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| The Giver; summary |
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| The giver summary Chapter 1-7 Jonas, an eleven-year-old, explains everything regarding the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve, the time in his society when he will be assigned a career and begin life as an adult. Jonas’s parents reassure him that the Committee of Elders will choose a career that suits him. Jonas’s father, a Nurturer who takes care of children, brings a struggling baby named Gabriel home. Jonas thinks about the Speakers who make announcements to the community over the loudspeakers all day, and he remembers a time when an announcement was specifically directed at him after he took an apple home to investigate it. One day, Jonas meets his friend Asher at the House of the Old so they can do their volunteer hours together, and Asher speaks with a woman named Larissa who described the release of one of the Old. Though she did not know what actually happened when someone was released, she assumed it was wonderful even if she does not understand why children were forbidden to attend. In Jonas’s society, families discuss their dreams together. In the morning, Jonas tells about a dream he had and the feeling of desire that the dream had. Jonas’s mother identifies the dream as his first Stirring and gives Jonas a pill to quell the feelings of arousal. On the first morning of the Ceremony, Jonas, his mother, and his sister Lily discuss the milestones that children achieve each year, and later, Jonas trusts that the Committee will give him an appropriate Assignment. |