... were many events that took place, so I am only going to describe the main ones. One of the main events was when Jonas made it to the ceremony of the 12s. In this ceremony the kids figured out what there job was going to be when they were adults. The elderly lady who was calling the names in alphabetical order, skipped Jonas ... his little brother was going to be released. Jonas immediately went to the Giver and they planned for Jonas to escape with Jonas at a ceremony where nobody would notice he was gone. So the night of the ceremony he took Jonas on his dads bike and they went for ano...

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Jonas lives in a community where pain, rudeness, and war are non-existent. Every child undergoes a ceremony in December every year until they reach twelve years of age, at which point they receive their Assignments, the jobs they will perform as adults. A committee of Elders carefully watches ... the committee determines they are capable of being good parents. Every day, families undergo rituals of sharing, in which they analyze their feelings and dreams with one another. As his Ceremony of Twelve approaches, Jonas is apprehensive because he has no idea what Assignment he will receive. His p...

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... of breeding, where male and female units mate under highly regulated conditions. Then, they must forfeit their child to the collective, which distributes it to an appropriate home at the Ceremony of Naming. In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 falls in love with Liberty 5-3000, the Golden One. They feel pangs of emotion for each other for which they have no words. When ... the Utopia in The Giver who experiences feelings of passion or concern about individual privacy, or the desire for knowledge, will face the Ceremony of Release. When Jonas' Mother had twins, only one was to move on to the Cerem...

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... the citizens from their daily work and lead to selfish relationships or even conflict. When a boy named Caleb is "lost" in the river, the community performs the Murmur-of-Replacement Ceremony. This ceremony provides a replacement child for Caleb's parents. This is an example of this Utopia's rejection of strong feelings. Instead of allowing Caleb's parents to experience real sadness and pain because ... . There is no mention in the community of the word "death." Caleb has only been "lost." It is likely that the word "death" is unknown in the community. Following the Ceremony of Twelve, J...

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... for one they choose. The tale of The Giver is told through the eyes of twelve-year-old protagonist Jonas, who at the renowned coming of age ceremony known to Jonas' society as the Ceremony of Twelve is given the highly honored Assignment of Receiver of Memory. The Receiver of Memory is the sole keeper of the community's collective memory. When the ... ...

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... the family unit must apply for children when they are ready, and they can only have two; one boy and one girl. There is a special ceremony that advances every child in the community, and at the ceremony, they give families that have applied for a child the one that the elders think would be the best child for them. When a child gets to ... ...

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... center, and his mother works at the Department of Justice. Community members receive their professional assignments at age twelve. These assignments are given during a ritual known as the ceremony of Twelve. At the ceremony, Jonas watches as his peers receive their assignments like Fish Hatcherie Attendant and Birthmother. When Jonas assignment is bestowed upon him, he is shocked and excited to learn ... ...

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... , Jonas begins to question if peace, comfort, and general happiness is worth the price of a world of feelings, memories, pain and sorrow. Jonas is already getting apprehensive about his upcoming ceremony of Twelve where he will be given his job he will perform as a adult. To be given a life-long job at the formidable age of twelve is really incomprehensible in ... not have the focus or experience to know exactly what career they would like to do for the rest of their lives. Jonas apprehensive feelings are not only of the ceremony but that he will not be able to play with his friend Asher...

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... " father took her home to try and get her "up to par" on everything. The family gets to know and love Gabriela and have a hard time "releasing" her. At the Ceremony of Twelve's, the Elder's announce the duties that the young people will carry out. They always go in alphabetical order and when it was Jonas" turn to be assigned his ... ...

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... dropped the syringe into a waste receptacle. Now he cleans him up and makes him comfy, Jonas said to himself, aware that the giver didn't want to talk during the little ceremony. As he continued to watch, the new child, no longer crying, moved his arms and legs in a jerking motion. Then he went limp. His head fell to the side, his ... ...

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... mother. Birthdays in the community were celebrated as a community. Everyone that was eleven turned twelve at the end of the year, regardless to their true date of birth. At the ceremony of twelve, all children were given their occupation and began training immediately. This was the day that Jonas was chosen to be the new "Receiver". This was considered to be ... ...

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... , the Giver, an old man gives all the memories of a world such as ours to a boy named Jonas. At the age of twelve the children of the community become adults. A ceremony takes place every December that acknowledges this change in front of the entire community. Each "adult" received a job assignment. Each of them except Jonas, he, instead, had been chosen to ... ...

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... time for children there. Each year they received a new privilege or responsibility. For example, the nines got their own bicycle to ride and the tens got more adult haircuts. The ceremony of twelves, though was by far the most important. This was where the boys and girls would be assigned their careers that they were to have for the rest of ... ...

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... applied for. The birthmother never gets to see her children. They are given to family units. Each family unit is allowed only two children. Jona's unit is selected at the Ceremony of Twelve's to be The Receiver of Memory, the highest honored position in The Community. Through his training he finds out how boring it is to have everything the same ... ...

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