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The Giver: Meryl Streep ... Chief Elder: Brenton Thwaites ... Jonas: Alexander Skarsgård ... Father: Katie Holmes ... Mother: Odeya Rush ... Fiona: Cameron Monaghan ... Asher: Taylor Swift ... Rosemary: Emma Tremblay ... Lily: Alexander Jillings ... Gabriel - 12 Months
- Jonas
- The Giver
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- Jonas’s Mother
- Lily
- Gabriel
- Asher
- Fiona
- Larissa
- The Chief Elder
The eleven-year-old protagonist of The Giver. Sensitive and intelligent, with strange powers of perception that he doesn’t understand, Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory for his community when he turns twelve. Even before his training, Jonas is unusually thoughtful, expresses great concern for his friends and family, and thinks it wou...
The old man known in the community as the Receiver of Memory. The Giver has held the community’s collective memory for many years and uses his wisdom to help the Committee of Elders make important decisions, even though he is racked by the pain his memories give him and believes that perhaps those memories belong in the minds of everyone in the com...
A mild-mannered, tenderhearted Nurturer who works with infants. He is very sweet with his two children. He enjoys his job and takes it very seriously, constantly trying to nurture children who will stay alive until the Ceremony of Names. However, even if he is attached to a child, he will release it if that seems to be the best decision. He has an ...
A practical, pleasant woman with an important position at the Department of Justice. Jonas’s mother takes her work seriously, hoping to help people who break rules see the error of their ways. She frequently gives Jonas advice about the worries and fears he faces as he grows up. Read an in-depth analysis of Jonas’s mother.
Jonas’s seven-year-old sister. She is a chatterbox and does not know quite when to keep her mouth shut, but she is also extremely practical and well-informed for a little girl. Read an in-depth analysis of Lily.
The newchild (baby) that Jonas’s family cares for at night. He is sweet and adorable during the day, but he has trouble sleeping at night unless Jonas puts him to sleep with some memories. He and Jonas become very close. Read an in-depth analysis of Gabriel.
Jonas’s best friend. Asher is a fun-loving, hasty boy who usually speaks too fast, mixing up his words to the exasperation of his teachers and Jonas. He is assigned the position of Assistant Director of Recreation. Read an in-depth analysis of Asher.
Another of Jonas’s friends. She has red hair, whose color only Jonas can see, and works as a Caretaker in the House of the Old. She is mild-mannered and patient. Jonas’s first sexual stirrings come in the form of an erotic dream about Fiona. Read an in-depth analysis of Fiona.
A woman living in the House of the Old. Jonas shares a pleasant conversation with her while he gives her a bath during his volunteer hours. Like many inhabitants of the House of the Old, she enjoys gossip and looks forward to her release.
The elected leader of Jonas’s community. She shows genuine affection for all of the children at the Ceremony of Twelve, knowing their names and sharing an anecdote about each one.
Aug 15, 2014 · The Giver: Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård. In a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choices, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man, the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
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- Jonas. Jonas is one of the most important characters in the novel. He’s an eleven-year-old and the protagonist. Jonas finds out towards the beginning of The Giver that he’s been chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory when he turns twelve.
- The Giver. The Giver starts the novel as the current Receiver of Memory, which Jonas is chosen to fill. It is his job to train Jonas to take over. The Giver is a lonely man, separate from the rest of the Community due to his knowledge of what the world was like before the Sameness.
- Jonas’s Father. Jonas’s Father fills the role of Nurturer. He works with infants, something that suits his kind, mild-mannered personality. He enjoys his job and works hard at it, willingly releasing, or killing, the children that the Community deems unfit to survive.
- Jonas’s Mother. Jonas’s Mother is another pleasant, mild-mannered character in the story. She works in a very different job from her husband, though, within the Department of Justice.
Fiona One of Jonas' good friends. Fiona is a very pretty girl who is sensitive, intelligent, quiet, and polite. She is assigned to be a Caretaker of the Old. Larissa An elderly woman who lives in the House of the Old. Jonas bathes her when he volunteers at the House of the Old. While being bathed, she tells Jonas about two elderly people who ...
The Giver is a 2014 American dystopian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, and Emma Tremblay. The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel of the same name by Lois Lowry.
Lois Lowry. The Giver Characters. The main characters of The Giver include Jonas, the Giver, Gabriel, and Jonas’s father. Jonas is a sensitive, thoughtful boy chosen to become the Receiver...
