Keeping the dystopian theme, our teacher chose The Giver as our next book to read. The Giver, a mix of a utopia and a dystopia, was a really exciting book.

Jonas, one of the people living in this utopian community, is chosen as the Receiver of Memories. He gets to discover what life was like before “Sameness.” He experiences what no one else in the community is able to experience. There are both good and bad memories, and Jonas has to Receive them all. He becomes overwhelmed, and sees his community as a dystopia rather then a utopia. He wants things to change. As we read the book, we discover how Jonas deals with being selected as the Receiver. We watch as he changes the community.