The GiverThe Giver

Lois LowryLois Lowry

Needless to say, he will be RELEASED

An Evening Sharing of An Evening Sharing of “Feelings”“Feelings”

Are they really sharing feelings?

““And he has funny eyes like And he has funny eyes like yours Jonas”yours Jonas”

““ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO MALE ELEVENS THAT ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO MALE ELEVENS THAT OBJECTS ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RECREATION OBJECTS ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RECREATION AREA AND THAT SNACKS ARE TO BE EATEN, NOT HOARDED.”AREA AND THAT SNACKS ARE TO BE EATEN, NOT HOARDED.”

~ the apple had……~ the apple had……

• changedchanged

Telling of DreamsTelling of Dreams

““Twenty ,” Twenty ,” he heard her voice he heard her voice say clearly. say clearly. “Pierre.”“Pierre.”

She skipped me, She skipped me, Jonas thought, stunned.Jonas thought, stunned.

1717

1818

2020

Jonas has not been assigned; Jonas has not been assigned; he has been selectedhe has been selected

……which began spontaneously which began spontaneously the collective murmur of his the collective murmur of his namename““Jonas.”Jonas.”

It was a whisper at first: hushed barely audible:It was a whisper at first: hushed barely audible:““Jonas. Jonas.”Jonas. Jonas.”

Then loader, faster:Then loader, faster:

““JONAS. JONAS. JONAS.”JONAS. JONAS. JONAS.”

The Previous SelectionThe Previous Selection

You are exempt from rules governing rudeness.

From this moment you are prohibited from dream-telling.

You are not permitted to apply for release.

You may lie.

““But what happened to those But what happened to those things? Snow, and the rest of things? Snow, and the rest of it?”it?”

No Sun

No Hills

But I was told there would be But I was told there would be painpain

Then he noticed Fiona Then he noticed Fiona changechange

Bring back the memory of the sled…..

Look at the books on the top shelf

You are beginning to see the colorYou are beginning to see the color

redred

We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences.

“I want to help you with the concept of color.”

• WHY?WHY?

• Fear of making the wrong choiceFear of making the wrong choice

Jonas realizes the community does not feel real pain.

I don’t want the memories!I don’t want the memories!

LOVELOVE

• Do you love me? Do you love me?

Jonas! You of all people, precision of language!

There is no LOVEThere is no LOVE

ReleaseRelease

Jonas and the Giver Plan for Jonas and the Giver Plan for Jonas’s EscapeJonas’s Escape

Everything ChangesEverything Changes

Gabe will be released!

Jonas escapes with Gabe!

The Community Searches for The Community Searches for the Villains!the Villains!

Behind him, across vast distance of space and time, Behind him, across vast distance of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo…music too. But perhaps it was only an echo…

You decide…..

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