In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws… THE GIVER is the classic awa rd-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture ad aptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor S wift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the comm unity wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old , each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders. Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was any thing wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver o f Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems. I t is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. An d it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do wh at is right… The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure th at has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre.