The Giver Trilogy
Have you read them?
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The Giver Trilogy
Has anyone read The Giver, Gathering Blue, or Messenger? If so, what did you think?
Personally, I liked them. The Giver and Gathering Blue were both amazing, but I didn't like Messenger as much. It just wasn't a great conclusion for a great trilogy. And, as all book fans, I wish that Lois Lowry had written more books.
Personally, I liked them. The Giver and Gathering Blue were both amazing, but I didn't like Messenger as much. It just wasn't a great conclusion for a great trilogy. And, as all book fans, I wish that Lois Lowry had written more books.
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I beileve there were refrences to the American Civil WarAmethystic wrote:Excuse me, but the community is not American, even if it was located on 'American' soil. The community exists in an era where modern country borders are no longer in place, and everyone lives in self-governing villages rather than in nations.
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Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's American; those memories could be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years old.Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:I beileve there were refrences to the American Civil WarAmethystic wrote:Excuse me, but the community is not American, even if it was located on 'American' soil. The community exists in an era where modern country borders are no longer in place, and everyone lives in self-governing villages rather than in nations.
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That still means they're in the United StatesAmethystic wrote:Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's American; those memories could be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years old.Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:I beileve there were refrences to the American Civil WarAmethystic wrote:Excuse me, but the community is not American, even if it was located on 'American' soil. The community exists in an era where modern country borders are no longer in place, and everyone lives in self-governing villages rather than in nations.
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No, because:Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:That still means they're in the United StatesAmethystic wrote:Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's American; those memories could be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years old.Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:I beileve there were refrences to the American Civil WarAmethystic wrote:Excuse me, but the community is not American, even if it was located on 'American' soil. The community exists in an era where modern country borders are no longer in place, and everyone lives in self-governing villages rather than in nations.
1. People do move around over time.
and
2. There is no USA in that era
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Then why didn't he get memories of Candian (sp) battles?Amethystic wrote:No, because:Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:That still means they're in the United StatesAmethystic wrote:Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's American; those memories could be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years old.Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:I beileve there were refrences to the American Civil WarAmethystic wrote:Excuse me, but the community is not American, even if it was located on 'American' soil. The community exists in an era where modern country borders are no longer in place, and everyone lives in self-governing villages rather than in nations.
1. People do move around over time.
and
2. There is no USA in that era
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We don't know for sure that he didn't; they only mentioned a few of the memories. Chances are that Jonas actually had lots of different memories from lots of different perspectives and locations.Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:Then why didn't he get memories of Candian (sp) battles?Amethystic wrote:No, because:Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:That still means they're in the United StatesAmethystic wrote:Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's American; those memories could be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years old.Irwin Springer from Odyss wrote:I beileve there were refrences to the American Civil WarAmethystic wrote:Excuse me, but the community is not American, even if it was located on 'American' soil. The community exists in an era where modern country borders are no longer in place, and everyone lives in self-governing villages rather than in nations.
1. People do move around over time.
and
2. There is no USA in that era
And just a quick note: I don't think the book ever specified which battle Jonas was remembering; for all we know, it could have been a Canadian battle, or maybe even a European battle.