The Giverby Lois Lowry

CharacterAnalysis

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By Melissa Roth-Smith

Characters

J onas T he Giver

J onas ' M ot herJ onas ' F at her

L ily

M ain C h aracters

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.

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

The Giver

Caring Sufferer Intellectual Helpful Shows belief in others Strong willpower Understanding

“Wisdom begins in wonder”Socrates

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

Jonas’ Father

Quiet Nurturer Emotional Caring Considerate to others “To find joy in work is to

discover the fountain of

youth.”

Pearl S. Buck

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

No memory…Where 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)