The Giver
By Lois Lowry Flyer Created by Christy Guerrier
Book Summary
Jonas lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. When he begins to spend time with The Giver, an old man who is the sole keeper of the community's memories, Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, Jonas realizes that he must escape from their world to protect himself and those he loves, a challenge no one has ever completed successfully.
Main Character- Jonas
Jonas is a sensitive, polite, compassionate twelve-year-old boy. At the December Ceremony, he is selected to become the new Receiver of Memory, the most honored position in the community. Jonas is quite complacent, or non-caring, before he begins his training as the new Receiver, but after he gains wisdom from memories and realizes that people gave up their freedoms for Sameness, he becomes angry and frustrated. During his training, Jonas acquires very deep emotional feelings and learns about love. He becomes a close friend of The Giver and risks his own life to save the citizens in his community.
Other Important Characters
Gabriel (Gabe)
A new child who begins spending nights with Jonas' family unit because he needs extra attention and care. Gabe is a sweet child but does not sleep through the night and is not gaining weight as fast as the other new children. He ends up sleeping in Jonas' room and is able to receive memories from Jonas.
FIONA
"The Nurturer"- One of Jonas' good friends, Fiona is a very pretty girl who is sensitive, intelligent, quiet, and polite. She is assigned to be a Caretaker of the Old.
The Giver
The Giver is the current Receiver of Memory and trains Jonas to become the next Receiver and because he carries the burden of the memories of the world, he suffers from the pain contained within the memories. He is lonely because he can't share his work with citizens in the community, and he is cynical and frustrated at times because he knows that the people gave up too much when they chose Sameness. He loves Jonas and the people in the community.
Favorite Quote
Chapter 16
Things could change, Gabe," Jonas went on. "Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors. And grandparents," he added.
Teacher- like Questions
1. Imagine yourself as a citizen in the community, what would you do to change the way you were living?
2. Overall, what is the moral of The Giver?
3. How would you change the ending of The Giver?
4. Why do you think the author created the story this way?
Overall Rating
I liked the ending of the book because now the citizens of the community can have the freedom they deserved during their lifetimes.
I disliked when the elders choose the careers every child between 12 & up and started training at a young age. Overall, I would rate this book 8 stars out of ten!
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