Le Passeur
In her Newbery Medal acceptance speech in 1993, Lowry explains that "The Giver" was inspired by many experiences throughout her life, including Lowry’s interaction with her father, who “became an inspiration for "The Giver", a novel in which people are deprived of the memories of suffering, grief, and pain.” She also explains that she began writing "The Giver" by creating an imaginary world that readers would recognize and feel comfortable in. Lowry also mentions that it is tempting to live in a walled-in world where violence, poverty, and injustice technically does not exist, but when doing that we forget about the people who are experiencing pain and injustice. Lowry said of the people living in "The Giver", they have lived in a sterile world for so long that they are in danger of losing the real emotions that make them human.