The giver /
Lowry, Lois.
The giver / Lois Lowry. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993. - 180 pages ; 22 cm. - The giver quartet . - Lowry, Lois. Giver quartet. .
Companion book to: Gathering blue, Messenger, and Son.
Plot Overview -- Character List -- Analysis of Major Characters -- Jonas -- The Giver -- Jonas's Father -- Themes, Motifs & Symbols -- The Importance of Memory -- The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure -- The Importance of the Individual -- Vision -- Nakedness -- Release -- The Newchild Gabriel -- The Sled -- The River -- Summary & Analysis -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions & Essay Topics.
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Newbery Medal, 1994.
0395645662 9780395645666
92015034
Science fiction.
Individuality--Juvenile fiction.
Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Social control--Juvenile fiction.
Social prediction--Juvenile fiction.
Memory--Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias--Juvenile fiction.
Science fiction.
Dystopias.
Individuality.
Liberty.
Memory.
Science fiction.
Social control.
Social prediction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
YA PZ 7 .L9673 Gi 1993
The giver / Lois Lowry. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1993. - 180 pages ; 22 cm. - The giver quartet . - Lowry, Lois. Giver quartet. .
Companion book to: Gathering blue, Messenger, and Son.
Plot Overview -- Character List -- Analysis of Major Characters -- Jonas -- The Giver -- Jonas's Father -- Themes, Motifs & Symbols -- The Importance of Memory -- The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure -- The Importance of the Individual -- Vision -- Nakedness -- Release -- The Newchild Gabriel -- The Sled -- The River -- Summary & Analysis -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions & Essay Topics.
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Newbery Medal, 1994.
0395645662 9780395645666
92015034
Science fiction.
Individuality--Juvenile fiction.
Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Social control--Juvenile fiction.
Social prediction--Juvenile fiction.
Memory--Juvenile fiction.
Dystopias--Juvenile fiction.
Science fiction.
Dystopias.
Individuality.
Liberty.
Memory.
Science fiction.
Social control.
Social prediction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
YA PZ 7 .L9673 Gi 1993