The Giver
by Lois Lowry
Current Events & Pop Culture
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Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
"Jeff Bridges' Adaptation of The Giver Isn't Your Conventional YA Story" By Alyssa Rosenberg
This article not only gives news of an upcoming film adaptation of Lois Lowry's classic work, but also provides a nice, short contextualization of that work in the genre of young adult futuristic/alternate realities narratives. Besides, can you think of anyone who could play the Giver more convincingly than Jeff Bridges?
Excerpt
"Because Jonas and the Giver are the only two people who can see their world for what it is, there's no real hope that they'll be able to spark any sort of rebellion. In fact, the very position and experience that gives them power also marginalizes them from the rest of their community—they may be the most alive people in it, but they're cut off from the world in which they live."