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Lois Lowry:
Of The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son is your favorite? Which was the most enjoyable to write?
Lois Lowry
SON is my favorite, I think. GATHERING BLUE the most enjoyable to write. Probably meaningful that both have a female protaganist!
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Logan Clement
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Lois Lowry:
In The Giver, there the antagonist reveals itself as the idea of Sameness. I found it interesting that for a children's book, the antagonist was less tangible than a human villain, and that made it even more ominous. In the film however the antagonist was the oppressive government, notably the Head Elder, depicted by Meryl Streep. How do you think this affected the philosophical resonance of the story?
Theodosia of the Fathomless Hall
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Lois Lowry:
Hallo, Mrs. Lowry! I think my family's copy of "Goonie Bird Greene" is still in my mother's car. I read it much when I was little! So, on with le questions. What do you think about the recent dystopians swimming around in the YA market? Is it neat to see the influx of works with the same genre as some of yours? And lastly, do you qualify The Giver, personally, as a dystopian? Thank you. Sincerely, Rowenna.
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