Plot & Climax
Jonas realizes his father is actually doing this to babies.
What is releasing (killing) them?
This word means showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
What is meticulous?
This stage occurs when Jonas is selected as the next Receiver of Memory.
What is the Call to Adventure?
This type of irony occurs when a character says something but means the opposite.
What is verbal irony?
This term conformity describes a society characterized by everything being controlled, without choice or this.
What is Individuality?
The Giver stays behind to help the community deal with these once Jonas leaves.
What are the memories?
A natural ability to do something; Jonas had a high one for his Assignment.
What is aptitude?
This character serves as Jonas's mentor and source of wisdom
Who is The Giver?
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
The Giver stays behind to help the community deal with these once they are released.
What are the memories?
Jonas steals these two items from his father to prepare for his journey.
What are leftover food and his bicycle?
This quality refers to being honest and having strong moral principles.
What is integrity?
Jonas "Crosses the Threshold" when he begins receiving memories of these three things.
What are colors, emotions, and the true history of the world?
The fact that the community was designed for safety, yet Jonas almost dies, is this.
What is situational irony?
This action represents Jonas’s ultimate rejection of the community’s power over him
What escaping the community with Gabriel to return the memories to the people ?
This character is the reason Jonas leaves the community earlier than planned.
Who is Gabriel?
Jonas was selected because he has intelligence, integrity, courage, and this.
What is the Capacity to See Beyond?
The "Inmost Cave" moment happens when Jonas watches a video of this event.
What is a private release of the twin?
It is this type of irony that the community was designed for total safety, yet Jonas finds himself nearly dying in the wilderness.
What is situational irony?
This eliminates conflict and choice, allowing the Committee of Elders to maintain total control and power.
What is "Sameness" ?
Jonas transfers memories of these two things to Gabriel to keep him alive.
What are sunshine and warmth?
These people are responsible for making meticulous observations to choose Assignments.
Who are the Committee of Elders?
During the "Road Back," Jonas faces these two environmental threats.
What are freezing cold and starvation?
The community's attempt to create a perfect society (Utopia) actually created this.
What is a Dystopia?
The Chief Elder explained that Jonas was selected because he possessed these three qualities (plus the Capacity to See Beyond)
What are intelligence, integrity, and courage?