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Page 1 – Characters
Page 2 – Setting
Pages 3 & 4 - Themes
Jonas
A science fiction and fantasy novel
Importance of Memory
Being an Individual
protagonist
that does not have a defined time or
o
becomes Receiver of Memories for
place. Most likely set in the future.
Jonas’s community
Being an Individual
o
the community
The place is an idealistic community
decided to eliminate
Individuality was lost in
The Giver
on Earth
memories to stop pain. In
Jonas’s community when
previous Receiver of Memory
turn this caused people to
everyone lost vision to see
o
Lily
not remember happy
color, music, etc.
Jonas’s younger sister
occasions as well.
The geneticists even tried
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Mother
Page 2 – Point of View
The society lived in peace
to keep people from being
Jonas’s parent
and harmony, yet did not
born with traits such as
o
works for Department of Justice
third-person point of view - limited to
feel anything deeply. No
red hair and blue eyes.
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Father
what Jonas observes and thinks
one felt pain when a
The concept of Sameness
Jonas’s parent
member of the
was the plan.
o
works as Nurturer in Child
community was released.
o
Development Center
Freedom
Dangers of Sameness
Gabriel
newchild that is temporarily living
o
All freedoms were
All individuality has been
with Jonas’s family
removed from Jonas’s
taken away. People have
Asher
world. The people even
lost arts such as music
Jonas’s friend
o
took a pill so that desire
By taking away risks and
assigned Assistant Director of
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was taken away.
choices all pain, suffering,
Recreation
The society gave up
and emotions including joy
Fiona
freedom in order to have
are taken away creating a
Jonas’s friend
o
safety.
society that cannot
in training to become Caretaker for
o
remember mistakes to
the Old
prevent future ones.
Larissa
one of the Old who Jonas helps bath
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Rosemary
previous Receiver-in-Training
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the Giver’s daughter
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