The Giver
A detailed Summary of The Giver
Mr. Kester
The Giver is a fiction novel about a boy named Jonas and his life
in a perfect world of "Sameness". In this world there were no colors,
feelings, or choices. In this world everything was decided by the
Commitee of Elders and took place in a ceremonious way. There was
the Matching of Spouses and the Naming and Placement of new
children. There was also a ceremony of Nines where all the Nines
received their bikes and the Ceremony of Twelve's where they
received their life long occupations.
In the beginning of the story, Jonas was a normal boy who was
nervous about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve's. He was anxious
to find out what job he would be performing for the rest of his life ( or
at least until he was "released" when he turned 70 years old). Even
though he felt apprehensive about the ceremony, it helped for him to
talk about it at the nightly talks about feelings. Everyone had to tell
how the felt during the day after supper was eaten.
They spoke of feelings as if they were real even though they
have never actually had a feeling. Nobody in the community was

small bottle. He began to fill the syringe with the clear liquid. His
from his friends and family. The Chief Elder promised that his
Jonas finally made it to Elsewhere, but faced problems on the
heard stories about previous ceremonies that didn't help the nervous
he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo," and
Jonas no longer had to take his medicine to control his
It was finally the big day of the Ceremony of Twelve's. Jonas
family tell of their feelings because he knew they didn't have any.
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Approximate Word count = 938
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
Category: English
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