Characters
The main character, he is a twelve year old preparing to be assigned his life-long role in the community.
Jonas
"There is a lot I don't know about the House of Old."
Fiona
What is the falling action?
Jonas and The Giver carry out the plan.
What is the figurative language?
"He could hear the crack of the bone."
Onomatopoeia
Where does Jonas and Gabe go at the end of the book?
Sameness
Seven year old who loves to chat and she is Jonas's younger sister.
Lily
"Even though I don't even know him, I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid."
Jonas
What is the conflict of The Giver?
Person vs. Society
What is the figurative language?
Jonas ability to see the color of the apple
Foreshadow
Describe Jonas's family evening ritual?
Each family member describes a feeling and explains why he/she had that feeling.
He is one of Jonas's childhood best friends, he has a habit of mixing up his words.
Asher
"I apologize for inconveniencing my learning community."
Asher
What is the rising action?
Jonas is learning the about the"real world" through the memories.
What is the figurative language?
When Jonas recalls the time a jet flew over their community.
Flashback
Why does Jonas take the apple home?
He wants to try to get the apple to change again.
She has bright red hair her and Jonas are very good friends, she is quiet and polite.
Fiona
"When people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong every single time."
Chief of Elder
What is the climax?
Jonas and The Giver decide to make a plan to change the community.
What is the figurative language?
Jonas compares the feeling of a broken bone and it's pain to a hatchet.
Personification
What rule does Jonas's father break?
He looks at the list of names.
A previous Receiver of Memory who failed and brought some memories back to the community.
Rosemary
"If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever."
The Giver
What is the resolution?
Jonas's final act of trying to leave the community with Gabe.
What is the figurative language?
When Jonas's father speaks playfully to Gabe about his release the next morning.
Irony
What were the four qualities the Chief of Elder said the Receiver of Memory must have?
Intelligence, Integrity, Courage, and Wisdom