| 1 | !!The Book |
| 2 | * ReferencedBy: In ''Literature/DogsDontTalk'', Emily wonders why so many writers today write about dystopias, and lists ''The Giver'' as an example. |
| 3 | * WordOfGod: For a while, Lois Lowry refused to explain the GainaxEnding, which could be interpreted as either the main character's [[spoiler:triumphant escape from his dystopian society or a DyingDream as he froze to death]]. However, after asking if anyone had any questions at the author [=Q&A=] of the 2009 National Book Festival in Washington, DC, Lowry added, [[spoiler:"Jonas is alive, by the way. You don't have to ask that one."]] |
| 4 | ** Not too much of a stretch considering he's mentioned in the Sequel ''Literature/GatheringBlue'' and plays a key character in the third book, ''Messenger''. ''Son'' outright confirms that [[spoiler:Jonas lived, and so did Gabriel]]. |
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| 6 | !!The Film |
| 7 | * DawsonCasting: The film has 24-year-old Brenton Thwaites as [[AgeLift 18]]-year-old Jonas. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Rosemary is played by (at the time) 25-year-old Music/TaylorSwift. |
| 8 | * DyeingForYourArt: Taylor Swift dyed her famous blonde tresses dark for her role as Rosemary. |
| 9 | * FollowTheLeader: The film is one of the many film adaptations of YoungAdult books with dystopian settings, spawned from the success of ''Film/TheHungerGames'', though ''The Giver'' pre-dates the former. |
| 10 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: When Creator/JeffBridges first bought the film rights to the book (shortly after its publication in the early 90s), he did so with the intention that his father, veteran actor Creator/LloydBridges, would play the Giver. But the film remained stuck in DevelopmentHell for over a decade and the elder Bridges died before those plans could ever come to fruition. |
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