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A Goodreads user asked Lois Lowry:

Did something inspire you to write The Giver, if so what? :)

Lois Lowry My father was old and beginning to lose his memory. It made me think about the possibility of manipulating human memory...what if we could do that? "What if" is always a good start for story ideas
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Haddy
Haddy asked Lois Lowry:

I loved the 1st book of Gooney Bird Greene!! Are you planning on making another one??

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The Giver had a profound effect on me...Were you inspired by other similar books? 1984, Brave New World? Which were your favorites?

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Olivia asked Lois Lowry:

Why do you think utopian societies often evolve into dystopian societies? What do you think of the concept of a utopian society? Will it always turn out to be dystopian?

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