Characters
This is the main character who is selected as the Receiver of Memory.
Jonas
This age marks when children receive their life assignment.
Twelve
These are transferred from The Giver to Jonas.
Memories
This happens when Jonas begins seeing colors.
This shows the community values order over freedom.
Control
Jonas’s younger sister who enjoys rules and reporting others.
Lily
This is the name of the ceremony where assignments are given.
Ceremony of the Twelve
The first memory Jonas receives is of this weather experience.
Snow - on the sled
Jonas discovers his father’s role in release by watching this.
The release of the twin
This explains why emotions are limited in the community.
Sameness / Suppression of Feelings
The baby Jonas’s family temporarily cares for.
Gabriel
This rule prevents people from seeing differences in skin color and nature.
Sameness
This memory shows Jonas real family love during a holiday.
The Christmas memory
Jonas decides to leave the community quickly because of this.
Jonas learns this emotion when he receives the family memory.
Love
The Receiver of Memory before Jonas who failed her training.
Rosemary
This happens to people who break serious rules or no longer fit in the community.
Release
These memories cause Jonas to feel pain and suffering.
war, hunger, or death memories
Jonas escapes using this plan.
leaving at night with stored food and his bicycle
The community believes this causes problems and pain.
Emotions (and Memories)
This character trains Jonas and holds the memories of the past.
The Giver
This is the hidden truth about what “release” actually means.
Killing
These memories ultimately lead Jonas to question the community’s values.
Love, choice and emotion
The novel ends with Jonas reaching this place.
the houses with lights/music (or Elsewhere)
Jonas leaves the community because he wants people to have this.
Freedom and Choice