Jonas is mentored by The Giver, the current Receiver of Memory, and delves deeply into the memories and experiences of the past.
The protagonist, Jonas, is apprehensive about receiving his Assignment that will determine his future, only to learn he hasn't been Assigned at all-he's been selected to bear the memories of the past the community turned away from. Here life is completely free from worry thanks to "Sameness", a philosophy that strives to eliminate any possible want or need from human existence. The Giver takes place on Earth (presumably in the far future) in a setting known simply as the Community, which is similar to other communities not terribly distant from it. Known for its expertly merciless Deconstruction of the Utopia, and incidentally provides an introduction to the Dystopia genre for grade-school readers for whom some of the bits of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World would be a tad too saucy. Newbery Medal-winning young adult novel by Lois Lowry. And here in this room, all alone, I re-experience them again and again. "I received all of those, when I was selected.
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