Dystopian Society: The Giver By Lois Lowry
The Giver
“A book, to me, is almost sacrosanct: such an individual and private thing. The reader brings his or her own history and beliefs and concerns, and reads in solitude, creating each scene from his own imagination as he does. There is no fellow ticket-holder in the next seat. (The Giver, Lois Lowry)” The Giver is a book about a dystopian society where everything is black and white, both figuratively and literally. The citizens of this society gain certain privileges each year. The twelfth year is when they receive their permanent occupation, in a ceremony dubbed the “Ceremony of Twelve”. Jonas, one of the main characters of this book, was given a the occupation of Receiver. He would be the first one in ten years, after an unfortunate
“A book, to me, is almost sacrosanct: such an individual and private thing. The reader brings his or her own history and beliefs and concerns, and reads in solitude, creating each scene from his own imagination as he does. There is no fellow ticket-holder in the next seat. (The Giver, Lois Lowry)” The Giver is a book about a dystopian society where everything is black and white, both figuratively and literally. The citizens of this society gain certain privileges each year. The twelfth year is when they receive their permanent occupation, in a ceremony dubbed the “Ceremony of Twelve”. Jonas, one of the main characters of this book, was given a the occupation of Receiver. He would be the first one in ten years, after an unfortunate