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The Giver
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Lois Lowry
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The Giver Characters
Meet the Cast
Jonas
Jonas, our main character and hero, is pretty impressive for a twelve-year-old guy. He's contemplative, careful, pensive, mature, compassionate, and composed. He can take care of an infant. He's se...
The Giver
The Giver is a little bit of a mystery. He appears older than he really is because of the weight of the memories that he keeps. He seems completely isolated, but we find out he had an intense emoti...
Jonas's Father
Jonas's Father is a Nurturer. He takes care of babies, and, by takes care of, we mean occasionally kills them. What's so hard to understand about his character is how he can be so caring and nurtur...
