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Minute Book Reports holy shit this was so helpful. I had to read up to page 70 in the past week but I didn’t and now it’s Sunday at 8:01 and I still haven’t read anything, plus we have to have a discussion tomorrow at school. Thank you so much
Dude seriously thanks. During the weekend I was suppose to read this book and I had no clue about it, today is the last day I have to read it and you saved my ass XD thanks man. I'm going to hang on to your channel for a bit. Lord knows what book reports I'll get next....
AAA SAME LMAO. I haven’t been able to read the book for English and there are 14 DAMN QUIZES ABOUT THIS BOOK THAT I GOTTA TAKE. This video revived me from the dead 💀
My class read this book and we thought that Jonas was not met by a town, but by his own heaven. He passed away. He was losing consciousness by riding down the sled, and even before that he showed signs of afterlife. He fell in the snow, and he had a sudden "urge" of happiness and this is when I imagine he already died. The movie also exhibits hints of his death and passing. He felt as if all hope was lost and then he all of a sudden felt happiness? We also know his favorite memories were sledding and Christmas. The last sentence of the book is "or perhaps it was only an echo" when he thought he heard music. What many people think is proof he didn't die is the book gathering blue where Jonas is now a wood carver in a village but this is just a cameo and not our Jonas. It is obvious because Jonas never knew the wood carving skill and it is unlikely the giver has ever given it to him.
My class said that maybe he didn’t die and that when the giver gave Jonas his first memory of the sled, he was giving Jonas directions on hot to escape. We said maybe the first memory every receiver gets is the sled memory so if they ever escape they know what to do.
Hmmmm very interesting thoughts here honestly! I've been reading this book for school to and I've actually gotten very interested in this book and the rest of the series which I plan to read soon lol I'd like to think Gabe and jonas in fact did live since we see that they are near a house ( from what I remember) I'm pretty sure most people wouldn't just let a preteen and toddler die via hyperthermia they would surely take them in! Also the author has stated that the ending whilst ambiguous is meant to be taken in a positive way and she also said that when she hears that people think gabe n Jonas die she doesn't exactly agree with that so we can conclude that this is in fact meant to be a happy type of ending And as others have said there's sequels that showcase these two alive and the most recent book called son stars gabriel im pretty sure! ( Well there's a character named that not sure if he's the one in the giver or not haha) But hey that interpretation of the book is still totally really good and you would've only known these things if you spent like an hour of research at best and most don't do that for books you read at school ( but hey what can I say I loved this book strangely enough!)
Thanks so much for your short summary of the book, it helped my daughter who has ADD/ADHD finish her 5 paragraph report. It's not easy for children who struggle with the ability to maintain focus, but your short video and summary helped her a lot after she VERBALLY heard it. Thanks so much.
When everyone's talking about either being saved and now being able to write an essay/compelete a test and/or talking about whether Jonas and Gabe died or not and you're just like: *Oh... so that's the name of the book. I remember it now!*
I really enjoyed this book, it was incredibly engaging, and really explored some deeper themes. My only quarrel with the book was how abrupt the ending the felt, the rest of the book was paced really well, but it almost feels like Lowry got tired of the book and just quickly made up an ending. That sounds pretty harsh, but I know I'm not alone in feeling that. Definitely still worth a read though.
jack beason No it has a big meaning, this is just a vague summary. The 'message' behind the story is how the world might change in the next 100+ years if we continue war and other countless horrible things, notice how they're all trapped in just one community? Well the theory behind that is considering the war before the events of The Giver a huge mass of people died and who ever was left decided to run a small community. It's estimated the community started in 2056 because the author said the story could begin from when the book was made in 1996 from 50 years then on. However Lois Lowry said it can be whatever year you want it to be from year 3061 too 2678, whatever. Never the less that isn't the story behind it all, the meaning to the book is simply don't forget the things that made Earth reality such as color, music, weather, emotion, feeling, and so much more. If all is lost what will be reality? Who wants to live in the same world where everyone is the same? Not me and I'm sure you don't either. And the ending to story? Well Jonas and Gabriel did find 'elsewhere' as featured in the movie, however the ending to book has another small meaning, if the Jonas and Gabriel both died they did the right thing by restoring memory and peace to the whole world! And it didn't matter if they lived. That's the ending to the book and makes you wanna shed a tear I know I did because the theory goes at the end he hears music, yet he did 'receive' the memory of music, usually it's believe once someone dies they hear there death bell so Jonas most likely heard his death bell or to put the you to silence Jonas dreamed about everything. And here's the the answer, no Jonas and Gabe did not die in fact in The Sequel 'The Messanger' he now runs his own community and Gabe is about 10 or 11, so about 10--12 years after 'The Giver'. Hope I covered all your questions!
@@chrisjohnson4464 Don't forget to add the ridiculousness of this book: 1) Back in the day there was war because people had different skin colors, so nowadays everyone is white. 2) People with blue eyes are "special" and have "more depth" than people with dark eyes. 3) The only important female characters in the book are: A) Fiona, a docile, gentle, feeble pre-pubescent "love interest", and B) Rosemary, the receiver who was too weak to take the training and gave up on week 5. 4) The book implies that to achieve equality, humans should eliminate even COLOR, MUSIC, FEELINGS, and THE CAPACITY OF EMOTIONAL MEMORY (eh? How did they even modify humans or the environment to achieve that?!), but that LOVE is more important than EQUALITY (uh?) so it's very brave of Jonas to sacrifice equality in the name of love. That's BS. Equality is not being forbidden to have a choice, it's living in a society (or "community") where no one is discriminated by their choices. The ultimate equality stems FROM love, not in the absence of it.
As somebody who cannot read due to how i cannot concentrate (nor listen to audiobooks either cause I will also loose focus pretty quickly) and i general almost cannot pick up a book for those few months, it literally saved my grades since it's 12am and i have to present about this book today. Ty ^^
Honestly, I hate to say it, but I don't think Jonas, nor Gabriel lived, or at least, they shouldn't have. Lois Lowry intentionally made it unclear, and while she said herself that she doesn't like when people automatically assume he died, it's the most realistic scenario. It would be too convenient for him to find a town all of a sudden, in the middle of a snowy forest. I think it's safe to say that anyone who's read the book would have wanted Jonas and Gabriel to have a happy ending, but honestly it just doesn't work with the whole mood of the story. Of course, I'm not the author so I don't know what Lowry originally had in mind, but that's my interpretation of it. Ok, that was a bit of an intense explanation for a children's book, but I don't know. I can't help myself sometimes.
You saved my life :D I supposed to read this book and write a paragraph about it but then i was like "Hmm lets wait a few more dayszzz" Then here the last day of vacation I remember I have to read this book. I didnt know about this book so I basically cheated xD
you explain everything from book that took me days to read and a movie that was more than an hour long...but you put in the most important details in...except for the.....boundary (I forgot what it was called)
Ok, so im chose to write a book review on this book. I read the book a while ago and decided i would do this book since I've already read it. My report is due I the 21st of October (2019) and I'm really happy I found this because i don't feel like reading the book 24/7 until it's finished. Thank you sooo much!
The Giver Book By Lois Lowry (Summary - Review - Order Book) : www.toevolution.com/blog/view/3312/the-giver-book-by-lois-lowry-summary-review-order-book
Anyone who thinks it’s stupid of us to use this for tests instead of reading it obviously hasn’t taken advanced classes on top of reading literature. Hmmm do math homework for my engineering or read a book.. I’ll do the more productive option thank you very much.
Aeon I guess Classmates did it too, graduated already but thx for your concern. Math takes priority over reading for me every time, because math is what I need to know for the field I’m interested in. Would’ve done it again, I’ll read a book every now and then if it’s interesting.
This is just a theory, (SPOILERS) Jonas and Gabe die in the snow. They said when you get released, you go to Elsewhere. It later they find out the when you’re released you get murdered. Elsewhere is the place Jonas is trying to go with Gabe. Elsewhere has the be somehow linked with the afterlife. Just think about it, Jonas could sense “Elsewhere” was near when he was trudging through the snow. And before he possibly died he might have remembered all the happy memories he had left. I guess it is also possible for them to find a house, it really depends on what you want the ending to be.
the color he first sees red the color of love and the color of love, the first thing the is the most red is the Apple, several times the Apple is used to get through his problems, in the bible the apple is named the apple of intelligence, which is the reason why people got their intelligence from. same with the movie. I think I know what the arthour was thinking about, movies like these are not 2 be ignored. wake up
what happened in the end i thought was that he used his memories to survive or something because a sled couldnt have spawned out of nowhere so i think he died lol
For those of you who are doing it for school, don't forget to add the ridiculousness of this book: 1) Back in the day there was war because people had different skin colors, so nowadays everyone is white. 2) People with blue eyes are "special" and have "more depth" than people with dark eyes. 3) The only important female characters in the book are: A) Fiona, a docile, gentle, feeble pre-pubescent "love interest", and B) Rosemary, the receiver who was too weak to take the training and gave up on week 5. 4) The book implies that to achieve equality, humans should eliminate even COLOR, MUSIC, FEELINGS, and THE CAPACITY OF EMOTIONAL MEMORY (eh? How did they even modify humans or the environment to achieve that?!), but that LOVE is more important than EQUALITY (uh?) so it's very brave of Jonas to sacrifice equality in the name of love. That's BS. Equality is not being forbidden to have a choice, it's living in a society (or "community") where no one is discriminated by their choices. The ultimate equality stems FROM love, not in the absence of it. Really don't know how this book was green lit, awarded, and ever considered to be taught in school.
SmashedPotatoable For those of you in school, don’t listen to this guy he does not have your best interest in mind, learn from the books and take your own takeaway from it, not some random Idiot on the internet
What do cars, smartphones and TVs have to do with not feeling emotions? Those pictures are far removed from what you're talking about. Gen z feels a lot of emotions actually, it's just that Gen x acts cold and unfeeling, belittling, mocking, ignoring and increasing their pain. That's the problem with society. (And acting like technology is a problem is a large part of that problem tbh, ESPECIALLY hen it comes to smart phones, which is a lot of people's only chance to be able to completely express their emotions to others, or 'see colors'.)
