content: Jonas lives in a perfect society. No pain, no color, and nolove. Jonas has to worry about turning twelve. When he finally does,he is chosen to perform a specific role in his "Community". Jonas has been selected to be Receiver of Memory. The Giver, the previous Receiver of Memory, has to pass on the memories of the whole world to Jonas.The Giver has enlightened me. Lois Lowry has taken true life and has molded it with fiction, to create the greatest story about utopia that I have ever read. She used descriptive characters and a great story line. This story will most likely stay with me for long time.