The Giver By Lois Lowry

"The Giver" by Lois Lowry was awarded the 1994 Newbery Medal. The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association also known as (ALA) for short. The award is given to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." Named after John Newbery, an 18th-century English publisher of juvenile books, also the first children's book award in the world. The medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan and pictures an author giving his work (a book) to a boy and girl to read.

There are many elements of choosing a good candidate for the Newbery Medal, theme, character insight, style, and language. The Giver has mastered all these elements. For example, many themes in "The Giver" demonstrate the author's

One major theme in "The Giver" is the value of an individual. The author points out that when people are unable to experience pain, their individual is devalued. Another example is "The Giver's" character insight. Life in Jonas's (the main character) community is predictable, and unchanging, so are the people who live in the community. Which makes some of the characters uncomplicated. They are simple and one-dimensional characters. Jonas is a dynamic character because he changes throughout the novel due to his actions and his experiences of being "The Receiver". The last example is style and language of how "The Giver" was a good candidate for the Newbery Medal. Lowry narrates "The Giver" in a simple and straightforward style. Her straightforward style adds suspense throughout the novel and she relies on rhetorical questions. Some of the questions have no answers, so it can reveal many of