Interview with Lois Lowry (The Giver)

[@stefaniebowen4904]

My favorite book from my youth. A must read.

[@sarabjeetghotra9291]

Me and my class had the ceremony of twelve to see what it was like to be assigned your job. Our teacher posted a picture of us on Twitter and she actually replied. My fav book now and movie

[@jaynezii]

same! i got assigned at director of recreation

[@Kookiesfrv_97]

Me too! I got assigned as Director of Elevens

[@peyton5849]

My theory for the book: At the end Jonas died but when he was seeing happy things he was thinking about all of his loved ones when we was going to haven. (Gabe didn’t die) When Jonas saw the giver, it gave him his memories back and he remembered the sled. So his spirit helped Gabe down the hill and pushed him into safety. When Jonas could feel the wind on his face, it was because he was watching over Gabe and remembering what that felt like. Jonas is Gabe’s protector and in haven giving Gabe strength. When Gabe got to the bottom of the hill, people came to recuse him. Jonas could hear the singing in the house from the people who rescued him and the lights were from the same house. I don’t know it’s just a theory

[@midshipharpy9283]

Although that’s a good theory, in one of the later book in the quartet we get to see that Jonas and Gabe actually did survive.

[@rice2299]

although I have another theory, this one is great as well!

[@-stormcloud]

*haven*

[@nikkimaraviglia]

He lives hes in 2 other books and gabe is in 1 other

[@johnmichaels.1212]

Gabe is briefly mentioned in the third book making him technically appear in 2 other books.

[@llzbbros4]

I read this book in the 6th grade and now as a sophomore in highschool got the lead role as Jonas for "The Giver" as a competition play. This book is terrifying because it is such a terrible world, yet it is exactly what society pushes us to.

[@nicolasgutierrez3630]

Glowing soul! Her mind is a gift to the world. She has made such drastic impact. A true delight in my life. Thank you, Lois Lowry.

[@vantage.2724]

1:57 Precision of language Lois!

[@hadjerha3705]

Seriously all of you complaining about the ending!! Didn't you get it? Jonas got to the Elsewhere and in Christmas day to be precise. The memory he cherished the most he was going to LIVE it. That was the best fucking ending ever! I really don't understand how someone would hate it!!!

[@kanyegrande4312]

the cliffhanger

[@iLaughAlot8]

it's actually a series. i'm only on book three, but i'm pretty sure we find out what happens to everyone.

[@hadjerha3705]

yeah it is I finished it back when I posted this comment and I loved the other two books just as much

[@gogirlz99]

YES FINALLY!! I got this the first time reading it. Everyone whining about how the ending "is not realistic"...it is not supposed to be realistic!!

[@itzkmc21part35]

Katy Hazza I know that but what if he was just experiencing a memory and was actually dying

[@MrKoffeetv]

My students are reading this book and they are absolutely in love with it. What I like about it is how the book engages my students through suspense. The book gives them an idea of how society works and it makes them appreciate their own world as they compare it to Jona's strict and cruel world. I can see how some people feel that this book should be banned. There is a very small part in the story were Jonas dreams about asking a girl to get inside the bathtub naked to bath her. This can be very controversial. However, if this book ever gets banned, it would be such a shame. It is one amazing book that can easily turn a student who hates to read into a bookworm.

[@TuskTheRipper96]

Eduardo Gonzalez , I first stumbled upon this book as a first grader. I can honestly it sparked my love for reading.

[@CoolGuy-fs9np]

People think this book should be banned because of his thought about the girl in the bathtub? He is 12 and without his injections his hormones were no longer surpressed, so he thought of a girl in a setting where she would be naked. Wanting to wash her comes from their "pure" world and that is the only time that kind of situation including nudity and touching would happen. It is the closest thing to sexuality and affection he could imagine, but that doesn't mean it should be banned. This book has always been a clearly remembered favourite of mine since I read it in grade 5 or so.

[@kingbod55]

As a teenager I found a few things about Jonas that were similar to myself. As an adult I am convinced of it. Jonas is like a symbol of hope, and how one person can change the world. Determination and truth can lead us to move past the mistakes and short comings of those before us. Jonas was chosen, bc he wasn't a follower. He questioned EVERYTHING about his life and the day to day things most overlook. When he realizes what "releasing" meant he knew he had to act quickly. His Love for Gabe and Pheona, coupled with the faith and knowledge instilled by the giver allowed him to save the entire community. Such an amazing story and movie.

[@creepin2134]

We read this book in 8th grade.good memories 🥲

[@Mubarak635]

I think it is frightning because of the setting it is placed. The Giver is settled in a utopia, and a utopia might as well be heaven! People do not want to be afraid of a utopia. But that's the point of the book. This book deserves a million Newberry Medals! It is a work of a true author and Lois Lowry put her heart into writing this book as well as her sweat and blood.

[@taylorj888]

Huh. Maybe I'm weird, but I hated that community from the first chapter. I even have writing of me describing my hatred for it from the very first chapter.

[@chrystalzhou8274]

It’s basically like a utopia is a perfect world, but because it’s perfect, it’s a dystopia. It’s confusing I agree lol

[@AnselmoIturri]

i thought they died and as jonas had his life being stripped away, he relived his favorite memory

[@Pastellera2video]

No, they survived

[@julianbluefeather8491]

The Problem with that is all of the things we imagined in our heads will be forced into a single perception

[@ria1umbrella]

I remember reading this book in 5th grade for the first time and I liked it. Now I'm a Senior in high school and I just finished reading it a couple of minutes ago. I absolutley LOVED it.

[@trimmyism]

Yeah the ending killed me but now several years later reading messenger you finally get it :D

[@snajkdog]

Rather than asking for an explanation of the endings, might I recommend reading the sequels?

[@The0_oface]

There's more?

[@Pastellera2video]

@@The0_oface yes, there’s three more books, bro!

[@sonicriders789]

i just finished the book and it is the most touching book i have ever read. best book ever

[@AZ-iv2xy]

people get scared when you ask too many questions. they can't stand to think to deeply about their perception of the world.

[@VenomizedSniper]

jonas lived and became a leader in another village. Gabriel lived as well. The companion books are gathering blue, messenger, and son (in order).

[@gracelee1216]

Thank you so much for this wonderful book and the insights it gave me, how it provoked me in a positive manner, now I can't wait to read the other books in this quartet!

[@starseedlightwarrior8244]

The book was a huge threat to those dark entity's who have kept humanity in slavery and darkness The boy woke up . If you are awake then you will understand this book different. thank the The ending was him going into the light ( magnetic field) Light is upon the planet

[@bjpenn7259]

Starseed Warrior I know exactly what u mean only reason I’m watching this interview.thank you for resetting me on my path as a lightwarrior

[@jln195399]

I'm 60 and I just read it with my 9th grade son.

[@xxtreytay27xxj41]

Ur around 67 now how’s life?

[@taylorj888]

@@xxtreytay27xxj41 yeah

[@taylorj888]

Yeah how's your son?

[@jln195399]

He's doing well!

[@jln195399]

In college. Thank you for asking.

[@aaronh8095]

The Giver is the young adult and children’s version of Brave New World. A true classic.

[@Aaron-mp9sy]

I only watched the movie but I feel like the kind of society that was portrayed in the book is the type of society that we could become in the future. In someways it reflects civilizations of the past.

[@kealaniyamamoto7713]

Aaron yoy should read the book, its totally different from the movie and its really good

[@loltoheaven777sreplaystora6]

i know this comment was from 4 years ago and the youtube notification system sucks horribly but have you read the book yet?

[@Aaron-mp9sy]

@@loltoheaven777sreplaystora6 I have not read the book

[@staciinde23]

This is such a great book.... a friend of mine suggest it wgen I was in the 8th grade. I saw it one day in my reading class on the book shelve and asked the teacher if I could read it.... at 1st I thought it was kinda boring but my friend told me to just keep reading.... and ass I kept reading it I fell in love with it! I found out when I was a senior in hs that they were required to read the book now in middle school..... its truly a great book!

[@Chellerific1993]

My school is putting this play on:) I read it when I was younger and now I have such a better understanding of it cause its like I am living it. I play Mother:)

[@chrystalzhou8274]

I would hate it if the Giver were banned, it’s so important to our society, because it basically reflects what could happen in the future or what’s happening now in our world. The idea that if you aren’t given choices, no mistakes will be made and how that doesn’t give anybody any wisdom seems so true, yet many don’t see it. Don’t ban this book, it is a window into our society.

[@EggeryDoo]

I would love it for to be banned cause then I won’t have to read it for school

[@Pastellera2video]

@@EggeryDoo bro I literally discovered it in school. It’s one of my favourite books lol Isn’t it crazy how to different humans can have two different emotions about the same thing ?

[@EggeryDoo]

@@Pastellera2video yea, I got bored out of my mind tbh, it didn’t feel very captivating just mostly filler. Feels like they wrote the book just to get the money for it

[@Pastellera2video]

@@EggeryDoo dman, I feel the complete opposite! We'll just have to agree to disagree lol

[@EggeryDoo]

@@Pastellera2video nice meeting you have a good day/ week/ month/year/decade/century

[@TheWaterfowler18]

My class just finished reading this book today and it was interesting. It always left me wanting to keep reading just to find out what happens next! We are now Supposed to write another finishing chapter to this book. Can't wait for the next One.

[@Pastellera2video]

Well, luckily for you there are three other books

[@grantschoen1726]

Great precision of language, Lois, at 1:55

[@Pastellera2video]

Lol

[@zoeytito9999]

I remember in the book, before we knew what "releasing" meant, I was really puzzled, because you dont just really give a baby to "elsewhere", and when I saw a stage production today for my field trip, i realized it, and i almost cried when i heard Rose Mary was the Giver's daughter.... You'll find out what i mean if you read the book.

[@ramkumarr1725]

I do not know if our future civilizations will remember Global Warming or Covid-19 after it has been contained so we may need a Giver too. Nice to see you.

[@nicogonzalez6108]

I love how the stories do not have any relation at the beggining and then connect and make your head explode, EPIC

[@RocksInTheToilet]

Lois Lowry is completely boss. No arguing. I've put my statement out there, and no one knocks it down.

[@oneselladay]

If you love the book, you would love Jonas Sees in Color! Lois Lowry even mentions it on her website...

[@Horrorpilled]

The giver isn't a science fiction it's a dystopia

[@EllieHavanese]

Lois Lowry, I really like your book. I think it is very interesting and eye opening. Why people want to ban the book, is simple. They don't want to 'scare' kids. It is thought provoking book with unique ideas that make you think of some unsettling things. But the things are true and are interesting. I don't think this book is bad. My school never banned it. They like books like this. And I'm glad they do. If we were all like Jonas' community, what would the world be? People need to think.

[@chrish4462]

2019 ??

[@satine4300]

2021 broo

[@niotriple7]

@@satine4300 2023 comment under mine I’ll wait

[@satine4300]

@@niotriple7 AHAHA

[@Pastellera2video]

@@satine43002024 Just finished an entire reread through of the entire giver quartet

[@laurengraham4901]

This is that best book ever in the whole world in history and there is a sequel its call Son it's going to be so awesome.

[@Pastellera2video]

Son is literally my favourite part of the quartet

[@colosine]

The coolest thing about the story to me was that when I first read it I imagined everything was colorless and that actually was a plot point that confirmed what I saw in my head

[@random4lyfe1]

My class & I just finished reading this book.!(8th grade) ,Really.!!! Really awesome book...they should DEFINITELY make this a movie...this is one of the best books I've read...

[@sebastiendeschamps9079]

i needed to read the book for a the school and now i need to do a oral presentation

[@SpyinGirly]

This should be a movie. More people need to experience it. Great book, it has everything: mystery, lust, secrets, horror. Amazing.

[@loltoheaven777sreplaystora6]

here from the future, it's a movie now but it's radically different from the actual book (sci-fi setting, fiona is a nurturer now while asher is a drone pilot, jonas' mom is treated as an antagonist, etc)

[@awzomeman100]

Our advanced class is reading this.It is so good.

[@marioanddj]

im in a advanced class and im reading this xD

[@Osiris550]

Bent the Hawk I read this is 6th grade

[@TankEngineReviews]

Only if she new what was going to happen 10 years form 2010 the civic 19

[@FLYBOYZ1011]

Lois please consider making a movie for this great book!

[@aliyahkoya]

ExposedTalent well they did!

[@johngoodman3290]

That book was great idk how anyone could hate a book that much.

[@Pastellera2video]

Yea same

[@JbbJake]

@don2tan2 they dont call it a trilogy because in each book after The Giver it has new characters and only slightly talks about past characters, we talked about it today in class

[@samuelhoho1]

I reading the book right now and its great!

[@EVIANGELA1]

I was wondering What happened to Jonas at the End? and Gabriel? did they die? and that would mean the memories will return to the community?

[@jonnymorris5261]

I had to read this for 5th grade english then i read it again last night. What happens is as jonas is sledding down the hill with gabriel it's identical to the memory. He is in the place that memory took place and as he was recollecting the memory he saw the community there. Which is why he went there in the fiest place.

[@videowarrior5143]

i really liked the book but the ending sucked

[@bryonyhodge9130]

And at that point is when you move onto the second book, then the third and then the fourth

[@deannacoates6183]

+Bryony Hodge what's the second book called

[@deannacoates6183]

+Bryony Hodge the 3rd one is son right

[@bryonyhodge9130]

the 3rd one is The Messenger and the Fourth is Son Im pretty sure deanna Coates

[@argon5329]

The second one is gathering blue

[@1You2Know3Me4]

There are sequels?

[@FrankMeraglia]

I've been eagerly waiting for this book to be turned into a movie since I read it in Grade 7. I'm now 24 and in Grad School........ hurry up please :).

[@gabytorres5988]

I LOVE LOIS LOWRY! she's the reason I stated reading I love gathering blue!

[@kokro23]

@Wolflover711 YES I AGREE, THIS BOOK IS GOOD AND LOIS LOWRY WANTED TO SHARE HER IMAGINATION AND HER THINK OF WHAT HAPPENS IN FUTURE.

[@ctrlaltcreate3827]

IMO this book exists on a plane with F451 and 1984. It’s more truth than many can handle apparently..

[@jordancagle1745]

Is Gathering Blue the sequel? Because I just put a place hold on it..

[@terriblet4295]

Yes it is

[@jordancagle1745]

Tyus Hafiz Yay! Thanks!

[@lorihanebrink3948]

It's sort of a sequel. It's a parallel story, that takes place elsewhere in the country. It introduces all new characters. Jonas is not mentioned until the very end - and then not by name. You need to read it though, to understand the third and fourth books - Messenger and Son which tie together the main characters Jonas, Kira, Matty, and Gabe from the first two books, and finalizes their stories.

[@iigez2386]

no its not its a companion book which means there is no same characters no same village but same theme which is death isolation and loss

[@Warzaw911]

Lori Hanebrink in the third book, doesn't Jonas become the leader of the village?

[@heyoalice]

i love this book but it made me cry :/ it was an amazing book :)

[@whiteasiangirl]

LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

[@Pastellera2video]

Same

[@falloutdouche]

When I first read it..I was thinking "Is this a marxist distopia?"

[@jordanmayrocksyah]

The movie has been rumored to be coming out in 2013. Go to imdb.com and search the giver.

[@Feelingbrookish]

VERY GOOD BOOK!! I'm in 8th grade, & we are reading it in class. I'm in love with it. you should read it. (;

[@plata9011]

Lmao ten years ago

[@sakurafan06]

i love this book, i also read gathering blue, but i never realized it was the same writer . 5 years later im going to read this again and read the massenger :D i heard that one relates gathering and the giver :D

[@brunabalu]

i loved this book, wish there was a sequel

[@taylorj888]

THERE IS NOW!

[@elarhy]

i read this book in highschool, now in collage i quote it everytime we discuss an utopian world or radical socialism

[@spiritcrazy5000]

@beautheawesome which part is that in, which chapter, page, etc??? because (unless i just skipped that part over by accident; not *that* likely) you're making it up.

[@kingcarterico8860]

The only ending as I see it. Jonas and the giver have a special connection at this point. The giver is very aware that Jonas is about to die. He reminds him of the beauty of life, and what he is fighting for. That is why there is the music, to suggest the givers presence. I do believe that they survive. With he help of the giver through the tough time.

[@Pastellera2video]

that’s a cool way to see the ending even if there is a canon one

[@TheMrSONIC4]

This REALLY needs to be a movie. I mean, it REALLY needs to be!

[@taylorj888]

IT IS NOW!

[@reistv11]

what a great book!!

[@criseajane]

if you read the sequels, you'll see that Jonas got married with Kira.. (from the gathering blue)

[@babynative5494]

***** me too

[@hadjerha3705]

Fuck you

[@normal8139]

+Katy Hazza YES, i fricking hate spoilers with a passion

[@goobeyishot]

i totally agree...left me utterly confused

[@JossyG10]

The best book yet! :) Thumbs up if you agree..

[@mccallie10]

@ImAnAddictToMusic he just turned twelve, he was in the ceremony of twelves.

[@videocreator970]

i think lois lowry should write a sequel to the giver because at the end of the book we don't find out if jonas and gabe survive and i know the whole point of the ending is fro the reader to come up with their own ending but i just want to know what the author (lois lowry) thinks what will happen to jonas and gabe

[@jaspermanaba6827]

A good book to read.

[@heacepeace9]

i need this movie to come out!!!

[@missycrissy101]

The Giver is a masterpiece!

[@lailaballard12]

I’m only watching this because it’s for school hw 😒

[@mindisactive]

Lmao that’s what I’m doing rn 💀

[@wiftyzs]

Same

[@PRINCE12170038]

What happened at the end!?!?! LUV THIS BOOK

[@5LoZeRzPrO]

this was actually the first book i read all the way to. all though i was told to read it in my reading class. it was the best book i read the ending got me thinkin wat happend

[@pattyluvsjose]

Actually Lois Lowry Past away about 4 years ago :(

[@cambelltessendorf8930]

no

[@topdoge4700]

wheres the infinite tsukiyomo at

[@Julizzl]

there are lots of explanations like jonas died and went to haven and was imaginating the sled and music at the end. like jonas and gabe made a compleate circle and arrived back to the community and it was compleatly changed, like jonas and gabe made it Else where..... u never know

[@MorMagicThanMagicGog]

Jonas escapes, he takes gabe the night before he is going to be released, and they set off for elsewhere. They have been going for months when they finally hit winter and then Jonas knew he only had one more hill to endure. He climbs up it and finds a sled and he lives his first memory recived and he reaches elsewhere.

[@kokro23]

"FOR THE MOST DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN" SEE " DONT JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER" THERE HAS A GREAT MESSAGE IN THIS BOOK. FOR EVERYONE WHO DOESNT ADMIRE IT, GOOD LUCK, CAN YOUR IMAGINATION IMAGINE THE FUTURE, THE IMAGINATION OF LOIS LOWRY IS WIDE, SHE CAN DO IT BECAUSE SHE IS GOOD!

[@pepper12343]

I have read the book, in school too, and I think that it is a great book! If you have never read the book here's a short summary of it: No one has a birthday in Jonas' community, they all have one day, but for every 1-12. I didn't say 1-12 year old because when you are 1 in the real world, you are A 1 in Jonas' world. Everything is in black and white, no one can see color except for the reciever of memory. I am running out of space so I can't say much more. JUST READ THE BOOK!

[@dela213]

@SlatecanJr The ending eludes to Jonas's and Gabriels death, There they stand fighting up this hill and at the very top it evens out and they find the sled. I believe this is where Jonas begins to die and refers to a final memory of hope, he rides the sled(why would someone leave a sled at the top of a hill rather than the bottom of it) and the final line read "But perhaps it was only an echo" (meaning the sled and the ride may have just been an echo of his last fleeting memory)

[@Julizzl]

they should make a movie to this story

[@spiritcrazy5000]

@goku20018 i think that the skin color would all have mushed together rather than turned all white. they just couldn't see the color. anybody agree? like how fiona had red hair, but no one sees it.

[@GingerPisces2023]

I remember reading this in 7th grade, The Giver has become one of my favorite books of all time!

[@mr.broccoli2322]

I AM reading this is 7th grade right now

[@Chellerific1993]

@goku20018 The coloured people went the same gray color. They are not quite white, but Gray

[@tinkabella211]

One of the best books ever

[@jeffhardy009wwe]

@PickleOnFire yes gathering blue is the 2nd, but in the 3rd jonas and gabe appear in it

[@NASEERTUBE2012]

My fav book from childhood was "giving tree"

[@fusionmaxx18]

Lowry left the ending ambiguous on purpose. Either Jonas began to remember the memory of Christmas that the Giver had given to him as he and Gabriel pretty much freeze to death on the hill. It's not sure whether he dies or reaches Elsewhere. it's entirely up to the reader.

[@blackhawk5674]

i had to read this book for my 7th grade pre school reading thing or a summer report i really liked the book but i have to agree with you about the ending i didnt really get it how they went down the snowy hill and then it just cut

[@abaetol]

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. Joseph Stalin They are scared because ideas are dangerous.Ideas change minds.Ideas have consequences.

[@TheWriteStuffWC]

OMG LOIS LOWRY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

[@sonicriders789]

i just finished this book and it is the most s

[@deiradinn]

Reading the book, I that it was all too convenient, the snow, the sled, the hills, the village, xmas, music... too many coincidences. It appeared to me that it was a memory overload/hallucination as his brain tries to protect his dying self. If you read about The Messenger, it carries the story over with Jonas, Gab, and all that. Terrible way to ruin The Giver. The point to me about that book is about sacrifice.

[@CrownsDrink]

I guess some people don't like to be challenged