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Title: Moral Dilemmas
Review: Pulling you right in looking for answers, the author of The Giver, Lois Lowry, knows just how to grab attention.Jonas, the main character, is a 12 year old boy who represents the rebellious youth in our communities. He provokes change throughout the story and challenges the way of life."Jonas, Jonas, Jonas." The chant comes alive as we learn that he will be the next Receiver of Memory. This appointment requires him to enter the room of the Giver. Here is where the adventure commences.Training to take over for the Giver, Jonas learns what everyone has forgotten. Truths are revealed, memories set free, and morals put to the test. Should Jonas leave life as it is or make the decision to change it for everyone?Lowry closes with much to interpret. Stated as her reason for this, " People bring to it their own complicated beliefs . . . So, I don't want to put my own feelings into it, my own beliefs, and ruin that for people who create their own endings in their minds."
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