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Symbolises sex, individualty and appearance uniformality. The headdress and hair ribbons are first mentioned in chapter 6.
The headdress and hair ribbons symbolises sex, individualty and appearance uniformality to keep everyone the same, and to make everyone have the same identity.
The syringe symbolises death and acceptance, and an illusion of glory. It first appears in chapter 19, where Jonas's father inserts the syringe into a baby and killing it.
The use of a syringe is often used to inject a helpful or harmful drug into ones vien, but in The Giver it is used to kill. It literally shows death because someone just injects something into a person and kills them. For acceptance, Rosemary accepted that she would die, after being traumatized with bad memories the Giver gave her, she even injected it herself. The illusion of glory is for the old, where they reach a ripe old age and looks forward to being released. Instead, the elders have no use for old people and kill them. They give them the illusion of glory so they had nothing to fear, and looked forward for it.
The apple is a symbol for "shame". The apple first appears in chapter 3. Clues to this meaning are apparent on page 23. Jonas is anonymously reprimanded for "hoarding" the apple.
The explanation for this goes all the way back to a popular fairy tale, Snow White. Where the author makes an indirect reference, When Snow White was persuaded to take a bite out of the cursed apple from the witch, she fell into deep sleep - which led to a a series of different events.
The sled symbolises a vehicle for escapism. The sled first appears in chapter 11, in a memory.
When Jonas rode the sled, he felt free and experience something new as the communiy doesn't have snow and fun. He started using the memory of the sled to escape from his fake reality. He began questioning the giver to why the community doesn't have these things, and began to gain knowledge.
The pills symbolises authority over sexual desires. The pills first appear in chapter 5, where Jonas gets his first stirrings. Jonas was given the pills from his mother, after explaining his dream to her.
The pills help repress their sexual desire to keep 'sameness' in the community. Pills are usually used to heal people, or calm their nerves. So pills for them are medicine that 'fixes' the stirrings.
The bike symbolises the illusion of freedom and independence. The bike first appears in chapter 6.
Riding the bike around the community gives the sense of freedom, but they're not truley given freedom since they cannot venture out.
The colour red first appeared in chapter 3, when Jonas was playing with the apple. Red symbolises awareness and difference in the community.
The colour red has opened the path of curiosity for Jonas, and as he began finding out more of who he was he became more aware. "Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others"
Memories have first APPEARED in chapter 3. Memories symbolise hope.
Once the giver began transmitting memories to Jonas good and bad, way before the community and 'sameness' has happened, Jonas learns and experiences pain, love, and fun. Because of this, he began learning from his memories and strives to tell everyone about his memories. But the memories also give him hope of a better future, and a better life for the community, his family, and him. And he leaves to accomplish this.