, and all of the memories of pain and bad things are known by only one person - the Reciever. A light eyed boy Jonas is chosen as the new reciever as his job. The old reciever - now the Giver, shows him a new world and as Jonas finds out more and more, the harder it is to live among his family and friends. You should read it, it is great.

Answer 3

The society we find there seems ideal. Everyone has a job for which he or she is suited emotionally, physically and mentally. The elderly are lovingly cared for as are the newest members of this place. Every family has a mother, father, and two children, one of each sex. There is much laughter and obvious joy. There is no rudeness, no crime and no disease.

We see it all through the eyes of Jonas, a young boy about to receive his life's assignment along with others of his age group. To his astonishment he is given the most respected job of all. He is to be trained to become the "Receiver of Memory". You see, in the Utopian society Lowry has created for us, the people don't want to be burdened with memories. However, they also don't want to make decisions or changes which, in the past, have led to disaster so they have assigned one person to keep all the memories of history, their own and that of all societies.

The Receiver's job is to listen to their proposals and just tell them whether or not they should do it based on the lessons of history. The present Receiver now sets about giving the memories- all of them - to Jonas. He does so through all of the senses. Jonas learns of war and hate, of snow and trees and colors.. all of which are not present in this society. He also learns of the horror all around him. This novel is not difficult to read. Fifth graders should have no trouble reading it. You need to read it. Then decide what kids you're going to share it with. It's very special. You can't put it down. You can't forget it.

Lois Lawry