Things I did not notice, or think about, when I read The Giver in middle school, in high school, and then again in college:
- The pilot in training was released. Which means he was killed.
- I began most mornings as a student, and most mornings as a teacher, chanting the morning anthem and singing a patriotic hymn.
- "Hair like Fiona's must drive them (genetic scientists) crazy." Is Lois Lowry commenting on genetic engineering, or giving a scientific reason for the color blind society? And if it is the former, is The Messenger a comment on immigration?
- Jonas-bonus and Lily-billy. Coincidental nicknames? Or letter dictated by family?
- Was Rosemary the Giver's genetic daughter or community daughter?
- Does the baby Roberto and the released elder Roberto (or the baby Caleb and the lost four year old Caleb) share the same genes? Are they genetically the same person?
- Is my Grandfather's assisted living facility really a House of the Old?
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