Jonas has never before experienced going downhill, cold weather, or snow. The first memory that Jonas receives from The Giver is a sled ride down a snow-covered hill. Jonas' training involves receiving, from The Giver, all of the emotions and memories of experiences that the people in the community chose to give up to attain Sameness and the illusion of social order. The Giver lives alone in private rooms that are lined with shelves full of books. Jonas begins training under the present Receiver of Memory, an older man whom Jonas calls The Giver. At the Ceremony, Jonas learns that he has been selected to become the next Receiver of Memory, the highest position in the community. He can guess which jobs his friends, Fiona and Asher, will be assigned, but he has no idea what his own job Assignment will be. The Giver begins with Jonas' apprehension about his Ceremony of Twelve, when he will be assigned his lifelong job. When children become Eights, they begin mandatory volunteering and are closely observed by the Committee of Elders so that the committee can assign a lifelong profession to each child at the Ceremony of Twelve, which takes place every year during the December Ceremony. Each peer group is identified by its age - for example, Threes, Sevens, Nines - and must follow specific rules about appropriate clothing, haircuts, and activities for that particular peer group. A total of fifty infants are born to Birthmothers every year. The Committee of Elders controls everyone and everything, blasting rules and reprimands from loudspeakers located throughout the community, including in every family dwelling. This mood suggests that Jonas' community is far from perfect.Ī long time ago, the people in Jonas' community chose to have the community ruled by a Committee of Elders. The mood is foreboding, a feeling that something bad will happen. All of a sudden, this utopia that Lowry has created doesn't seem quite right. Family units must apply for children, spouses do not get to choose one another but, instead, are matched, and grandparents do not exist. Each morning, they discuss their dreams that they had the previous night during the evening meal, they share feelings about the events of the day, comforting and supporting each other according to the rules of the community.Īs we learn more about Jonas' family, we also learn about the community as a whole. Jonas' mother has an important job with the Department of Justice, and his father has a job as a Nurturer, taking care of newborns. Jonas' family, like all other families in the community, includes a caring mother and father and two children - one male child and one female child. No evidence of disease, hunger, poverty, war, or lasting pain exists in the community. Through Jonas' eyes, his community appears to be a utopia - a perfect place - that is self-contained and isolated from Elsewhere, every other place in the world. The story ends in a way that surprises everyone-and with lessons we can all apply in our efforts to resolve conflicts and influence others.Lowry narrates The Giver in third person ("He said," as opposed to "I said," which is called first person), using a limited omniscient viewpoint (only Jonas' thoughts and feelings are revealed). Over the next week, while neither one realizes the other is doing the same, both Gillian and Jackson learn the heart of both mentors' philosophies: The Five Secrets of Genuine Influence. Then, coincidentally, Gillian and Jackson each encounter a mysterious yet kindly mentor. To Gillian, Angels Clothed in Fur could give her company a distinctive, uniquely high-quality line that will help them stand out from their competitors-if Angels Clothed in Fur can be persuaded to give them an exclusive.Īt first, the negotiations are adversarial and frustrating. To Jackson, Smith & Banks represents the possibility of reaching more animals with his products-if he can negotiate terms and conditions that will protect his company's integrity. The Go-Giver Influencer is a story about two young, ambitious businesspeople: Gillian Waters, the chief buyer for Smith & Banks, a midsized company that operates a national chain of pet accessory stores and Jackson Hill, the founder of Angels Clothed in Fur, a small but growing manufacturer of all-natural pet foods.Įach has something the other wants. From the bestselling authors of The Go-Giver, Go-Givers Sell More, and The Go-Giver Leader comes another compelling parable about the paradox of getting ahead by placing other people's interests first.
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