The Giver Symbolism Analysis
Symbolism
in
The
Giver
Symbol
1. Color
Red
2.
Gabriel
Purpose of Symbol in Story
• Shows Jonas as separate from community because he can see the color
• Shows strong emotions – love, hate
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3. Sled
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4. Light
Eyes
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5. River
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Examples of Symbol in Story
• Apple toss with Asher – shows Jonas’ ability to see as a separation between friends
• Fiona’s hair – symbolizes Jonas’ desire to feel emotions
• The Giver’s books – shows wisdom denied to the community
• Lights on the house in Elsewhere – shows ideas of freedom/escape Represents Jonas accessing
• Gabriel can’t sleep or adapt to life in the Nurturing center so emotions (particularly he is brought into Jonas’ home; everyone has to sign …show more content…
Jonas is unable to resist
Represents purity because caring for Gabriel despite the societal expectations he is untainted by the
• Becomes Jonas’ Receiver during his stay at the house and the community’s rules escape • Becomes the reason that Jonas escapes ahead of the Giver’s time frame
Moving downhill on the
• First memory given to Jonas by the Giver sled symbolizes the
• Shows Jonas what cold is so that he can use those memories transfer of memories from to protect Gabriel and himself from the heat‐seeking the Giver to Jonas airplanes during their escape – he makes them both cold.
Symbolizes rescue when
• Jonas finds the sled at the end when he and Gabriel are about
Jonas needs to mentally to give up. They use the sled to go toward the lights of the and physically escape the house in Elsewhere community’s reality
Symbolizes the ability to
• Lily points out that Jonas and Gabriel both have ‘funny’ eyes see deeply, which allows which angers Jonas because he wants to be part of the
Jonas to be the Receiver community in the beginning of the book.
(he has depth of vision)
• Light eyes allow colors to refract more easily allowing
Symbol
1. Color
Red
2.
Gabriel
Purpose of Symbol in Story
• Shows Jonas as separate from community because he can see the color
• Shows strong emotions – love, hate
•
•
3. Sled
•
•
4. Light
Eyes
•
•
5. River
•
•
•
Examples of Symbol in Story
• Apple toss with Asher – shows Jonas’ ability to see as a separation between friends
• Fiona’s hair – symbolizes Jonas’ desire to feel emotions
• The Giver’s books – shows wisdom denied to the community
• Lights on the house in Elsewhere – shows ideas of freedom/escape Represents Jonas accessing
• Gabriel can’t sleep or adapt to life in the Nurturing center so emotions (particularly he is brought into Jonas’ home; everyone has to sign …show more content…
Jonas is unable to resist
Represents purity because caring for Gabriel despite the societal expectations he is untainted by the
• Becomes Jonas’ Receiver during his stay at the house and the community’s rules escape • Becomes the reason that Jonas escapes ahead of the Giver’s time frame
Moving downhill on the
• First memory given to Jonas by the Giver sled symbolizes the
• Shows Jonas what cold is so that he can use those memories transfer of memories from to protect Gabriel and himself from the heat‐seeking the Giver to Jonas airplanes during their escape – he makes them both cold.
Symbolizes rescue when
• Jonas finds the sled at the end when he and Gabriel are about
Jonas needs to mentally to give up. They use the sled to go toward the lights of the and physically escape the house in Elsewhere community’s reality
Symbolizes the ability to
• Lily points out that Jonas and Gabriel both have ‘funny’ eyes see deeply, which allows which angers Jonas because he wants to be part of the
Jonas to be the Receiver community in the beginning of the book.
(he has depth of vision)
• Light eyes allow colors to refract more easily allowing