The Giver by Lois Lowry takes place on a futuristic world in which everything is perfect. Society has been taken away all the emotions and colors, the ones felt are all fake instead of real. Jonas is a twelve year-old boy who has the ability to see beyond. He can see and feel everything others cannot. However he is to discover that upon his society he is not the only one. In their society, they are assigned everything they need, but things are also taken away. They have assigned clothes, children, and even spouses. There is no choice.
When kids turn twelve they are assigned a job depending on what are they good at. He is assigned the most important job in the community: The job of The Receiver of Memory. During his job, Jonas meets The Giver, the person that will explain everything and give him all the memories passed from generation to generation. He is forced to keep in secret all the truths about their society. Of how release is death, and the basic emotions such as true love, or true anger. All kept away, Jonas will see how he can reveal the world to all.
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