The Giver (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)

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Overview

This SparkNote delivers knowledge on The Giver that you won't find in other study guides:
  • Summaries of every chapter with thorough Analysis.
  • Explanation of the key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols including:
  •    The Importance of Memory
  •    Pain and Pleasure
  •    The Individual
  •    Vision
  • ...
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Overview

This SparkNote delivers knowledge on The Giver that you won't find in other study guides:
  • Summaries of every chapter with thorough Analysis.
  • Explanation of the key Themes, Motifs, and Symbols including:
  •    The Importance of Memory
  •    Pain and Pleasure
  •    The Individual
  •    Vision
  •    Release
  •    The Sled
  • Detailed Character Analysis of Jonas, the Giver, and Jonas's father.
  • Identification and discussion of Important Quotations.
  • A summary of Key Facts, a 25-question review Quiz, and Study Questions and Essay Topics to help you prepare for papers and tests.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781411493049
  • Publisher: Barnes & Noble
  • Publication date: 10/11/2007
  • Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
  • Format: Spark Note
  • Pages: 80
  • Sales rank: 79,848
  • Ships to U.S.and APO/FPO addresses only.

Table of Contents

Context 1
Plot Overview 5
Character List 9
Analysis of Major Characters 11
Jonas 11
The Giver 12
Jonas's Father 13
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 15
The Importance of Memory 15
The Relationship Between Pain and Pleasure 15
The Importance of the Individual 16
Vision 16
Nakedness 17
Release 17
The Newchild Gabriel 18
The Sled 18
The River 18
Summary & Analysis 19
Chapters 1-2 19
Chapters 3-4 22
Chapters 5-6 25
Chapters 7-9 28
Chapters 10-11 32
Chapters 12-13 35
Chapters 14-16 39
Chapters 17-18 42
Chapters 19-20 46
Chapters 21-23 48
Important Quotations Explained 53
Key Facts 59
Study Questions & Essay Topics 62
Study Questions 62
Suggested Essay Topics 66
Review & Resources 68
Quiz 68
Suggestions for Further Reading 74
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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 4, 2012

    Sparknotes i cheating

    Nobody should ever get the sparknotes version of something. It's cheating. Just get the real version o the freaking book!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 3, 2012

    Great Book!

    I would highly recomend The Giver. It is a great book and i enjoyed reading it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2011

    You DON'T get what you pay for!!!!

    I ordered this as a PDF. Before I ordered it I looked at the Table of Contents and saw what I should be getting. Also, I am familiar with SparkNotes and the type of information it provides - I wanted that information, so that's why I bought it. I downloaded the PDF and found that only 36 of the 74 pages were included on the PDF. Entire sections on the Table of Contents were omitted - Analysis of Major Characters, and Themes, Motifs and Symbols to name 2. It's not like the PDF didn't "finish" or something...that's all you get with this PDF. I called Barnes and Noble to complain about not getting what I was promised on the product page. ONE HOUR AND 5 MINUTES and 4 people later, the matter is not resolved, nobody can explain to me why the PDF of the book was only half of what the book actually is. It only cost me 4 bucks so I'm cutting my losses here, BUT my granddaddy always said if they'll rip you off for a nickel, they're thieves...they don't have to steal a big amount, stealing is stealing is stealing. I will never buy anything from the website again - I only lost 4 bucks this time, so I'll consider myself lucky and in the future do business with companies who deliver what they promise.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 21, 2005

    This is a good book.

    I like this book.. it was reallly hard to put down. It took me about 4 days to read. Also rea the 2nd and 3rd books in this trilodgy: Gathering blue and the messenger, both by lois lowry

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 20, 2004

    ~lovel it~

    i read this book in 7th grade and loved it. not just spark notes, but the actual book. i LOVED it! it was so good I couldn't even put it down. I am a slow reader- very slow but, it probobly took me about a week to read. you really get into it. anyone who reads it loves it. when i say this book is great!!!!, i am speaking for my whole grade of 50 people. i love this book- it's my favorite book (and 1 of the few I've actually enjoyed & finished).-love it. whatever your type is- you definetly should read this book. you'll LOVE it.

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