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The title of the book is symbolic of the purpose of the old Receiver. He has to give to Jonas memories and feelings of things long gone. The title symbolizes everything that the old Receiver is giving to Jonas and is important because like the yin-yang, if there is one who receives, there is one who gives.

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In the three memories Jonas receives, he sees snow, sunshine, hills, a sled, and runners. He also gets a sunburn. The community removed all these things.

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Jonas is so surprised when he learns about the Giver's privacy feature (the door lock and the speakers that can be switched off) because he has simply never seen it before. The community is perfect, so why would anyone need to hide anything? This obviously shows him that the job he has is more important than anything else the community has, since the Giver needs so much privacy.

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On page 98, Jonas says, “I thought there was only us.
I thought there was only now.” This means that Jonas never was taught the concept of the past, the idea that everything was not as it seems - that there used to be things before the community. This is not a good way to live, since one who knows the past can learn from mistakes and have a more profound sense of the world around them and how it changed (for better or for worse).

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The process for transmitting memories is for the Receiver to lie face down, shirtless, and the Giver to place his hand on the back of the Receiver. Then, the Giver tugs the memory he will transmit forward, and it flows through the Receiver who will then see it. The first memory that Jonas receives is one of a lovely sled ride.

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Unlike the other houses in the community, the Receiver's is much more spacious and comfortable. It has comfortable chairs, tons of books, and also a lock and a speaker that can be turned off. The comfort is because the Receiver needs to be comfortable enough to transfer the memories. The privacy is so that his work is interrupted. These show that his job is irrefutably the most important

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In the Giver, when a child reaches puberty they get certain dreams about 'love'. However, they are forced to take pills to stop this feeling. This is because, unlike our world, people cannot choose their spouse, so if they get a spouse they aren't in love with, they still are happy. Thus the community can arrange who gets and deserves a spouse, and everyone is happy. This is unlike our society in America, but it happens in other places in the world.

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In the Sneetches, all the Sneetches think differences create status symbols. In the Giver, these problems don't exist. People are not allowed to point out differences. It is important to know that differences don't mean everything, and that these different things don't mean anything, only your thoughts and actions do.

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In real life, an apple represents variety, since there are sweet apples, tart apples, and a mix of both. Apples can be large, small, crunchy and soft, and even crisp and juicy. However, the apple in The Giver is the same as all the other apples in the Utopia. Spherical. Colorless. With the same exact taste. This is literally how Jonas' utopia is. Every uniform and hairstyle is the same, every home is the same, even every family. Differences cannot even be publicly mentioned! The fact of the matter is, there is no variety in The Giver, turning a perfect society into a bland boring one - an absolute Dystopia.

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Release is a term used throughout The Giver (by Lois Lowry) to explain when someone is exiled from the utopia. Release can happen in many points of a person’s life. If a newborn or ‘Newchild’ is not growing properly, then they are to be released. If a person during their life commits a crime, they too are released. These are negative, since someone is not able to live their life fully in their community (Lowry 10). However, if an elder manages to live out their entire life in the Utopia, then their release is considered a celebration, since they have made it so far.  This helps to show how much the Community values its members - if they are not worthy, then they can go, but if they are worthy and have remained so their whole life, then to finally is an achievement. Unlike real life, exaltation (or release) happens very often, and it is there to retain perfection in the utopia