Setting Of The Giver By Lois Lowry

In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the setting of the novel contributes to the conflict. The novel is set in the future in December. Since the community has no seasons they keep track of time through the ceremonies. The homes and buildings are exactly the same with the same standard furniture and no one is allowed to lock their doors. The community’s geography shows how everyone is alike and have no individuality. On the other hand, the current Receiver has really nice and comfortable furniture and it allowed to lock his doors. This shows how the Receiver is hiding things from the community. Everyone in the community believes in being the same because since the government has always controlled their lives and threatened them with release that do not