Jonas begs The Giver to escape with him, but The Giver refuses, saying he is too old and weak, and that he will be needed to help the people cope with the painful memories left behind. Jonas realizes that The Giver is right to care about the people of the community even if they aren't capable of caring about him.
The Giver will stay in the community to help the people deal with the memories, for if the people don't have The Giver's help, they will probably destroy themselves. Jonas doesn't want to leave The Giver, his only real friend, behind.
Jonas is overcome by pain and horror when he realizes what release really is. He starts crying and refuses to go home to his family, knowing that his father lied to him about what would happen to the newchild. He cannot believe that his friend Fiona efficiently kills the Old when they are released.
The Giver decides to stay behind in order to act as a guide for the people of their community. When Jonas leaves, all of the memories he carries will be released into the general consciousness. People will be able to see color, feel pain, and experience grief.
In Chapter 20 of The Giver, Jonas is quite upset because he has learned that his father kills babies when he releases them. He tells the Giver that he cannot return home, and the Giver allows him to stay for the night.
The Giver ends with Jonas's rejection of his community's ideal of Sameness. He decides to rescue Gabriel and escape the community, and they grow steadily weaker as they travel through an unfamiliar wintery landscape.
The ending to The Giver is sort of a "take it how you like it" deal. Either Jonas and Gabriel make it to Elsewhere, everyone is happy, and the world is right as rain, or… they die of exposure/starvation in the freezing snow.
At the end of the chapter, Jonas cries. He does this because he realizes he may not be able to save Gabriel. Through his tears, Jonas comes to understand that he cares more about Gabriel than himself.
Jonas leaves the community in The Giver because he realizes that its governmental and social systems have become deeply corrupted. The people in the community are accustomed to surrendering their freedom to the Council of Elders.
Jonas wants to know if The Giver has ever lied to him; the old man answers no, he never has.
Why is Jonas so upset? Jonas is upset because he realizes that "release" actually meaning "killing"; and, when his father has "released" the newchild twin, that actually means that his father has killed the newchild (Lowry 190-191).
Jonas is shocked at the end of Chapter 10 because the Receiver turns off the speaker.
Why did Jonas become upset when number twenty is called? He became upset because they skipped him. Why does Jonas's family feel disgraced and embarrassed? Jonas' number was never called.
The Giver has mild sexual references. For example, the Elders discuss how love leads to sex, which leads to murder and death. The Elders therefore believe that emotions are negative and the word 'love' is banished. People of all ages are not allowed to touch anyone who is not a member of their direct nuclear family.
The first notable case of banning The Giver was in California in 1994. At the time, parents complained of violent and sexual passages. Today, the book sits on the banned list due to potentially difficult topics of violence and infanticide and unsuited for the age group.
I've seen this book recommended to 5th graders too. I would maybe suggest this book for 13+ and with an adult guidance/discussion group.
Jonas leaves in the middle of the night, breaking three key rules: stealing his father's bike because it has a child seat, stealing food, and leaving his dwelling at night. If he is caught, he will be condemned. To make Gabriel sleep, Jonas transmits peaceful memories to him.
"He felt, surprisingly, no fear, nor any regret at leaving the community behind. But he felt a very deep sadness that he had left his closes friend behind (163) . . .
His only regret is leaving The Giver. Because The Giver has the Capacity to Hear Beyond, Jonas calls out a farewell to his friend, hoping that The Giver will hear it.
Fiona is a classmate and love interest of Jonas, the main character in Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver.
When Jonas next sees Fiona, he suggests to her that she stop taking her morning injections, which is what numbs the emotions in everyone. He later takes her to the Triangle, a spot where they and Asher enjoyed going to. There, Jonas kisses Fiona for the first time.
Jonas and The Giver are the only citizens known to see colors. Jonas only began to see colors when the Giver gave him his first memories.
This movie has kissing and murdering in it.
He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo. These are the last lines of The Giver.
Although the Giver is a kind and understanding old man, he is the book's main antagonist. This is not because he is evil, but rather because he perpetuates a society in which humans no longer possess the freedom to choose their own lives.