“The Giver” is about a boy called Jonas who lives in a society which
has no war, no pain, and no hunger. In the perfect future world in which Jonas
lives, twelve- year-old children are given their life assignments at the
Ceremony of Twelve. Jonas is shocked when he is chosen to be a new “Receiver of
Memories”, which is a mysterious
position of honor held by only one person at a time. He is trained by the
previous “Receiver”, now called the “Giver”. The “Giver” alone holds the
memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. His job is to make Jonas understand the
memories which he has by transferring him to his memories of the past. Jonas
eventually does understand his memories and the story goes on...
After reading the book, I was rather confused by the ending and would
have been happier if the ending was different. I felt it was interesting in the
beginning but became boring in the middle. However, it doesn’t really seem to
matter too much if the storyline has weaknesses because the strength of the
book lies in the ideas which the writer has presented. I am sure that different
people will have different opinions, so please read the book and decide for
yourself
-Soohyeon
Na 7B
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