The Giver by Lois Lowry

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The Giverby Lois Lowry

• Character
• Analysis
• Chart
• By Melissa Roth-Smith

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Characters
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Every character in this novel portrayed a
different picture with different
characteristics.The following slides display
qualities about the main characters as I
portrayed them through the readings.The quotes
were chosen to represent the individuals in the
novel.
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Jonas

• Main Character (Protagonist)
• Chosen as The Receiver of Memory
• Honest
• Risk Taker
• Trust Worthy
• Establishes Love
• Emotionally Strong

Any change, even a chance for the better, is
always accompanied by drawbacks and
discomforts Arnold Bennett
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The Giver

• Caring
• Sufferer
• Intellectual
• Helpful
• Shows belief in others
• Strong willpower
• Understanding

Wisdom begins in wonder Socrates
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Jonas Mother

• Smart
• Caring
• Sympathetic
• Responsible
• Understanding

Every individual has a place to fill in the
world, and it is important in some respect,
whether he chooses to be so or not. Nathaniel
Hawthorne
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Jonas Father

• Quiet
• Nurturer
• Emotional
• Caring
• Considerate to others

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain
of youth. Pearl S. Buck
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Lily

• Out-going
• Energetic
• Talkative
• Impatient
• Loud

There are no seven wonders of the world in the
eyes of a child.  There are seven million. 
Walt Streightiff
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No memoryWhere would we be?How would we live?

• Jonas community lived this way through life, but
  how would we react to this today.
• (Just a little something to think about)