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Chapter 1 / The worst punishment is Release. The reader learns that the Pilot-in-training will be Released.
Chapter 2 / The reader learns about Family Units. Jonas worries about the approaching Ceremony of Twelve and his Assignment.
Chapter 3 / Lily rudely calls attention to Jonas’ lighter eyes. Almost everyone has the same dark eyes.
Chapter 4 / The special Ceremony of the Release is described. Larissa explains the experience.
Chapter 5 / Due to his dream about his friend Fiona, Jonas must take a small pill to control his Stirrings.
Chapter 6 / Jonas and Lily discuss the different privileges and changes that come with being an Eight, Nine, and Ten. If a community member would like to leave the community, they can apply for Release and go to Elsewhere.
Chapter 7-9 / Jonas and his friends receive their Assignments. Jonas will be the new Receiver-in-training. For the first time, Jonas feels different, he feels separate.
Chapter 10 / The Giver tells Jonas that he is weighted with the memories of the whole world.
Chapter 11 / Jonas experiences the memory of snow and a sled ride. He then experiences the pain of sunburn. The reader learns about Climate Control.
Chapter 12 / Jonas realizes that he is beginning to see the color red. In order to control certain things, Jonas learns that the society had to give up color.
Chapter 13 / Jonas is seeing more color. Also, Jonas experiences the memory of the dieing elephant, and the mourning of its fellow elephant. Jonas tries to share this with Lily.
Chapter14 / Jonas experiences pain through a sled accident; few in the community have experienced pain. Jonas also experiences hunger leading to a discussion about Population Control.
Chapter 15 / Jonas experiences the terrible memory of warfare, and witnesses the death of a young soldier.
Chapter 16 / Jonas does not want to continue receiving memories, but he realizes he does not have a choice. Jonas understands being an individual after experiencing the memory of a birthday party. Jonas experiences the memory of being with family. He also learns what grandparents are. Jonas tells his parents that he loves them, they do not respond with the same word choice. Jonas stops taking his pill.
Chapter 18 / The Giver tells Jonas about Rosemary, the previous Receiver-in-training.
Chapter 19 / Jonas watches the Release of one of the identical twins. The Release is performed by his father.
Chapter 20 / Jonas and The Giver plot Jonas’ escape to Elsewhere.
Chapter 21 / Jonas is forced to leave early, breaking three rules. One rule in particular, he steals the leftover food from the evening’s meal. Planes search for Jonas and Gabriel, he knows that they cannot see color.
Chapter 22 / Jonas and Gabriel endure hunger as they leave their community. They also see a bird and experience rain for the first time.
Chapter 1 / The worst punishment is Release. The reader learns that the Pilot-in-training will be Released.
Chapter 2 / The reader learns about Family Units. Jonas worries about the approaching Ceremony of Twelve and his Assignment.
Chapter 3 / Lily rudely calls attention to Jonas’ lighter eyes. Almost everyone has the same dark eyes.
Chapter 4 / The special Ceremony of the Release is described. Larissa explains the experience.
Chapter 5 / Due to his dream about his friend Fiona, Jonas must take a small pill to control his Stirrings.
Chapter 6 / Jonas and Lily discuss the different privileges and changes that come with being an Eight, Nine, and Ten. If a community member would like to leave the community, they can apply for Release and go to Elsewhere.
Chapter 7-9 / Jonas and his friends receive their Assignments. Jonas will be the new Receiver-in-training. For the first time, Jonas feels different, he feels separate.
Chapter 10 / The Giver tells Jonas that he is weighted with the memories of the whole world.
Chapter 11 / Jonas experiences the memory of snow and a sled ride. He then experiences the pain of sunburn. The reader learns about Climate Control.
Chapter 12 / Jonas realizes that he is beginning to see the color red. In order to control certain things, Jonas learns that the society had to give up color.
Chapter 13 / Jonas is seeing more color. Also, Jonas experiences the memory of the dieing elephant, and the mourning of its fellow elephant. Jonas tries to share this with Lily.
Chapter14 / Jonas experiences pain through a sled accident; few in the community have experienced pain. Jonas also experiences hunger leading to a discussion about Population Control.
Chapter 15 / Jonas experiences the terrible memory of warfare, and witnesses the death of a young soldier.
Chapter 16 / Jonas does not want to continue receiving memories, but he realizes he does not have a choice. Jonas understands being an individual after experiencing the memory of a birthday party. Jonas experiences the memory of being with family. He also learns what grandparents are. Jonas tells his parents that he loves them, they do not respond with the same word choice. Jonas stops taking his pill.
Chapter 18 / The Giver tells Jonas about Rosemary, the previous Receiver-in-training.
Chapter 19 / Jonas watches the Release of one of the identical twins. The Release is performed by his father.
Chapter 20 / Jonas and The Giver plot Jonas’ escape to Elsewhere.
Chapter 21 / Jonas is forced to leave early, breaking three rules. One rule in particular, he steals the leftover food from the evening’s meal. Planes search for Jonas and Gabriel, he knows that they cannot see color.
Chapter 22 / Jonas and Gabriel endure hunger as they leave their community. They also see a bird and experience rain for the first time.