The Giver: The Setting The book The Giver by: Lois Lowry takes place in the future. It is about a boy named Jonas and his family dealing with society. Many things have changed in the future, for one everyone sees in black and white the laws of the society are very different, and much more strict. If you don't abide by the rules you get released. Another thing that happens in this book is all of the children, when they turn twelve have a ceremony were they are given a role in society that they will have for the rest of their life. The boy Jones is given the role of The reciever of