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1. • • Controversy over the book focuses on two topics: suicide and euthanasia. When a minor character determines she can no longer endure her life, she asks to be “released” or killed. According to an article in USA Today, opponents of the book argue that Lowry fails to “explain that suicide is not a solution to life’s problems.”
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   • It seems likely that Lowry's novel has been more controversial than most, not because it is any more "dangerous" than other books, but because it has been so widely integrated into school curricula and has therefore caught more parents' attention than less accessible books.

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   • Critics respond to Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver, with nearly universal praise. The book has received more than ten prestigious awards, including the highly coveted Newbery Medal, which the American Library Association awarded it in 1994.

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   What is the story of the Giver by Lois Lowry about?

   • The acclaimed novel The Giver by Lois Lowry was first published in 1993 by Houghton Mifflin. This book tells the story of an eleven-year-old boy named Jonas who lives in a futuristic society. Jonas’ world is run by a group called The Elders who decide every aspect of everyone’s life.

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   Who is Lois Lowry?

   • Born in Hawaii, Lowry, the second of three children, moved all over the world with her Army dentist father. Over the years, Lois Lowry has accumulated multiple awards for her books, but the most prestigious are her two Newbery Medals for Number the Stars (1990) and The Giver (1994).

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   Why is Lowry a good writer?

   • Indeed, it is Lowry's skill at depicting cheerful, ordinary reality that makes the revelation of the sinister difference in this alternate reality so chilling. Most surprising of all is the leap forward Lowry has made in mastering the creation of a subtext by innuendo, foreshadowing, and resonance. Take, for example, the opening sentence.

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   What are some criticisms of Lowry's euthanasia?

   • In addition to the concern about suicide, opponents of the book criticize Lowry’s handling of euthanasia. Supporters of the book counter these criticisms by arguing that children are being exposed to social issues that will make them think more analytically about governments, personal choice, and relationships.

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   Jan 23, 2020 · According to an article in USA Today, opponents of the book argue that Lowry fails to “explain that suicide is not a solution to life’s problems.” In addition to the concern about suicide, opponents of the book criticize Lowry’s handling of euthanasia.

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   Sep 11, 2019 · The Giver’s social critique has resulted in controversy and multiple attempts to ban it from schools. Lowry includes mentions of sex, infanticide, suicide, starvation, and euthanasia in order to show the power of the book’s main themes of suffering and individuality.

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   Aug 14, 2014 · The most frequently cited reasons to challenge The Giver have been “Violence” and claims that the book is “Unsuited to [the] Age Group”—or in other words that it’s too dark for...

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   Aug 15, 2014 · Members of the community described in The Giver are “released” to a place called “Elsewhere” for a variety of reasons: A newborn fails to thrive; an elderly person has lived a full...