Characters
What is Jonas' father's position in the community?
a Nurturer, a role responsible for the physical and emotional needs of newborn children at the Nurturing Center until they are assigned to family units
Who is Asher? How is he related to Jonas? What is his Assignment, and why?
Jonas' a cheerful, friendly best friend who makes a game out of everything and sometimes gets in trouble. He was assigned the Assistant Director of Recreation because of his playful, energetic, and good-natured personality.
What do The Giver, Jonas, and Gabriel have in common?
Pale eyes
What change does Jonas see with the apple, the audience, and Fiona’s hair?
He is seeing the color red.
What is Situational Irony?
Situational irony occurs when the actual outcome of a situation is starkly different from what was expected.
Example:
Overly talkative, becomes an 8 during the Ceremony
Who is Fiona? How is she related to Jonas? What is her Assignment, and why?
She is Jonas' friend and romantic interest.
Fiona's assignment is Caretaker of the Old. She is well-suited for this role because her calm, compassionate, and nurturing personality aligns with the caregiving duties required at the House of the Old where she spent many of her volunteer hours.
What is the morning ritual?
Dream-telling
What is release, and how do we know?
Release is the term used when members of the Community (from the book The Giver) are sentenced to leave to Elsewhere (actually, sentenced to death by lethal injection).
Jonas discovers the true meaning of "release" in Chapter 19 when he watches a video recording of his father performing a release on a baby twin.
What is tone?
The author's attitude toward the subject, expressed through their word choice, sentence structure, and imagery
What is Jonas' mother's position in the community?
the Department of Justice, where she is responsible for punishing citizens who break the community's rules
Who is Gabriel? How is he connected to Jonas' family?
He is a newchild (infant) who begins spending nights with Jonas' family unit because he needs extra attention and care
What is the dinner-time ritual?
Telling of feelings
What is Jonas and Giver’s PLAN to have Jonas escape the Community?
Jonas and the Giver's plan was for Jonas to escape the community to Elsewhere, allowing his accumulated memories to flood back into the community, triggering chaos and change, while the Giver stayed behind to help the community process these new feelings and thoughts.
What is mood?
The overall feeling or atmosphere that an author creates to evoke a specific emotion in the reader
What is Jonas' Assignment? Why did he get this Assignment and not someone else?
The new Receiver of Memory because he possessed four crucial qualities that set him apart from everyone else in his community: 1) Intelligence, 2) Integrity, 3) Courage, and 4) the Capacity to See Beyond
Who is Rosemary, and how is she significant to the novel, particularly Jonas and his Assignment as Receiver of Memory?
Rosemary was the previous Receiver-in-Training who was overwhelmed by the painful memories of loss, poverty, and fear she was given during her training. Unable to continue, she requested Release after five weeks, causing the chaotic return of all the memories she'd absorbed to the community.
What is the first memory The Giver transfers to Jonas?
A joyful sled ride
What is the significance of the Ceremony of Twelve?
The Ceremony of Twelve is an annual ceremony where the Twelves receive their assignments, marking a rite of passage into adulthood, and occurs in December.
Symbolism of the Apple in The Giver
The apple symbolizes change, difference, and the awakening of perceptions.
When Jonas sees the apple change color during a game of catch with his friend Asher, it represents his unique ability to "See Beyond," which allows him to perceive color and experience real emotions that have been suppressed in his colorless, controlled community.
Who is the Giver?
He carries the burden of the memories of the world and suffers from the pain contained within the memories. He trains Jonas by giving him memories to receive.
Who is the Committee of Elders? What do they do?
The Committee of Elders is the authority that controls all aspects of life in the community, including assigning jobs, forming families, and enforcing rules to maintain order and "Sameness."
What is the first painful memory that The Giver transfers to Jonas?
A sunburn
What ends up happening with Jonas and Gabe at the end?
At the end of The Giver, Jonas and Gabriel escape the community and are traveling into the wilderness when Jonas sees what he believes is a village with twinkling lights and hears music, prompting them to sled down a hill towards it.
Symbolism of Comfort Object / Elephants in The Giver
Lily's comfort object is a stuffed elephant, which symbolizes security and safety.
When Jonas receives memories from the Giver, he learns that elephants are real creatures, not imaginary ones. The memory of a poacher killing an elephant for its tusks is a disturbing revelation that contrasts sharply with Lily's perception of her comfort object.