The Giver: Issues and Themes

Lois Lowry's Newberry Medal winning novel "The Giver" continues to be read and loved by thousands of young people each year. Have your students explore important issues and themes raised in Lois Lowry's Newberry Medal winning young adult novel, "The Giver" as they view a student-to-student discussion of the book facilitated by educators and the director of a new production of the play based on the book.

The book enables the reader to explore important questions that permeate the fabric of students' everyday lives. Questions like: What is a perfect society and what would you be willing to give up to live in one? What makes a group of people into a 'community' and what are the responsibilities of people within that community to each other? What are the risks and rewards of freedom? What does it mean to grow up and accept responsibility for one's actions? What is the importance of individual and collective memory? What are the challenges of a diverse society and are those challenges worth it? Why does it mean to take a risk and why is it valuable to take one? Can experiencing pain actually be beneficial? Have your students compare their ideas on these questions and more as they hear from other students in this book club discussion.

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