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If you have never read The Giver before, YOU NEED TO. IT IS SOOOOOO GOOD.

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The Giver reveals he is caring. "The Giver closed his eyes. 'It broke my heart, Jonas, to transfer pain to her...,'" (Lowry 169). The Giver is caring about the receivers. He hates it when he has to give them bad memories because he knows it affects them in a negative way.

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The Giver reveals he is not old. "The man smiled. He touched the sagging flesh on his own face with amusement. 'I am not, actually, as old as I look,' he told Jonas. 'This job has aged me. I know I look as if I should be scheduled for release very soon. But actually I have a good deal of time left,'" (Lowry 90). The Giver informs the reader that he is at an age that is not considered old.

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The Giver reveals compassion. "So there will be a whole part of your life which you won't be able to share with a family. It's hard, Jonas. It was hard for me," (Lowry 122). The Giver shows compassion to Jonas because he went through what Jonas is going to go through.

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Jonas reveals is a sensitive guy. "The newborn stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him. ' There could be love,' Jonas whispered," (Lowry 152). Jonas looks at Gabe and realizes he loves him. In this moment he knows love is real and helps the reader infer that Jonas loves Baby Gabe.

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Jonas reveals he is thoughtless. "Jonas frowned. 'But my parents must have had parents! I never thought about it before. Who are my parents-of-the-parents? Where are they?,'" (Lowry 146). Jonas seems clueless just like the rest of the community is but when he is given the memories he starts to think and question society.

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Jonas Shows reveals what he thinks about love.
"I like the feeling of Love" (Lowry 146). In a community where there is no emotion Jonas shares that he enjoys the feeling of Love, which shows us how powerful and amazing Love can be.

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Theme Song For the Giver "BlackBird" by The Beatles

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Theme Song For the Giver "BlackBird" by The Beatles

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The song "BlackBird" by the Beatles is about when given an opportunity or a chance, take it. Thats exactly what Jonas did. He was given an opportunity to give the memories back to the people of the community and that's what he went to go achieve. While doing this he got another opportunity to save Gabe from his death and he did. This song also talks about how a blackbird learns to fly and see. Jonas learns the feelings and emotions the giver gives him through memories (to fly) and sees things he hasn't seen before such as war, starvation, etc. (to see).

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The resolution in "The Giver" is when Jonas flee's the community. This is the resolution because him fleeing with Baby Gabe means that Gabe will not be released. Also the people gain feelings and the memories they don't have or know about. Jonas leaves his life for the better of the community and the protection of Baby Gabe.

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The climax is when Jonas realizes that to be released means to die. He watches his father release a newborn baby and to see this, it changes Jonas. Jonas now wants to save baby Gabe from being released. Jonas doesnt want Gabe to die so this part of the story sets a motion in which Jonas will flee the community with Gabe

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Jonas doesn't know whether to keep on breaking the rules and tell what the Giver tells him to do. The author writes, "But he knew he couldn't go back to the world of no feelings that he lived in so long," (Lowry 133) Jonas is confronted with a challenge of following the rules of the community or doing what he wants to do, gain freedom and knowledge.

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Jonas is haunted by the dark memories he receives from the Giver. "One of the children raised an imaginary rifle and made an attempt to destroy him with a firing noise. 'Pssheeew!' Then they were all silent, standing awkwardly, and the only sound was the sound of Jonas's shuddering breaths. He was struggling not to cry, " (Lowry 135). In this scene Jonas remembers of war as he is witnessing a war-like game. His emotions take over and he is in a battle to overcome his feelings. Throughout the story Jonas is mentally challenged to through thinking and receiving of harsh memories.

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Jonas tries to escape the community and starts a long journey to save Gabe. The author states, "The journey had become automatic: the sleep by days, hidden in underbrush and trees; the finding of water; the careful division of scraps of food, augmented by what he could find in the fields. And the endless, endless miles on the bicycle by night, " (Lowry 157) Jonas is going through hardships as he tries to escape the community, hardships such as hunger and tiredness.