Religious/Moral Beliefs

By: Cullan Luther

Jonas• In the book it mentions many supporting details of the religious and moral beliefs

in The Giver. Here are a few examples for Jonas.

- Ceremony’s (Mainly when he becomes the Receiver of Memories.)

- Pale Eyes (When a person has pale eyes, they usually become the reviever)

- Capacity to See Beyond ( Jonas has an ability to see the momories of everything)

- Rules (Every Dwelling must follow certain rules. 3 rules disobeyed and you are released.)

Lily

- This is an example of religious and moral beliefs for Lily.

• Comfort Object (Every person until 8, has a comfort object. Lily’s was an Elephant)

• Bicycle ( When a person becomes a 9, they get a bicycle. Lily wants a bicycle.)

- 1’s-12’s ( Every Newborn goes through the years 1-12. Ages through ceremonies.)

- Family Unit (Every Person belongs to a family unit. Lily is in a family unit.)

Fiona These are the religious/moral beliefs for Fiona.

- House of the Old (Old people in the community belong to the house of the old.)

- Love ( Love is a forbidden word that no on uses. Jonas loves Fiona.)

- Assignments (Every Person revieves an assignment, Fiona’s was Caretaker of the old.)

- Community (All the characters in the book are in the community. Fiona is in the community.)

Asher

This is an example of Moral Beliefs for Asher. - Instructor of 3’s (If you say a word wrong you get smacked. Asher said

Smack.)

- Recreation (Kids until 12 can play after school hours.)

- School (All kids must attend school.)

The Giver

These are example of Moral Beliefs for the Giver.- Capacity to Hear Beyond ( The Giver has the capacity to hear beyond.)

- Wisdom (The Giver and Jonas have to potential to have wisdom.)

- Climate Control (The Giver and Jonas are the only one to know about climate control.)

- Honor (The Giver and Jonas have great honor.)