Sunday, May 15, 2011

What is the setting in the Giver?

This is sort of a broad question...


The book is not set in any particular place or time.  The society is somewhat futuristic, but we don't know exactly how far in the future it is.


The book is set in a society where people have been robbed of all their choices and their emotions, more or less.  They essentially have no families and they have no sexual urges.  They are assigned jobs and children.  Their whole lives are pretty much controlled by the government.  This has gone so far that the people are not even able to see in color.


So the setting is not in a certain time or place -- it's more of a general atmosphere or mood.

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