Important Events
The most important event of a child's life in the Community?
What is the Ceremony of Twelve?
The protagonist
Who is Jonas?
Point of View the story is told in
What is Third Person Limited?
This theme explores the consequences of suppression of individualism.
What is Control and Conformity?
Finish the quote, "For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be _____."
What is music?
Jonas' job
What is the Receiver?
Who is The Giver?
This is one of the most repeated themes
What is control?
This theme examines the importance of experiences
What is memory?
Finish the quote, "He knew that there was no quick _____ for emotions like those. They were deeper and they did not need to be told. They were _____." (two answers)
What is comfort and felt?
This causes Jonas to realize what releasing really is
What is the murder of a baby?
Clumsy
Who is Asher?
Hints that Jonas is able to see color before we know
What is foreshadowing?
This theme includes joy and pain
Finish the quote, "Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be _____. And grandparents"
What is colors?
Jonas does this to survive the snow storm
What is sharing memories?
A girl with red hair
Who is Fiona?
The antagonist
The dangers of creating a "perfect" society.
Finish the quote, "There could be ____"
What is love?
This makes him realize what real suffering is
What is the memory of war?
Judge
Who is Jonas' Mom?
Setting
What is the setting is unkown?
Free will
Finish the quote, "It's just that... without the memories it's all ______."
What is meaningless?