The Giving Tree PPT
                     THE GIVING TREE
INTRODUCTION
Originally published in 1964, The Giving 
Tree has been categorized as 
heartwarming, sexist, instructive, 
satirical, and horrifying among other 
things. 
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REACTION OF 
READERS
It tends to elicit strong reactions from 
readers, with most people either loving 
or hating the book, and very few falling 
in between those two extremes.
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ABOUT STORY
In the story, a tree who loves a boy gives 
up everything her fruit, her limbs, her 
trunk to make the boy happy. 
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BOOK ENDING
The book's ending, as it turns out, is just 
as controversial as the rest of the story. 
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BOOK ENDING 
CONT.
Some people might be inclined to paint 
the final frame as a relatively happy 
conclusion or, at least, call the story 
bittersweet, but Silverstein himself saw 
the book as having a sad ending, which 
is part of the reason it took him four 
years to get it published.
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WHAT IS THE 
GIVING TREE 
ABOUT AND 
WHY SHOULD 
PYeoOple Utalk  CaboAut RlevEels ?all the time, 
especially when it comes to things like 
Pixar movies. 
It is often said that these animated 
extravaganzas appeal to people of all 
ages because they operate on multiple 
levels.
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ANALYZE
Depending on how you read the book 
and how deeply you want to analyze it, 
The Giving Tree can be everything from a 
tender tale you remember fondly from 
your childhood to a disturbing chronicle 
of a dysfunctional, abusive relationship. 
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PUBLISHER
The Giving Tree is an American children's 
picture book written and illustrated by 
Shel Silverstein. 
First published in 1964 by Harper & Row, 
it has become one of Silverstein's best-
known titles, and has been translated 
into numerous languages. 
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