https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m A short novel study including main points and some questions from each chapter. en-us 2018-01-10 16:14:08 UTC 2026-01-17 16:51:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://cnet1.cbsistatic.com/img/aYEgJ9azuuh-qQdQ8N1PmvGDg7M=/770x433/2017/05/21/fff96558-7428-4148-9546-d00b8abca7f8/terminatorpostercrop.jpg matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221076976 Q1.What was the jet doing flying anywhere near their community? It was a supposed accident. 
Q2.Why do they mention children's ages like they are a group, for example "she is a seven and I am an eleven"? We don't know, its just the way they are organised.

Main points: Jet flies over community "accidentally, twice".  Discover that the method of punishment is called being released. Their family discusses emotions at the dinner table. All the children seem very intelligent. They are trying to take in a boy with growth problems. Families are instead called family units. They have something called the ceremony of twelve where once a child turns twelve he/she goes to receive a job. A family has to consist of a mother, father, daughter and son, no more no less. ]]> 2018-01-12 18:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221076976 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077274 Q1.Why are there different ceremonies for all ages of children? Because each child unlocks a new responsability or privilige
Q2.Why is there a naming process for all of the children, but the parents don't get to choose the name. Because its just the way they are organised
 
Main points: Even children can be released if they have some sort of disability. Family units can temporarily adopt an extra child if it is permitted by the "committee". The community has different jobs for everybody,  for example, nurturers take care of newborn children. There are namers that state which child receives which name, for example "Child Fourty-Six receives the name Kadin". Each child receives a bike at the age of nine and is not allowed to ride until then. That rule is almost always broken though and there is no consequence to teaching a younger sibling how to ride a bike.  ]]> 2018-01-12 18:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077274 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077364 Q1.Why do so many of the citizens have dark eyes? Pale eyes indicates the ability to receive which is rare
Q2.Why are mirrors so rare. We don't find out

Main points: To have pale eyes is rare, as most people have darker eyes, unlike Jonas, Gabe and an unnamed 4. Stuffed animals are called comfort objects and get taken away at eight. Certain people get assigned as "birthmother", those people are meant to have the children but are only allowed to have three children until they are reassigned as a laborer. The birth mothers get treated like royalty until their reassignment, for example they get very nice food and have a large house to live in. The kids start their volunteer hours at eight. All of the girls need to have ribbons neatly tied into their hair. Apple being tossed around by Jonas and Asher suddenly changes mid air. Jonas cannot describe the changes that happened as they seemed to revert to normal after landing in Jonas' hand and only happened for a split second while it was in the air. ]]> 2018-01-12 18:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077364 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077427 Q1.Why are there so many rules? to keep the community in place
Q2.Are  bikes the only method of transport? no the receiver gets a car

Main points: Bragging is against the rules as well as to be rude to another person. Children have to take care of the elderly, they bathe them and help them walk. It is against the rules to see ones "nakedness", except for newborn and elderly people. When elders become to old they get released at a ceremony where all of the elders come, at the ceremony, they tell the elders life story. Children are not permitted to attend this ceremony as there is not enough room. ]]> 2018-01-12 18:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077427 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077553 Q1.Why do they have to report dreams. so they know when to start the stirrings pills
Q2.what are stirrings. a feeling for another person

Main points: families tell about their dreams once they wake. Jonas has his "stirrings". Stirrings are supposed to be treated. Stirrings are treated with pills. Houses are instead called dwellings. Everyone eventually has stirrings and needs to take pills for them until they enter the house of old. The pills must be taken daily for all of your adult life.]]> 2018-01-12 18:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221077553 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221215867 Q1 .why do the children get new privileges every year? its just how its organised
Q2. do all communities have to dress kids up for school? i assume so but no confirmation
 
Main points: At eight you receive volunteering. at nine you receive your bike. at seven you receive your front button facing jacket. 4s,5s and 6s have back facing buttons so they have to dress each other to learn interdependence. 12s get their assignments at the ceremony of twelves. If you feel like you don't fit in you can apply for elsewhere and be released without a ceremony. You have to apply for a spouse. ]]> 2018-01-13 22:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221215867 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221286192 Q1.Will numbers still be used be used in adulthood? possibly but not yet confirmed
Q2.Are the numbers all based on birth date. I don't know

Main points: Numbers for the children seem to be used in ceremonies and if the child is getting a scalding. Most of the rules are ridiculous and get commonly broken. After the ceremony of twelve age doesn't matter, most adults forget their age but there is a database that holds all of the ages of everyone. Everyone gets their assignments. Asher gets assistant director of recreation. Chief skips jonas's assignment. ]]> 2018-01-14 18:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221286192 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221442373 Definition: How the author reveals information
From the perspective of the narrator

First person

Third person omniscient
Narrator knows all
Look fors- he,she,it,they,them,etc.
Advantages-creates full picture for reader]]> 2018-01-15 13:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221442373 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221926447 Q1.Did jonas not get all of his volunteer hours done. yes it was a mistake
Q2.Why did the chief skip him. we don't know

Main points: Jonas receives the most important role as "receiver" after the chief elder apologizes for her mistake to the whole of the community. Training is done alone and with the previous receiver. Receiver is the most honoured assignment in the community. ]]> 2018-01-17 01:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/221926447 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/222657362 Q1.what does the role of receiver entail? you keep all of the memories
Q2.Does the role of receiver resemble that of being president? no the chief elder has that role type


Main points: After receiving an assignment the child gets a folder which they must bring home to study instructions based on their job. Everyone seems very uptight about jonas being the next receiver, like when ever someone addresses him they always  hesitate before talking to him.  the previous receivers name is so disgraced that they must not speak it or name a newchild with it! ]]> 2018-01-19 00:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/222657362 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/222657382 Q1.why was jonas so shocked at the thought of people being able to lie. because it is a rule for everyone else
Q2. is receiver the only job that is immune to certain rules. Yes he/she is the only one

Main points: jonas is allowed to tell lies and be rude, he also can't use medication from work resulted injuries. the annex is themost locked up area in the community to ensure  the receivers privacy for concentration purposes. jonas's room contains thousands of books. receiver is tasked with remembering the history of the entire world. receiver can transmit memories to people.]]> 2018-01-19 00:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/222657382 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/223181106 Q1. How does the receiver transmit memories. through placing their hands on a pale eyed persons bare back
Q2.Does he lose them once they are transmitted. he has a sliver of the memory

Main points: Receiver transmits memories by placing his hands on jonas's bareback. Receiver loses memory of that moment once it is transmitted. jonas learns new things that he didnt even know existed, like snow,hills,sleds and runners. jonas has to not tell of any dreams he might have had. jonas learns of sunshine. jonas learns of sunburn. ]]> 2018-01-22 02:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/223181106 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/223181136 Q1. is jonas able to tell his parents he's not allowed to tell dreams? I don't think so
Q2. is he able to tell them about what he is able and unable to do? no that is forbidden

Main points: elders can be disciplined with a smack from a wand, just like children. jonas witnesses fiona's hair change.  jonas discovers he's beginning to see the color red. Other people cant see color. sameness wiped out color and hills and sunshine. jonas will eventually begin to see all colors without them disappearing quickly. giver begins to transmit memory of rainbows.]]> 2018-01-22 02:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/223181136 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/223314530 What the author is trying to say about people,society,etc.

Not to be confused with a theme topic like love, war, or family.

Self-discovery: People must be able to make choices to reach their own  destiny / fulfillment. 

The importance of Memory: Lowrys personal inspiration- father with memory loss.
Without memory, human beings cannot reach true happiness.

Pleasure and Pain: Without pain, people cannot understand pleasure. We must embrace and learn from pain.

Blind obedience: It is important for people to question their society instead of following blindly.]]> 2018-01-22 13:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/223314530 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224041620 Q1.will Jonas be able to make other people see color. only pale eyed people with the ability to see beyond
Q2.what was the givers first sign he could see beyond. he couldn't see but could hear beyond, music

Main points: Jonas starts to see more colors, he has a memory of an elephant getting killed for its tusks. Jonas tries to make Asher see color. he tries to give his dad and lily the memory of the elephant. all three attempts fail. he learns he can have children and a spouse but cannot share anything about his job with them. Jonas understands why they veered towards sameness.]]> 2018-01-23 22:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224041620 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224043071 Q1.what measure of pain will there be during receiving lots of pain, physical and mental
Q2.how bad can the memories get. very painfull

Main points:Jonas experiences a lot of pain during a memory of sledding down a hill, crashing and breaking his leg. giver refuses to give him any pain relievers. family is contemplating letting Gabriel be released.  Jonas gets a lot of more painful memories including starvation. he also learns why a receiver is so important. Jonas gives a memory of a sailboat on a lake to Gabe to comfort him at night.]]> 2018-01-23 22:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224043071 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224488991 Q1.Why is the giver in such pain? he is holding the memory of war
Q2. Is the memory jonas is receiving about war? yes it is

Main points: Jonas walks in on the giver who is in severe pain from a certain memory. Jonas receives the memory which shows a land littered with bodies and a horse that suddenly appears then dies. Jonas has been shot in his arm. He gives a boy water and then dies. Jonas lies down and opens his eyes back on the bed]]> 2018-01-25 01:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224488991 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224489853 Q1.Is war the worst memory the giver had? We aren't sure
Q2.are there more memories of war? Possibly

Main points: Jonas learns about birthdays and about art. Jonas rides a horse to a stream of water to drink in a memory. The giver gives jonas his favourite memory, christmas. jonas is startled by the fact that grandparents aren't in the house of the old. His parents got mad at him for asking if they loved him because of precision of language. Jonas decides not to take his anti-stirrings pill]]> 2018-01-25 01:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/224489853 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/225455232 Q1.what is the need for the unscheduled holiday? we dont find out
Q2.are the laborers the only ones who have to work on unscheduled holidays? Yes they are

Main point:Jonas has an unscheduled holiday and is excited. he walks to the park where the kids are playing good guy vs bad guy and has a flashback of his memory of warfare. All the kids get on their bikes and ride away. Fiona asks jonas to take a ride with her by the creek and he refuses. Jonas is finally able to keep all colors. gabe is now old enough to be disciplined with a wand. Jonas dad has to make the decision of which twin gets released.]]> 2018-01-29 00:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/225455232 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/225456194 Q1.what happened to the previous receiver. she applied for release
Q2.why did she apply for release. she couldn't handel the pain

Main points:previous receivers name was rosemary. giver had to give the girl bad memories eventually but didn't want to give her physical harm, so he gave her loss, loneliness, a child taken from its mother. he then gave her hunger, poverty and terror, after all of this she couldn't take it so she applied for release and injected herself with a needle. if jonas were to have an accident all of his memories would be released to the community.]]> 2018-01-29 00:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/225456194 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405311 Q1. Will jonas see his dads recording. yes he does
Q2.what is release like. a needle injected that kills you

Main points:Jonas asks the receiver what release is. Jonas sees his dad in a secluded room. his assistant follows him into the room with the two children. His dad weighs the first child who is 6lbs and then the second who is 5lbs10oz. The smaller child is left in the room with his dad while the assistant takes the other child out of the room to the nurturing centre. his dad takes a needle and sticks the forehead of the newborn, killing it. he then bundles it up and throws it down a garbage chute and waves "bye-bye". jonas is mortified and the giver lets him stay at his house for the night.]]> 2018-01-31 03:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405311 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405374 Q1.why does his dad go threw with releasing a baby. they dont understand death
Q2.does he not know hes killing it? no he does not

Main points:turns out that jonas's dad and everyone doesn't understand death because only jonas and the giver have the memories. Jonas is extremely upset. the giver and jonas make a plan to get jonas to escape the community. the giver had something called hearing beyond and he could hear music. the giver can no longer see color. jonas receives memories of courage and bravery to help him on his journey]]> 2018-01-31 03:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405374 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405434 Q1.will the searchers stop coming. yes they do
Q2.what will jonas find in elsewhere. He hears music then the book ends.

Main points:Jonas is very far from the community and notices changes in the road like the narrowness and bumpiness. the bumps cause jonas to fall and twist his ankle as well as scrape his knew but gabe is fortunately unharmed. forests become thicker and darker as well as there are more streams along the path. jonas is aware of what gabe thinks is a plane but when he looks up it is a bird, he also sees a red fox along the path and his first waterfall. jonas and gabe are very short on food and are constantly starving. ]]> 2018-01-31 03:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405434 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405457 Q1.Will jonas and gabe starve. we do not find out if they died or found elsewhere
Q2.how will they survive. Sheer willpower

Main points:jonas experiences hills and weather changes like rain. jonas experiences snow, but now he and gabe are very cold. his bike stops pedaling and jonas is forced to walk. jonas tries to call forward memories of warmth but most have already faded. jonas suddenly remembers times with his sister and his friends. jonas finds a sled and goes down the hill with gabe strapped to his chest. ]]> 2018-01-31 03:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/226405457 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/227595505 Q1.Why did jonas feel he had to leave? gabe was being released the next morning
Q2.why is gabriel getting released? he does not sleep at night

Main points:Jonas father talks about releasing gabe because he cannot sleep soundly. Jonas left early to take gabriel with him to prevent his release. jonas gives gabe his most soothing memory. Jonas escapes the community and gives gabe his breakfast. The community sends out jets that have thermal sensors that can see body heat but jonas uses a memory of cold to turn down their body temperature. there are also search teams that are patrolling the area but because only jonas sees color the foliage protects them. ]]> 2018-02-02 17:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/227595505 matthew_oliver https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/228571479 The most important theme from the giver is byfar pleasure and pain because this story depicts a community with an immense amount of ridiculous rules that prevent the residents from doing anything but at the same time it keeps everything organised so nothing gets out of hand. 

Also, the community chooses everything for everybody. This prevents people from doing something they actually want and makes the community a lot less happy, but at the same time it keeps the community in tact with people doing jobs that they would do best at rather than enjoy doing.]]> 2018-02-06 13:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_oliver/4ctcnk3edo5m/wish/228571479