The Giver Book Analysis

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My favorite novel I’ve read before, that I very much enjoyed would have to be the book The Giver. The book is about a society where emotions are denied. Everyone in the story must follow rules given by a higher authority and cannot disobey or else they will be faced with a harsh consequence. The main character Jonah on the other hand is given a chance to become someone far greater than anyone else and is able to experience feelings and types of physical traits he was never able to feel before. The giver is such a mind opening story that will be able to change your perspective on life and how you should feel lucky to have the pleasure of being able to feel whatever type of emotion you want and see the world through color.

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The giver was assigned to someone every so often years and Jonah was chosen. The original giver would give Jonah all his memories and is able to share emotions with him and show him how true heat feels like and warmth. The giver would also give Jonah the ability to finally see color. The only rule Jonah would have is that he could not share any of his experiences with anyone else, not even the higher authority and so everything was suppose to be kept in …show more content…
Jonah had grown so close to Gabriel and so that night Jonah went to see the giver and told him he wanted to help his society and the giver told him there is a barrier outside of the society and that if he broke it, everyone would be able to see everything once again, emotions, color, and more. So, that night Jonah went to the lab where he asked Fiona to help him find Gabriel and she did. Many officers were after him and Jonah rode his bike with baby Gabriel in it and left society. Eventually, he reached where the barrier was and broke it. Everything that was ever taken away from everyone was restored and Jonah and Gabriel were safe, reaching a place where music was loud and where someone was awaiting

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