The Giver Characters, The Giver Exam

Fiona

A red haired girl who is Jonas' friend. Jonas has feelings for Fiona.

Larissa

A woman living in the House of the Old

Asher

Asher is Jonas' friend. He is funny and goofy. He is the new Assistant Director of Recreation.

Gabriel

Gabriel is sent to live with Jonas's family. He has blue eyes like Jonas. He cried a lot. He can't sleep without memories from Jonas.

Jonas's Mother

Hope to help people who break rules see the error of their way

Protagonist

Jonas is a main character. We want Jonas to succeed. He changes throughout the story.

Lily

Jonas's little sister, she would like Jonas to be a pilot. She wants him to teach her to ride a bike.

Jonas's Father

Nurturer who works with infants

The Chief elder

The leader of the community. She gives Jonas his job. She watches Jonas carefully. She is elected every 10 years.

Jonas

The main character. Jonas is a twelve year old boy who lives in the community. He is given the job, Receiver of Memories.

The Giver

The Giver is a man who holds memories of the past and gives these memories to Jonas. He works in the Annex. He is the previous receiver of memory (not including Rosemary).

Taut

tense; tight

Trudged

walked steadily but with difficulty

Nondescript

with no outstanding features