The Giver Character

Jonas is struggling against his community that has made everyone the same. The major conflict in the book the giver is Person verse Society.

Jonas is twelve years old and lives in an almost perfect community. If someone doesn’t fit in or disobeys the rules the get released. Jonas starts to see beyond what the rest of his community can see after becoming the giver. He starts feeling more isolated from his community after understanding objects and ideas that his community can’t see. He understands why the previous giver was always so tired because he was weighed down with difficult concepts that he could not share.

Jonas wants to leave the community after seeing his father throw away an infant’s body. Jonas keeps a baby named Gabriel since his father failed to thrive him. Jonas is very important to Gabriel because he’s taking care of him. He b kidnaps Gabriel and leaves town to a new place with snow, hills, and animals. They have ran out of food and are very cold; Jonas no longer cares about himself as he believes his power is gone.