The Giver: 5 Looks On The Book

Sameness.

I picked Sameness as my first word because in the novel by Lois Lowry "The Giver" it was major theme. There were no colors, everyone posesed the same things, different age groups had to wear same uniforms. It's a big part of dystopian society in the novel.

Memories.

Memories was a big part part of the novel as well. The only problem was that only one person in the community was appointed to keep all the memories - the Receiver of the Memories. The main reason was to protect them from their feelings. The rest of the community only had a memory of their life.

Family.

Family is also a big part of the novel. Families in the novel called "family units". To me it was an illusion of a family. Parents have to apply for children, so they really aren't their parents. There are no grandparents. True parental love and family togetherness doesn't exist in this society. It's actually doesn't exist.

 

 

 

Choice.

This novel makes you think hard about the choices their community made and why. The lack of choices they have in the community gave them safety but also made them less human.

"Stirrings".

The Community maintains this process using pills which suppress certain emotions, mainly romantic love, which they refer to as "Stirrings". I can't even imagine if someone would tell me I'm not allowed to feel or express my emotions.