Rules and Requirements
Children are in this age group when they receive their Assignments.
What is "Twelve".
This means a child is in the ninth year age group.
What is "Nines"?
Members of the community are expected to know and follow these starting as Threes.
What are "rules"?
Jonas feels this way about all of the decisions of the Committee of Elders.
What is "he trusts them completely"?
Jonas feels this about the approaching Ceremony of Twelves.
What is "apprehensive / nervous / anxious / etc."?
The community members are expected to do this action when they make a minor mistake.
What is "make a public apology"?
This is the group that leads the community and chooses Assignments.
What is "The Committee of Elders"?
The community reacts with this when community members make mistakes or fail.
What is "disapproval / disappointment / judgment / etc."?
This was the result of Asher's repeated word mix-ups as a Three.
What is "physical punishment and he stopped talking for a year"?
Jonas felt this way after receiving chastisement for taking home the apple from the Recreation Area.
What is "guilty"?
These are routines that are carried out daily at meal times, one at night and the other in the morning.
What are "sharing feelings" and "sharing dreams"?
The Old are treated this way in the community.
What is "with respect/honor"?
The community feels uncomfortable with any of these. They refrain from commenting on these things to avoid rudeness.
What is "any differences"?
The community created this to make agriculture and transportation easier.
What is "Climate Control"?
Jonas felt this way when he was skipped during the Ceremony of Twelves.
What is "shocked / embarrassed / anxious / afraid / etc."
This is present in all places of the community and ensures that community members receive reminders, minor chastisements, and updates.
What is "a speaker"?
Language must have this quality in the community.
What is "precision"?
The community prioritizes these things over freedoms and choice (at least two).
What is "sameness," "order," "safety," "happiness," "respect," etc.?
These are two things that Jonas is now allowed to do as The Receiver that other community members cannot.
What are "be rude" and "lie"?
How does Jonas feel AFTER the Ceremony of Twelves?
What is "isolated / apart / lonely / etc"
This quality is not present in the community and is treated when it begins showing up in children.
What is "Stirrings / attraction / desire / wanting / etc."?
These are the three groups of community members that might be Released.
What are "newchildren," "the Old," and "people receiving severe punishment"?
The role of the Receiver is to experience this so the rest of the community can be happy.
What is "suffering / pain"?
The Giver turning off the speaker before sharing Memories suggests that Memories are considered in the community to be this.
What is "dangerous"?
When Jonas claimed to now understand pain after the sunburn memory, the Giver did not respond.
According to the Giver's reaction, the Giver believes this about Jonas's expectations for the pain to come.
What is "Jonas does not yet understand pain / his expectation is not realistic"?