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The Giver Symbols

By Madeleine Napier

Period:5

Birthmother

The assignment birthmother symbolizes dishonor. Jonas's mother in The Giver states,"There's very little honor in that Assignment." Yet if the community did not have birthmothers then the population would not grow.

Assignments

Volunteer Hours

Bicycle

Stirring Pills

Comfort Object

Assignments symbolize adulthood, occupation, and responsibility. You get your assignment when you are a Twelve. Jonas's assignment affects him greatly. He learns the truth about his community. Assignments also affect the community, too. they can affect on whether or not you and your friends are happy. Assignments tell you what you job is in the community.

Volunteer hours represent kindness and what you are interested and comfortable in. Volunteer hours are used to help people with their Assignments. They can affect you by showing the Elders what Assignment you should get. Jonas is affected by volunteer hours by always going to the House of Old with his friend, Fiona.

Stirring pills symbolize maturity and growth. One usually gets stirrings when they are an Eleven or Twelve. A stirring is a pleasant dream that makes you have the feeling of wanting. This pill affects Jonas and the community by not allowing them to have pleasant dreams. Jonas enjoys the happy dreams and decides to throw away the pill.

Comfort Objects represent youth and comfort. You receive a comfort object when you are a new child. Jonas's mother says,"When you're an Eight your comfort object will be taken away and recycled to the younger children." If the community did not have comfort objects I'm sure that younger children would have a difficult time when they sleep.

Bicycles represent maturity and independence. Bicycles are the main source of transportation as shown towards the end of the book. You ride in the back of your mom's or dad's bicycle until you are a Nine. The Giver says,"Jonas watched the new Nines gravitate toward their waiting bicycles, each one admiring his or her name tag". The Nines are super excited when they get their bikes. Once you have a bicycle you get to choose where you go.

Loss

The Ceremonies

Loss represents sadness and death. A Loss is different from a release. A Loss is when somebody has died and is accidental. In The Giver, a little Four, named Caleb, dies and his death is called a Loss. Afterwards the community performs the Ceremony of Loss. The Ceremony of Loss is when the community murmurs the name of the person lost, softer and softer until you can't hear it. Soon everyone forgets about the Loss. The Giver states,"The little Four seemed to fade away gradually from everyone's consciousness". Loss does not really affect the community or Jonas.

The ceremonies represent progression and completion. The ceremonies are for each age group up to Twelve. If the community did not have the ceremonies then no one would know their Assignments and they would not progress.

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