The Giver

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The Giver

• By Lois Lowry

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The Giver Summary

• Lois Lowry's The Giver tells the story of Jonas,
  who lives in a futuristic society and who, until
  the age of twelve, has led a peaceful and normal,
  albeit regulated, life. Jonas has two parents, a
  mother who is happily employed at the Department
  of Justice, and a father who is happily employed
  as a Nurturer. He occasionally quarrels with his
  younger sister Lily, and he enjoys riding his
  bicycle, visiting with his friends Asher and
  Fiona, and musing about his future. In Jonas's
  world, everything (from an individual's desire,
  to the weather, to a person's career) is
  regulated. The community's rulers see to it, for
  example, that every member of this nameless,
  timeless community occupies a productive role in
  the society. The plot of The Giver develops out
  of Jonas's changing perceptions towards his
  community after he is selected to be the Receiver
  of Memory and discovers that nothing about his
  idyllic community is what it seems...

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The Giver (chapters 3-6)

• Chapters 3 through 6 are mostly when Jonas is
  starting to worry about what his assignment will
  be. When the day for the assignments comes he
  starts to get very nervous.Yet he really is happy
  when his sister, Lily is given the ability to get
  a volunteer job.

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Vocabulary

• There is a lot of rich vocabulary in this book.
  Here is a short list brisk, luxury, bypass,
  serene, nuisance. These are just a few out of
  many of them.

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Credits

• Bibliography http//www.enotes.com/giver/11584
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