The Giver by Julien

The Giver

Give/verb, def: To pass something to another being.

Giving is good, if your intentions are right.

Receiving is fine if you learn to say goodbye.

Hold on to your dreams they have good advice.

Care for each thing, even a fly.

Mountains are big, and you are tall.

You have feet so climb and don't fall.

Everything can talk, so use your voice.

Let's hear that sweet sound that reasons our fate.

Let's hear that sweet sound that molds our clay.

Let's here that sweet sound that gives us our pride.

Let's hear that sweet sound that makes us survive.

To give, it can be objects, love or pain but in this story a boy struggles to lift the heavy burden of the entire community’s memories. Of the entire community’s nightmares...

The author did a great job creating a realistic community that could relate to real life. For example: The Nazi party. Hitler would “brain wash” the Germans to think that Jewish people where bad and they did crimes such as stealing, cheating (etc...) just like with the community they would give out pills for “safety” even though they were drugs to make sure the citizens would keep working and not get distracted. I think the pills are a symbol of

dictatorship and control.

I think the tittle is great. It is mysterious so people want to read more. The old man (the giver) on the cover of the book makes the book looked serious and exiting at the same time. When my sister handed me the book I must admit, i wasn't too exited, but when i read the first chapter i loved it.

This book reminds me of the Hunger Games a little bit, they live in a small community, they have no choice and everything is unfairly run by a government Also, Jonas sacrifices himself to help his friends feel emotion. Just like Katniss sacrifices herself for her sister Prim.

Colours Red, the colour of courage, that was Jonah’s first colour he saw. I think that the colours are a symbol of choice. Blue or red sweater?, Black or white shoes?, Group or individual, Jonas chose the group.

I think the author wrote this book to transmit a message to the world. Appreciate life. You live to be happy. Education as you may know may be boring but in the end it is for your happiness. You learn to get a job, work at the job, get money, and at the end of the cycle you buy stuff that makes you happy. The author wants show that being happy doesn't mean eating something you like or being safe, it means having a good time with someone or enjoying art and landscapes and going on an adventure. For example a candle, it makes you feel warm, its beautiful but it isn't safe but devour new modern lights that are a lot safer. We chose to enjoy life because that's what we are born to do.

By Julien