It is time and Jonas is to meet the previous receiver of memory, The Giver. Jonas is set to inherit the rank of ‘Receiver of memory’ in which he will be tasked to remember all the past memories and be helpful in the occasion where others cannot recall. The society converts to ‘sameness’ which eradicates emotional grief within the society. The plot of the novel follows the life of a boy named Jonas through his twelfth year. The setting is done in an Utopian society and later appears to be more of a dystopian society. ‘The Giver’ is the first book in the series. The line of story is told in a series of books with re-appearing characters throughout the setting. The Giver Quartet (Series by Lois Lowry) is a character that narrates a story depicting the importance of the other person and the effect that could emanate from the loss of the same. It is because interdependence exists among us. At times you may wonder why we can’t just live by ourselves and do our own thing without consulting the next person. A purpose we ought to accomplish driven by the urge of our desires that are illuminated by the happenings in our surroundings and the environments we live in. We all have a different perspective of the world we live in.
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