Major Plot Points
What event is the turning point, or climax of our story?
When Jonas witnesses the truth of release
What is an assignment?
The job that the elders of the community choose for the twelve year olds that they must complete for their adulthood life.
What is sameness?
Nothing is different; everything is the same.
How does Jonas view the community in the beginning of the novel?
Jonas doesn't question the community, agrees with the community's values.
Why does the apple change when Jonas plays catch with it?
Because Jonas has the capacity to see the color red
How does Gabriel drive our plot to the resolution?
By motivating Jonas to flee the community because of his love to the new child.
What does release mean in the context of the novel?
To be killed.
How does Jonas realize that love used to exist?
When the Giver transmits the memory of Christmas
How does Jonas change towards the end of the novel?
Jonas decides that the community is not for him, whereas in the beginning he didn't question the community's values
What assignment does Asher receive?
Assistant director of recreation
Why is Jonas upset when he sees his friends playing the game of war?
Multiple responses:
- He's upset because he knows that his friends don't know why that game is bad
-He's upset because he knows he won't be able to explain to his friends why this is a negative thing to do
What is the "capacity-to-see-beyond?"
The ability to use a sense that was present in the memories, but not in the community
How does the setting develop a theme in the novel?
By revealing that members of this community operate under the premise of sameness, which in turn has made them lose the value/joy in life.
Why is Rosemary important to our story?
2-Part Question
Why is The Receiver a lonely, yet honored role?
It's lonely because he won't be able to explain to others the memories that he's receiving.
It's honored because he has to bear the burden of the pain of the memories of the community.
What is the significance of Jonas refusing to take the pills for the Stirrings?
It shows how Jonas is beginning to question life in the community
Define apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Why does the community value sameness?
The community values sameness because it promotes perfection and eliminates the unpredictability of choices and differences.
What can Jonas feel that nobody else but the Giver can feel? (besides color and memories)
Feelings and emotions
Does Jonas find "Elsewhere?" Why or why not?
Answers may vary
A piece of literature in which the setting of the novel takes place in an extreme engineered society. Through the protagonist's perspective, the reader comes to question the beliefs and values of that society.
What role does the Speaker have on enforcing sameness?
It serves to remind people of the rules and regulations that they must adhere to.
2-part Question
What was Jonas's first joyful and painful memory?
Joyful: Riding down a sled
Painful: Sunburn