The Giver by Lois Lowry

Summary:
The Giver is about a man named Jonas who lives in a world we may call perfect. It seems like everything is under control and there are no big time rules to abide by. The place in which he lives is all the same, and very plain; there is no fear, fighting, or color. When Jonas gets a little older he is given the job of "receiver of memory." (everyone in the community has a job/role) Jonas goes to see the Giver, hence where the title came from. The Giver teaches him about the way the world used to be how it used to be lively and everyone was unique not all the same like it is now. The fact that everyone was different and certain things were unique, at the time was a good thing, but there were some bad things about the old world. Like with having choices can create chaos can start to happen...The Giver shares with Jonas his good and painful experiences with the way things used to be. The more Jonas learns about this the more he wants to escape, but there is no turning back now.

Review:
I actually have a chapter to finish in the book, but so far I really did enjoy it. It really made me ask "what is perfection?" Is the perfect society good when we are all the same, life is boring, and nothing changes? Or is it perfect when we are all different, nothing is the same ever, and there is chaos? You can be the judge. I also think this book showed how in order to achieve happiness we need to have pain, because without pain we can't appreciate the happiness. Personally I love books that have a strong message, because it really makes your mind get lost in questioning about the way we live and the way I live my our life. So I would recommend this book to anyone, and let you mind get lost in questioning!

Quote:
“We really have to protect people from wrong choices.” This quote is great and it really brings one of the meanings of the book to life. Jonas says this the Giver. Of course people if they are given a choice will end up making bad choices sooner or later, because that's what happens when we give people that willpower. You can't protect people from wrong choices even if there are consequences, this is why our society is the way it is today. If everyone made the "right" choices what kind of society would that be? Very boring, but it also could be very unsafe. You can go back and fourth with this, but in the end there are pros and cons to everything once you are exposed to it all...