In a utopia where the inhabitants thrive on the simple idea of ​​identity, the unspoken truth of the past has been entrusted to the unexpected young mind of a boy named Jonas. The Giver, by Lois Lowry, has created an entire community that lives each day filled with bliss while completely ignoring what is missing. When Jonas was chosen to do the heavy and exhausting work of receiving memories of things like colors, feelings, and music, he was finally able to understand that a utopia without these is no utopia at all. the word love is “meaningless” and “inappropriate to use” (p.127). Instead of saying they love him, Jonas' parents would simply state that they are proud of his accomplishments and that they enjoy his company. By saying this they do not want to be rude and insensitive, but the entire community is unable to understand the foreign idea of ​​love because it no longer has the memory of it. In our culture, love is abundant and brings happiness to many people. These warm feelings are absent in The Giver. On the other hand though...