The Giver By Lois Lowry

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The Giver is a novel by Lois Lowry of genre science fiction, it was published on 1993 The book talk about a futurist society like utopian or dystopian, that all people live under norms basically the society is divided by section like childhood, adulthood and old age. The main character is Jonas a little boy of 12 years old is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory from The Giver. Little by little he realizes thanks for memories the bad life inside society and he want to change that life.
The story begins with 11-year-old Jonas where the first chapters explain the way of life in the community basically "Two children - one male, one female - to each family unit. (Chapter 1.57) "
In the community there are 12 ceremonies that simulate