[darbymcgill]

The Giver is a book in all of the grade school libraries in our school system. I haven't read it in 10 + years but the basic concept is if you do what the "father of the community" says and not ask any questions or cause trouble, you will get your bike, your clothes and a job, basically taken care of for life. Your community will not have storms or natural disasters. You will be protected and safe and identical to all the others in the community.

If you break away from the community and cross the boundary you may see things of beauty but you will be constantly stalked and subjected to war like conditions.

When I first heard about it, I asked my children who were in grade school at the time if they had read it. They told me that they were aware of the book and had been encouraged to read it. So I asked them to check out the book and bring it home for me to read.

[hosepipe]

[ The Giver is a book in all of the grade school libraries in our school system. ]

Must be a "giver" to the government.. a.k.a. slave of socialism..
cause one things sure.. socialism is slavery by government..

[betty boop]

Dear darby, sounds like shades of Animal Farm to me (not to mention The Communist Manifesto also). I wonder, how many different ways can this self-same story be told, in so many different languages, and still there are people who do not get the point?

Thank you so much for writing!