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The Giver By Lois Lowry
“The Giver by Lois Lowry, was published in 1993, and won a Newberry medal in 1994. The book takes place in a narrative third person, using a limited omniscient person. The overall plot is that in a communist community, Jonas is a kid like the citizens that do not know what else is out there instead of themselves. Jonas learns memories that bring him to the point where he wants to share the memories of the world. The family units have rules such as dream telling and feeling telling. In chapter one, the book starts with eleven year old Jonas looking up into his Community and he spotted a plane going the wrong way. Jonas knew it must have been a pilot-in-training and he would be released. Throughout the chapters, we meet his family unit, who are all excited and nervous just like Jonas for what assignment or job he will receive. In order to receive his assignment, Jonas had to prepare himself by volunteering from when he was eight years old, he did with his Friend Fiona, bathing elders in the house of the old. His father brought a new child named Gabriel home. …show more content…
In the day of the ceremony of the twelves, Jonas and all elevens receive their assignment. Jonas was skipped and later to be known that he had been selected for receiver of memory. The chief elder announced the assignments, passed out the bicycles and volunteer hours. The chief has never made a mistake until selecting Jonas. Since it was a high rank for assignments, Jonas was nervous, he was given a list of eight rules to follow. In this job, Jonas was given the opportunity to realize the Community’s rules would be broken such as being able to
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