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Eric Mortensen
Eric Mortensen asked Lois Lowry:

I'm assuming that you wrote the dystopian Giver trilogy in reaction to your concerns about the direction you saw for our society. In the intervening two decades we have seen significant social changes with expansion of the internet, the further globalization, political upheaval and economic upheaval. Is society moving toward the vision you described or driftinf toward different but equally concerning directions?

Lois Lowry Such a complicated question, with no real answer. We move, I think, toward some things portrayed in the book...both good and bad. In the story...great health care, great child care, good educational system... No crime. Gender equality. We continue to strive, with no notable success, for those things. In the story....hypocrisy in the leadership: Check. Loss of basic freedoms: Check. And lots more. It's a cautionary tale, I think.
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Oswin
Oswin asked Lois Lowry:

What happened in the The Giver's world to change so drastically? And how did you came with the idea? Greetings!

Amy
Amy asked Lois Lowry:

With the movie just out in theaters, how do you feel about the actors that were chosen for The Giver movie and how do they compare to your view of the way the chatacters were written?

Jeannette Franklin
Jeannette Franklin asked Lois Lowry:

i loved the book you wrote named autumn street. ii red it years and years ago but remember it still as one of my favorite books thanks for writing it as well as all the others you have written. jeannette

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