The cultish tone I feel truly embodies the feeling I get from The Giver. The first time I read it I really didn't enjoy it, but when I read it again along with the rest of the series I loved it. It's a very odd series, not dystopian but more utopian. And spoiler alert utopias don't ever work. Also congratulations on making it to day five of the apocamaybe quarantine/social distancing. Extra congratulations if you haven't gone crazy yet. I'm writing this from my dining room eating my very basic boring lunch. I've become a regular little house wife, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry ALL DAY LONG. And CA, and CR I'm doing my very best to stay home where I belong, and it's working, to an extent. Anyway on with the book!
Characters!
- Jonas- Jonas is our main character who may be eleven but that seems really off so maybe not. He's mild mannered and quiet generally obeying the rules until he becomes the Receiver of Memories.
- Fiona-One of Jonas's friends she's kind and nurturing, and accepts all the rules given to the people of this place. It's also important to note that she has red hair, we'll get to why in a minute.
- Asher- Jonas other friend. He's loud, always late, and tends to speak before he thinks. CA don't even I know what you're thinking. He's basically the life of the party, if they had parties, as it he's frowned upon.
- Gabriel- the new child that Jonas's family is taking care of. He's very important.
Plot!
The Giver is set in a utopia that doesn't have a name and is at some point in the future. We don't ever know what caused the Community to form but it did. To keep everything perfect, the Community elders enforce Sameness which is pretty much what it sounds like, everything is the same. The Elders assign homes, bicycles, spouses, and jobs. Jobs are what start our story off. Every year there's a ceremony, and when you come of age you get assigned a job. Well everyone is assigned a job, except Jonas. He's skipped which doesn't ever happen. As it turns out he has been selected to be the Receiver of Memory. He was selected because he can see beyond. Remember when I said Fiona had red hair? Well Jonas is the only one who can see it. As the Receiver of Memory, Jonas gets all the memories of humanity basically ever, good and bad. During this time his father brings home a struggling new child to stay with the family at night. The memories combined with Jonas's new found knowledge and emotions lead him to do things. And that's where I'll leave it.
My Opinion!
The Giver is really good, especially when you read rest of the series with it. It explores why utopias aren't really perfect and how being the same isn't a good thing. It also sends the message, at least to me that emotions are good, especially love. It's a little weird but also good. Weird because it's a utopia with Sameness and no emotion going on. Nine of ten Paw Prints 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
Enjoy the apocamaybe,
Merlin:)
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