Jonas:
The story starts as Jonas, a twelve- year-old boy, who is waiting for his life
assignment. When he is given his assignment, he is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory.
As the Receiver he has to get every memory from all over the world from the old Receiver
he calls The Giver.
The Giver:
The Giver is the man who is the old Receiver. He is also the one
who gives Jonas the memories. In the community were Jonas lives is everything is
controlled, even people's memory. The Giver is the only one who is not controlled. It is
the Receiver's job to store the memories of the community and pass them on to the next
Receiver.
Gabe:
Gabe is an infant who was part of Jonas's father's work that Jonas's father
brought home so he won't be released from the community(killed).
Jonas's Family:
Jonas's family is not like our idea of a family.
They don't
love each of there family members like we love ours. There is no privacy between
anybody. They shared there dreams at breakfast and there day at dinner.
Introduction of Characters:
Lowry introduces Jonas and his
family, with Gabe, plus The Giver.
Rising Action:
Jonas receives the assignment of Receiver of Memory.
Complication:
Jonas finds out that not all memories are nice.
Conflict:
The conflict is man vs. man. Jonas can't turn down his assignment
without being released.
Climax:
Jonas runs away from the perfect community so that Gabe won't be
released.
Falling Action:
People search for Jonas and Gabe.
Resolution:
Finally Jonas and Gabe make it elsewhere, and they were safe.
The Giver Setting
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Trash
This is just a low-level book report copied several times with brief answers for questions that were obviously given to the writer as an assignment. This is in no way an essay, and was a waste of reading time. Even the answers to the questions are trash, especially for a high school class; they are shallow and lacking. Two thumbs straight down.
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