Vocabulary
Overwhelmed with grief or shock
What is DEVASTATED
This taught Jonas about the bond between humans and animals.
"And in the moment that the horse turned from the stream and nudged Jonas's shoulder affectionately with its head, he perceived the bonds between animal and human."
These returned after Jonas stopped taking his pills.
"The stirrings had returned."
The last Reciever's-in-training name.
"Her name was Rosemary," he told Jonas, finally.
What did Jonas express that he'd like to watch.
"I wish I could watch," he added as an afterthought. He liked the thought of seeing his father perform the ceremony, and making the little twin clean and comfy.
Clearly defined and accurate
What is PRECISE
Jonas's response to The Giver's favorite memory
"Warmth," Jonas replied, "and happiness. And -- let me think. Family. That is was a celebration of some sort, a holiday. And something else -- I can't quite get the word for it."
How Jonas knew that Lily had not felt true anger at the boy who'd broken rules.
"Now he had, in the memories, experienced injustice and cruelty, and he had reacted with rage that welled up so passionately inside him that the thought of discussing it calmly at the evening meal was unthinkable."
The type of painful memories that The Giver gave Rosemary.
"I couldn't bring myself to inflict physical pain on her. But I gave her anguish of many kinds. Poverty, hunger, and terror."
Jonas viewed the Ceremony on this.
"Jonas watched the video screen above the row of switches. Its blank face began to flicker with zig-zag lines; then some numbers appeared, followed by the date and time. He was astonished and delighted that this was available to him, and surprised that he had not known."
Severe sufferreing or distress
What is ANGUISH
The emotion that Jonas enjoyed about the Christmas memory
"I liked the feeling of love," he confessed. ... "I wish we still had that," he whispered.
"He had a sudden choking feeling, as if it were difficult to breathe."
Rosemary's reaction to the painful memories.
"I was notified by the Speaker that she had gone directly to the Chief Elder and asked to be released."
The place that the needle was inserted into the newborn twin.
"He pushed the plunger very slowly, injecting the liquid into the scalp vein until the syringe was empty."
To cause harm or pain
What is INFLICT
After Gabriel was taken back to the nurturing center at night.
"But when he was taken away, he stopped sleeping again, and cried in the night.
So he was back in Jonas's sleepingroom.
The job that Lily's mother thought she would be good at.
The effect of Rosemary's release on the community.
"when she was gone, the memories came back to the people."
What Jonas's father did with the baby's body.
"His father loaded the carton containing the body into the chute and gave it a shove."
No longer used
What is OBSOLETE
Jonas stopped doing this every morning.
"The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill."
What Jonas's father would have to do the next day when the identical twins were born.
"I weigh them, hand the larger over to a Nurturer who's standing by, waiting, and then I get the smaller one all cleaned up and comfy. Then I perform a small Ceremony of Release."
"If you floated off in the river, I suppose I could help the whole community the way I've helped you. It's an interesting concept. I need to think about it some more. Maybe we'll talk about it again sometime."
This is what The Giver told Jonas about Rosemary's release.
"And I watched as Rosemary told them that she would prefer to inject herself."