The Giver Prediction

I think “The Giver” is about an old man who has a hard life, because on the cover there is an old man and a forest. The forest makes me think that he has nowhere to go, so he stays in the wilderness. There is also a sunset. That makes me think that someone or something comes by every sunset and gives to the old man or the old man gives to them. Hence the title, “The Giver”.

Thoughts and Impressions

So far the book is good, but it got a little confusing for me. In the beginning they talked about a plane, then about school, and lastly about the community. I guess they wanted to pack a lot of information into the chapter. Even though that happened, I really liked when they talked about the community, and being “released”. It was very interesting.

Connections

When they talked about how many children are allowed in the community. I immediately thought about the 1 child rule, China had around 30 years ago. When I heard Jonas’s sister’s personality, I thought about those brothers and/or sisters who always stick to what they think. For example their mom tells them that they’re pronouncing a word wrong. They won’t listen and stick to what they think is right and act really annoying and have tantrums while doing it.