Search all of SparkNotes
Search
Suggestions
Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
A Streetcar Named Desire
As You Like It
Much Ado About Nothing
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Taming of the Shrew
Menu
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Teacher
Blog
Search
Help
Search all of SparkNotes
Search
Suggestions
Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
A Streetcar Named Desire
As You Like It
Much Ado About Nothing
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Taming of the Shrew
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Teacher
Blog
Help
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–2
Chapters 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–18
Chapters 19–20
Chapters 21–23
Characters
Character List
Jonas
The Giver
Jonas’s Father
Jonas’s Mother
Asher
Main Ideas
Themes
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Memory
Pain
Individuality
Quotes By Section
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-6
Chapter 7-9
Chapters 10-11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-18
Chapters 19-20
Chapters 21-23
Quotes By Character
The Giver
Jonas
Jonas’s Father
Asher
Lily
Further Study
Context
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-18
Chapters 19-20
Chapters 21-23
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
Where was Lois Lowry born?
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
The Virgin Islands
2
of 5
The plot of Lowry's first novel had parallels to the death of Lowry's own ___.
Sister
Brother
Mother
Father
3
of 5
Lowry was inspired to write The Giver because of her father's loss of ___.
Mobility
Memory
Vision
Hearing
4
of 5
Along with Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World, The Giver joins what genre of novel?
Young Adult
Science Fantasy
Dystopian
Historical fiction
5
of 5
In The Giver, society's emphasis on "Sameness" can be seen as a critique of what trend in American culture?
Standardized testing
Anti-intellectualism
Socialized medicine
Political correctness
Previous section
Full Book Quiz
Next section
Plot Overview Quick Quiz
Popular pages:
The Giver
Character List
CHARACTERS
Jonas: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Quotes by Theme
QUOTES
Themes
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
Take a Study Break
Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from
The Office
Every Marvel Movie Summed Up in a Single Sentence
A Roundup of the Funniest Greek Mythology Memes on the Internet
11 Quotes That Sum Up the Entire Book
60 YA Movie Adaptations, Ranked
QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?
Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert