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The Giver ch. 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Third Person Limited POV | the narrator of the story is outside, but only knows the thoughts and feelings of 1 character |
| Symbol(ism) | an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance. |
| Direct Characterization | author TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is |
| Indirect Characterization | shows things to reveal the personality of the character. |
| S of STEAL | Speech: What does the character say? How does the character speak? |
| T of STEAL | Thoughts: What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings? |
| E of STEAL | Effect on others: toward the character. What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? |
| A of STEAL | Actions: What does the character do? How does the character behave? |
| L of STEAL | Looks: What does the character look like? How does the character dress? |
| Jonas | 11 year old boy "apprehensively" waiting for his Ceremony of 12 |
| Mother | employed by the Department of Justice; disapproves of Lily's wish to be assigned as birthmother |
| Father | employed as a Nurturer; breaks the rules of checking the naming list and calling a pre-one by its name prior to the ceremony |
| Lily | 8 year old girl; sometimes very rude and sloppy; Jonas' sister |
| Asher | 11 year old boy; uncoordinated; often late; struggles with precision of language |
| Fiona | 11 year old girl; Jonas' first stirring is directed toward his romantic feelings for her |
| Speaker | voices the scolding (chastisement) publicly to the community without using names |
| Gabriel | pale eyed baby who Father brings home at night |
| Committee of Elders | High Council in charge of picking Assignments for 12's by observing their volunteer hours and naming of 1's |
| Stirrings | the first romantic feelings that come to Elevens in a dream |
| Family Unit | Consists of a Mother, Father, a son, and a daughter |
| Pale Eyes | uncommon; rare; minority in the community; 'Funny' according to Lily |
| Chastisement from SPEAKER | anonymous public punishment for wrong doing in the community |
| Morning Ritual | occurs during breakfast. each member of the family shares their DREAMS from the night before |
| Evening Ritual | occurs during dinner. each member of the family shares their FEELINGS from the day |
| Volunteer Hours | started at the Ceremony of 8. increasingly monitored by 11. used to determine your Assignment. |
| "Rule" about Sameness | it is considered RUDE to point out differences within the member of the community |
| Precision of Language | using the correct terminology to express your thoughts and feelings |
| Gabriel (as a symbol) | Symbol for: failure (which is why Father asks for special circumstances for him because no other newborn was being considered for release |
| "Jonas was CAREFUL about LANGUAGE" (3) | DIRECT Characaterization |
| "Oh, look!" LILY SQUEALED in delight. "Isn't he cute? Look how tiny he is! and he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas" (25) | INDIRECT: SPEECH Lily's dialogue about Gabe |
| "It (the apple) jumps out of my hand onto the ground" (ASHER 31) | INDIRECT: SPEECH Asher telling Jonas about dropping the apple during catch |
| "JONAS FELT PROUD to have joined those who took the pills" (49) | DIRECT |
| "He didn't often do his volunteer hours with his friends because ASHER FREQUENTLY FOOLED AROUND MAKING SERIOUS WORK A LITTLE DIFFICULT" (38) | INDIRECT: EFFECT ON OTHERS Asher's behavior makes it difficult for Jonas to accomplish tasks |
| "The little GIRL nodded and LOOKED DOWN AT HERSELF, at the jacket with its row of large buttons" (52) | INDIRECT: LOOKS the little girl is overwhelmed the appearance of her new jacket |
| "It was an activity that they had PERFORMED COUNTLESS TIMES; THROW, CATCH, THROW, CATCH. It was effortless for Jonas. (30) | INDIRECT: ACTIONS playing catch is an easy concept for Jonas. he seems bored by it. |
| "He (JONAS) was FASCINATED. It didn't seem a terribly important rule but that fact that his father had broken the rule AWED HIM" (15) | INDIRECT: THOUGHTS Jonas was fascinated and thought of his father as a rule follower |
| "Almost EVERY CITIZEN in the COMMUNITY had DARK EYES" (20) | DIRECT All citizens in the Community eyes looked the same |
| "He turned toward Lily and NOTICED HIS SATISFACTION that her ribbons were, AS USUAL, undone and dangling" (22) | INDIRECT: THOUGHTS Jonas is reflected on Lily's appearance and is satisfied that she is always messy |
| new children | family units apply to acquire their required amount of children |
| mature haircut | Ceremony of 10 |
| new jacket with pockets for calculators | Ceremony of 11 |
| begin volunteer hours | Ceremony of 8 |
| give up their comfort objects | Ceremony of 8 |
| Receive their Assignment and stop volunteer hours | Ceremony of 12 |
| No longer keep track of physical age | after Ceremony of 12 |
| receive back-buttoned jacket | Ceremony of 4 |
| loss of hair ribbons | Ceremony of 9 |
| Given a name and family unit | Ceremony of 1 |
| receive a front buttoned jacket | Ceremony of 7 |
| December | Month the Ceremonies of age occur |
| Gabe as a symbol | Failure: no other new children are being considered for Release |
| back-buttoned jackets as a symbol | Interdependence: they need to count on people in their family unit and Community to assist them |
| Bicycles as a symbol | Independence: they can move out in the Community without the assistance/supervision of their parents. |
| Front-buttoned jackets as a sybmol | Independence: growing up and can dress selves. no longer dependent on the Community for assistance |
| Pale eyes as a symbol | Uniqueness: violate the Rule of "Sameness" so they are to remain unmentioned |
| the Community as a symbol | Sameness: the Community is controlled to keep the population all on the same level |
Created by:
lwoeller