How A Book's Theme Can Change Us

This picture represents a theme from the novel The Giver, a required summer reading book.The book is about a boy named Jonas who takes on a huge challenge and has to overcome many things.  He has to make the decision of letting his brother die, or risking his own life to save the baby. He chooses to help the boy, so a pretty dominant theme is "Be willing to risk yourself for those you love." This picture is a perfect example of this theme because a man is holding a little girl, probably his daughter, out of the water during a flood. The water is probably very dangerous, with broken glass, nails, animals, and many other things lurking underneath it. He is willing to get hurt so his little girl won't get wet, and should a problem like this come up, we should be willing to sacrifice ourselves for others. Books can help you realize simple changes you can make to really help others.