The Giver
Ch. 7 “ ‘ Asher,’ she said, ‘thank you for your childhood.
Talk about this phrase.
Talk about this phrase.
The Elder basically means that their childhood is over and other things are expected of them. It is really a sense of behaviour and identity control over the people. Their childhood was acceptable to the elders and now they are to play a new role in the community which they have been groomed for.