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The Giver Episode 2
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Το περιεχόμενο παρέχεται από το Sarah Diop and Book Interrupted. Όλο το περιεχόμενο podcast, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των επεισοδίων, των γραφικών και των περιγραφών podcast, μεταφορτώνεται και παρέχεται απευθείας από τον Sarah Diop and Book Interrupted ή τον συνεργάτη της πλατφόρμας podcast. Εάν πιστεύετε ότι κάποιος χρησιμοποιεί το έργο σας που προστατεύεται από πνευματικά δικαιώματα χωρίς την άδειά σας, μπορείτε να ακολουθήσετε τη διαδικασία που περιγράφεται εδώ https://el.player.fm/legal.
The Book Interrupted ladies continue their discussion of “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. This novel has been banned for violence, sexual references, infanticide, euthanasia and suicide. Each member gives their final thoughts about the book and then continue in a group discussion. The women discuss the other books in the series, desire, the correct use of language, the lack of colour, infanticide and finally, do they recommend the book?
This book is on the American Library Association's most frequently challenged and banned books list from 1990 to 2009.
Discussion Points:
- The other books in the four book series
- The purpose of the pills
- Cliffhangers and open endings
- Desire, love and storytelling
- Being comfortable and doing hard things
- Reading the book in school
- The correct use of language
- The lack of colour
- Infanticide and being released
- Parallels between the novel and colonization
- What job would you choose within this dystopian world?
- What was the author trying to say with the ending?
- Do you recommend the book?
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
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