Throughout The Giver, author Lois Lowry renames many everyday terms. Eleven-yearolds are "elevens," babies are "newchildren," stuffed animals are "comfort objects," and families are called "family units." What is the purpose of these alternate labels? What effect do they have on the story?

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Maximillian Santos

22 July, 12:24

Throughout The Giver, author Lois Lowry renames many everyday terms. Eleven-yearolds are "elevens," babies are "newchildren," stuffed animals are "comfort objects," and families are called "family units." What is the purpose of these alternate labels? What effect do they have on the story?

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They give a very generic and literal feel to the children and objects they are used to show that its a very numb environment and those labels were all they were to the people with higher ranking, just objects they control