Learn about The Giver by Lois Lowry, which is set in a society that appears to be a utopia but is later revealed to be a dystopian. The society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. The novel follows Jonas, a twelve-year-old boy named Jonas who is chosen to be the next Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all of the past memories of the time before Sameness. This text is available through Creative Commons.