The Giver

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23

Themes

All Themes The Individual vs. Society Freedom and Choice Feeling and Emotion Coming of Age Memory

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Jonas The Giver Gabriel Jonas's Father Fiona

Symbols

All Symbols Blue Eyes The Snow-covered Hill The River

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The Giver

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23

Themes

All Themes
The Individual vs. Society
Freedom and Choice
Feeling and Emotion
Coming of Age
Memory

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Jonas
The Giver
Gabriel
Jonas's Father
Fiona

Symbols

All Symbols
Blue Eyes
The Snow-covered Hill
The River

Theme Wheel

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Sprow, Victoria. "The Giver." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 17 Aug 2019.

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Sprow, Victoria. "The Giver." LitCharts LLC, July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-giver.

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