The Giver
Ch. 7 “ ‘ Asher,’ she said, ‘thank you for your childhood.
Talk about this phrase.
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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.