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When I had my "interview" I noticed that this book is a Dystopia story because it had a perfect world and the truth was hidden. In the summary found on the back "Jonas s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person I assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve; he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. “I could infer, using my previous knowledge about dystopia, that the truth is hidden since the part that says "Now it’s time for Jonas to receive the truth" I can infer that the in the book the Giver is going to play an important part in the life of the boy named Jonas. The Giver will actual tell Jonas that the truth is hidden, that the Giver actually know the difference between pain and pleasure.

I think that when Lowry states "For all the children to whom we entrust the future" he means that the children should be more devoted to society by reading. This means that kids should read more about the governors and learn from their mistakes. Take an example of the past, and prevent any inaccuracy in the future.   This also means that kids will be able to be prepared for any situations like it, by gaining more knowledge.

I think the book will be about a kid that questions himself about none—perfect world. Since he is curios, not like other kids, he starts investigating why the government is keeps so many secrets and are afraid of having a war. In school he questioned the teachers very much about this topic and the teachers were scared about this rebellion thoughts. The teachers talked to the director and the director to the vice-president. The vice-president consulted with the president and finally they will wait till the kid was 12. When Jonas was 12 years old he had an especial call from the governor. In the governors palace Jonas meet a man called The Giver. The Giver talked Jonas and The Giver (an old man)   told his story when he was little. Full of war, poverty, illness and many more problems. When the Giver and Jonas talked the Giver gave strange signals. He was telling Jonas in an indirect way (texts, words) that the governors of that year were cheating on everyone and the governors were full of abscission.