The Color Red
Roxanne, You Have To Put On The Red Light.Okay: pop quiz. What do you think of when you think of the color red? Fire? Passion? Love? Roses? Danger? Excitement?…exactly. Red is a pretty intense co...
Gabriel
Baby Gabe-yBecause Gabriel is a baby and can't talk or emote in any discernible way (adorable gurgles don't count) he's really more of a symbol than a full-fledged character. You can't be a charact...
The Sled
Rosebud?Here you are, folks: the most famous sled this side of Citizen Kane.The sled first comes up when The Giver compares the process of receiving the memories to sliding downhill in the snow. At...
Light Eyes
Blue Eyes Crying In The RainThere is definitely an association in The Giver between those who can receive memories and those who have light eyes. There isn't really any explanation for why this is...
The River
A River Runs Through ItThis ain't the kind of tranquil river that we dream about in mid-January when we're curled in a wool cocoon, drinking cocoa, and counting down the days until summer. You do n...