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Life Experiences In The Giver, By Lois Lowry

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When you hear a story, do you usually relate it to life experiences you have? Many books and stories are based on the life experiences of the author. This is true for the book, The Giver, which was written by Lois Lowry. Some of the life experiences of Lois Lowry, such as the death of her parents, the influence of an artist, and her trips to an area outside of her comfortable home, were big contributing factors to the book The Giver.
The Giver is a book about a boy named Jonas. Jonas is just one of the many people in his community full of sameness. In this community there is no pain, no choices, no color, no uphill or downhill, and no true, deep feelings. Every choice is made for you in this community; it is a comfortable, easy life. When Jonas turns twelve, it is time for his job, like every other twelve year old, to be assigned to him. …show more content…

As the Receiver of Memories, Jonas was mentored by the previous Receiver or Memories, who is referred to as the Giver. The Giver’s job is to give Jonas every memory of the world of the past. The Giver ‘transmits’ memories to Jonas by placing his hand on Jonas’s back, and magically sending the memory to Jonas through his fingertips; from this Jonas experiences the memories, almost like a vivid dream. Over time, Jonas learns of the many joys and sorrows of the world. He learns about color, love, death, hunger, and most of all, pain. Finally, Jonas could no longer stand a community that did not have love, or color, or choices. Jonas wanted to change the community, so he and the Giver devised a plan for Jonas to escape the community, and return the memories and feelings to the

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