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The Giver

by: Lowry, Lois

The Giver

by: Lowry, Lois

ISBN 13:
9780395645666
ISBN 10:
0395645662
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 04/26/1993
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Summary

Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.

Author Biography

Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After several years at Brown University, she turned to her family and to writing. She is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader’s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com

Context	p. 1
Plot Overview	p. 5
Character List	p. 9
Analysis of Major Characters	p. 11
Jonas	p. 11
The Giver	p. 12
Jonas's Father	p. 13
Themes, Motifs & Symbols	p. 15
The Importance of Memory	p. 15
The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure	p. 15
The Importance of the Individual	p. 16
Vision	p. 16
Nakedness	p. 17
Release	p. 17
The Newchild Gabriel	p. 18
The Sled	p. 18
The River	p. 18
Summary & Analysis	p. 19
Chapters 1-2	p. 19
Chapters 3-4	p. 22
Chapters 5-6	p. 25
Chapters 7-9	p. 28
Chapters 10-11	p. 32
Chapters 12-13	p. 35
Chapters 14-16	p. 39
Chapters 17-18	p. 42
Chapters 19-20	p. 46
Chapters 21-23	p. 48
Important Quotations Explained	p. 53
Key Facts	p. 59
Study Questions & Essay Topics	p. 62
Study Questions	p. 62
Suggested Essay Topics	p. 66
Review & Resources	p. 68
Quiz	p. 68
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 74
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