Settings
This is the overarching / all encompassing / main setting for this novel.
The Community
The younger sister of the book's main character
Lily
This assignment meant you were like the Mei Tuan or Jin Shi Song of The Community.
Food Deliverer
The only time this wasn't a punishment was when it was given to the very old or the newly born.
Release
The Community in The Giver doesn't have any of these. In fact, the main character thinks they are make beleive.
animals
This place was where families would have the ritual of sharing their feelings.
The dinner table.
This adult worked with laws and justice in The Community
Jonas' mother
If you had this assignment, you were responsible for making announcements over the loudspeakers in The Community.
No matter how good you are at something, in The Community, you can't do this.
Brag, or boast about your talent.
In our community, people style this in many different ways. In The Commnunity, there are rules for how this should look.
Hair styles
The nurturers did their work in this setting.
The House of the Newborn / The Baby house
This member of The Community was a constant source of entertainment and laughter; sometimes at his own expense.
Asher
Getting this assignment would mean you are comfortable for 3 years
Birth Mother
This rule in The Community was almost never followed.
Children shouldn't ride bicycles before they were nine.
In our community, we continue to track this number after we are 12. In The Community, people usually don't pay attention to this number after 12.
Age
Jonas volunteered with another Eleven named Fiona in this setting.
The House of the Old
This adult community member had always shown a special talent for taking care of the Newborn
Jonas' father
The Newborns are very important to people with this assignment.
Nurturer
This was the month that Newborns came out.
December
In our community, people make these little bundles of joy on their own. In The Community, the elders decide who gets them.
Children
Jonas saw the apple change while he played with Asher in this setting.
Recreation Period / School
This newcomer to the community had an uncertain future.
The baby / Gabe / Gabriel
Engineers
You began 'volunteering' in The Community at this age.
eight / 8
In our community, children learn this at many different ages. In The Community, children are supposed to start learning this at age 9.
How to ride a bicycle.