Ceremonies/Rituals
Children receive these at the Ceremony of One.
What are names and families?
This element of Dystopia is represented by the Speakers that are everywhere in the community.
What is surveillance?
This word means to try to get or do something by flattering or whining.
What is wheedle?
Two ways that The Giver's space in the Annex is different from other dwellings in the community.
What are luxurious fabrics, decorative furniture, books, and/or soft chairs.
This gives instructions to citizens of the community throughout the day.
What is the voice over the loudspeaker?
Everyone in the community communicates carefully, following this rule.
What is Precision of Language?
What is a troublesome item that Lily only has to wear for one more year?
What are hair ribbons?
What is a perfect world?
A large gathering of people.
What is a throng?
This was the first memory transmitted to Jonas by the Giver.
What is sledding down a hill?
Hills, snow, and many other things were eliminated when Jonas's community adopted this philosophy.
What is Sameness?
This is the first item that Jonas saw "change".
What is an apple?
The Front Button Jacket that children are given at the Ceremony of 7 is meant to represent this.
What is independence?
This is how the Fear of the Outside World dystopian element is portrayed in The Giver. (What the world outside the Community is called.)
What is Elsewhere?
Serene, serious, and solemn are synonyms that refer to this.
What is being calm and not upset?
Jonas is shocked to discover that his rules for training empower him to do this.
What is to lie?
The Treatment that is given when children start to mature doesn't stop being given until citizens arrive here.
What is the House of the Old?
These people take care of newchildren from birth until they are assigned to a family unit.
What are Nurturers?
These are the changes when a child participates in the Ceremony of Three.
What are the girls wear hair ribbons and they begin sharing their dreams?
The fact that every family has two children - one boy and one girl - represents this element of Dystopia.
What is Conformity?
She understood that she deserved the gentle chastisement from her teacher because her actions were wrong. The word chastisement in this sentence means...
What is verbal punishment?
This was the first unpleasant memory transmitted to Jonas.
What is a sunburn?
Namings, Matching of Spouses, Placement of Newchildren, and Assignments are all decided by this body.
What is the Council of Elders?
This is the age when you are considered an adult in the Community.
What is 12?
Jonas uses this word to describe his feelings about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve.
What is apprehensive?
Gratitude is the overarching characteristic of our community of Lemuria. In The Giver, this is the way people are supposed to act around each other.
What is polite(ness)?
What is ironic?
Jonas asks about the previous Receiver-in-training and learns that her name has this designation.
What is Not-To-Be-Spoken?
These Rituals are intended to monitor the community's feelings and emotions.
What are Sharing of Feelings and Telling of Dreams?
Pale eyes may be a clue to those in the community who have his special ability.
What is the Capacity to See Beyond?