So I decided to interview a girl that I work with. Her name is Aunt Jeri Ann, she is not my aunt but that is what we call her. We decided to talk about a book that she loved called The Giver. It was amusing because when I told her what I was doing she kind of lit up just a bit; I think she was excited to talk about something that me and her have never had a conversation about. My favorite part of this whole experience was watching her glow talking about this book.
The Giver is a book about a society that has not color and everything is determined for you. From learning to ride a bike to getting married you will be told when and with whom in all situations. The main character learns at the age of twelve that he will be the giver for this community. The giver is someone that can see color and feel emotions. This is prohibited in the society except the giver is able to experience these emotions. That is the jest of the book but I started to play with the fact of this society with no color or feeling. Aunt Jeri Ann is a fairly religious woman so it struck me odd when she first started explaining this book and this no color society and she was smiling as she did it. I started to rattle the cage a bit by asking if it was a Hitler society and since we had no free will in this society if it was the plan of Satan (as explained in LDS doctrine). After poking around for a bit it was not the society that she was excited about it was the journey of the young man learning to appreciate life and everything it has to offer. She said the book was written for all ages, even her kids in her 5th grade class read it. I am not a reader but I will suggest it to my wife to read.
it sounds like it is a good book. it sounds like you had a god interview. good job
ReplyDeleteI like how you described "Aunt Jeri Ann". I have not heard about this book. It sounds interesting. I actually LOL a bit because it sounds like you jabbed in fun at your interviewer. A little comedy is what makes the world go round in my humble opinion.
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