I don't know about you, but Lois Lowry's book "The Giver" was a staple in my middle-school English class. The book, and its film adaptation, is set in a dystopian society where everyone lives in a supposedly perfect community (red flag!) where no one experiences pain, suffering, difference, or choice. Everyone is exactly the same and content, but they've sacrificed deeper emotions like love and joy. Their world is even void of color and memory.
When Jonas is chosen to become the next Receiver of Memory, one person who holds all of humanity's memories, he makes the crucial decision to challenge the status quo and share his newfound knowledge with the community. At its core, the Hunger Games series is about resisting against the powers that be to make the world a better place, and that's exactly what Jonas seeks to do in "The Giver."