The Giver: Revision history

26 May 2024

• curprev 06:2006:20, 26 May 2024‎ Clovermoss talk contribs‎ 32,443 bytes −19‎ →‎Plot: undue emphasis on the "genetic engineering" angle when describing his Dad's occupation. The whole community has been been under Sameness for generations so this could mislead a reader unfamiliar with the text. Replaced with more accurate description. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
• curprev 04:0404:04, 26 May 2024‎ Clovermoss talk contribs‎ 32,462 bytes −38‎ →‎Plot: People don't receive their assignments until 12, so "small infants" here is a bit misleading. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit

12 May 2024

• curprev 00:1900:19, 12 May 2024‎ KingEuronIIIGreyjoy talk contribs‎ m 32,500 bytes +29‎ →‎Analysis of themes

19 January 2024

• curprev 22:5722:57, 19 January 2024‎ TheWikiGuy2552 talk contribs‎ 32,471 bytes +11‎ →‎Film Tag: Visual edit

5 January 2024

• curprev 03:2803:28, 5 January 2024‎ Beyond My Ken talk contribs‎ 32,460 bytes +2‎ No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit

17 December 2023

• curprev 02:1402:14, 17 December 2023‎ AnomieBOT talk contribs‎ m 32,458 bytes +19‎ Dating maintenance tags: {{Who}}
• curprev 01:5301:53, 17 December 2023‎ Seraphimblade talk contribs‎ 32,439 bytes +7‎ →‎Censorship in the United States: Who is "some"?

19 November 2023

• curprev 17:3517:35, 19 November 2023‎ RockRiverTree talk contribs‎ 32,432 bytes +28‎ added Category:Censored books using HotCat

21 October 2023

• curprev 19:0219:02, 21 October 2023‎ Trappist the monk talk contribs‎ m 32,404 bytes −70‎ cite repair;

14 September 2023

• curprev 23:3623:36, 14 September 2023‎ Bridges2Information talk contribs‎ 32,474 bytes +10‎ →‎Literary significance and reception: Added section on "Censorship in the United States" Tag: Visual edit

24 August 2023

• curprev 17:3017:30, 24 August 2023‎ GameMenu talk contribs‎ 32,464 bytes 0‎ Undid revision 1172056162 by GameMenu (talk) Probably a mistake Tags: Undo Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit
• curprev 17:2817:28, 24 August 2023‎ GameMenu talk contribs‎ 32,464 bytes 0‎ →‎Plot: Fixed typo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit

23 August 2023

• curprev 04:4604:46, 23 August 2023‎ Wikipedialuva talk contribs‎ m 32,464 bytes −23‎ clean up, typo(s) fixed: past memories → memories, ’s → 's (9) Tag: AWB

14 July 2023

• curprev 12:5912:59, 14 July 2023‎ Mako001 talk contribs‎ m 32,487 bytes −60‎ Removed unnecessary nowiki from URL to improve accessibility, also moved persistent IDs to proper template. (via WP:JWB)

10 April 2023

• curprev 04:3004:30, 10 April 2023‎ MatthewHoobin talk contribs‎ 32,547 bytes +25‎ →‎Film: Edited hatnote per WP:ITHAT.

17 February 2023

• curprev 22:4822:48, 17 February 2023‎ Bflx 11 talk contribs‎ m 32,522 bytes −64‎ Replaced VE ref names using RefRenamer

26 January 2023

• curprev 21:3821:38, 26 January 2023‎ AnomieBOT talk contribs‎ 32,586 bytes +145‎ Rescuing orphaned refs (":12" from rev 1121772758)
• curprev 21:2021:20, 26 January 2023‎ Korny O'Near talk contribs‎ 32,441 bytes −3,908‎ Removed a lot of weird text, and an unnecessary quote; generally tried to make this look like a more normal article

14 November 2022

• curprev 02:0602:06, 14 November 2022‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 36,349 bytes +6‎ Alter: template type. Add: magazine. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were parameter name changes. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Whoop whoop pull up | #UCB_webform 1533/3343

25 October 2022

• curprev 13:4213:42, 25 October 2022‎ Yopienso talk contribs‎ 36,343 bytes −19‎ →‎Literary significance and reception: delete "by several schools"
• curprev 13:4113:41, 25 October 2022‎ Yopienso talk contribs‎ 36,362 bytes −9‎ →‎Literary significance and reception: many generations --> decades; there haven't been "many generations" since 1993

13 October 2022

• curprev 20:4420:44, 13 October 2022‎ Edentcott talk contribs‎ 36,371 bytes +10‎ →‎Analysis: The sub sections following this heading is all about the themes in the book. FUTURE EDITS PLANNED: each section needs to have summaries of these themes as presented in the book, not just what scholars have said. Tag: Visual edit

12 October 2022

• curprev 04:0004:00, 12 October 2022‎ ChelsiJ2919 talk contribs‎ 36,361 bytes +35‎ No edit summary

5 October 2022

• curprev 14:2414:24, 5 October 2022‎ Wehwalt talk contribs‎ 36,326 bytes −571‎ →‎Plot: fix
• curprev 14:2314:23, 5 October 2022‎ Wehwalt talk contribs‎ 36,897 bytes +368‎ fix
• curprev 14:2114:21, 5 October 2022‎ Wehwalt talk contribs‎ 36,529 bytes −5,398‎ fix
• curprev 14:0814:08, 5 October 2022‎ Wehwalt talk contribs‎ 41,927 bytes +5,237‎ →‎Plot: rv, better as was
• curprev 13:5513:55, 5 October 2022‎ Askarion talk contribs‎ 36,690 bytes +161‎ reworded and condensed plot, citation syntax Tag: Visual edit

1 October 2022

• curprev 12:2212:22, 1 October 2022‎ Askarion talk contribs‎ m 36,529 bytes +1‎ syntax Tag: Visual edit

30 September 2022

• curprev 17:3517:35, 30 September 2022‎ User1042 talk contribs‎ m 36,528 bytes −3‎ No edit summary Tag: Visual edit

24 September 2022

• curprev 19:0319:03, 24 September 2022‎ FrescoBot talk contribs‎ m 36,531 bytes −20‎ Bot: link syntax and minor changes

20 September 2022

• curprev 12:1412:14, 20 September 2022‎ Askarion talk contribs‎ 36,551 bytes +964‎ condensed and resourced lead Tag: Visual edit

18 September 2022

• curprev 18:0518:05, 18 September 2022‎ Yeeno talk contribs‎ m 35,587 bytes +1‎ a -> an (diffedit)
• curprev 08:0508:05, 18 September 2022‎ Xwedodah talk contribs‎ m 35,586 bytes −8‎ Wikipedia should not praise any source or point of view Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 08:0308:03, 18 September 2022‎ Xwedodah talk contribs‎ m 35,594 bytes +3‎ reworded a clunky sentence. Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

8 July 2022

• curprev 07:1207:12, 8 July 2022‎ Headbomb talk contribs‎ m 35,591 bytes −276‎ →‎top: remove Cambridge Scholars Publishing predatory source Tag: AWB

1 July 2022

• curprev 14:5914:59, 1 July 2022‎ BattyBot talk contribs‎ m 35,867 bytes −319‎ Removed/fixed incorrect author parameter(s), performed general fixes Tag: AWB

26 June 2022

• curprev 05:0505:05, 26 June 2022‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 36,186 bytes +70‎ Alter: template type. Add: magazine, website, newspaper, doi, authors 1-1. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were parameter name changes. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | #UCB_toolbar

13 May 2022

• curprev 16:4816:48, 13 May 2022‎ Thrakkx talk contribs‎ 36,116 bytes +25‎ "Italics" needed in hatnote, yes really Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

6 May 2022

• curprev 05:4205:42, 6 May 2022‎ Wehwalt talk contribs‎ 36,091 bytes −59‎ →‎Plot: tweaks

5 May 2022

• curprev 18:3718:37, 5 May 2022‎ Knulclunk talk contribs‎ 36,150 bytes +576‎ →‎Plot: Restored the author's quote, as it is demonstrative of the controversial ending.

4 May 2022

• curprev 19:5419:54, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 35,574 bytes +8‎ Added two words for clarity Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 18:3118:31, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 35,566 bytes −333‎ Edited citations and removed an extra space. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 16:1316:13, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 35,899 bytes +154‎ I included a sentence in the lead to reflect the inclusion of the analysis section. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 16:1116:11, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 35,745 bytes −555‎ I removed the quote from the author and instead included the detail that Jonas is alive as part of the summary. An author quote was unnecessary to convey the information. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 16:0816:08, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 36,300 bytes −564‎ I further edited the summary for concision to bring the summary length closer to wikipedia's guidelines. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 16:0116:01, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 36,864 bytes −389‎ I have edited the summary for concision and wording. It is over the recommended word limit for the plot summary and I have cut out extraneous details or shortened areas to convey the same information. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 15:5215:52, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 37,253 bytes −167‎ I edited some wordings in the reception section, for clarity, concision and grammar. It should read smoother and be more understandable to the reader. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 15:4615:46, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 37,420 bytes +1,066‎ I've included academics who discuss reasons the book may be censored to provide an unbiased perspective about the censorship of the novel. The author's opinion is significant, but it is important to show that others have thought so beyond the author. Tags: nowiki added Visual edit
• curprev 15:4115:41, 4 May 2022‎ Connorehl talk contribs‎ 36,354 bytes +6,433‎ I have included an analysis section that deals with academic treatments of different motifs and themes found within the book. There was no inclusion of academic analysis, despite a substantial body of scholarly literature on the book. For that reason, I found it crucial to include as an improvement. Tags: nowiki added Visual edit