The Giver
Book • 1993 • Fantasy
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Jonas escapes in the middle of the night with Gabriel
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Technically all the children are because their birth mothers must give up their babies to be raised by other people
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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MKBrown
The way I see it the whole society is gaslighted by the government.
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Romana
There are mentions of disciplinary action taken against children to train their behaviour
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Addiction
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ilovegingerbright
Yes and no, Jonas and Asher have to take Stirring Pills which can be implied as drugs.
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Animal
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Does a horse die?
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Some war horses die in a memory
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MKBrown
They describe the death of an elephant at the hands of poachers
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone break a bone?
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ilovegingerbright
Jonas breaks a bone in a memory.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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From the point of view of The Community, yes. Jonas takes Gabe away because the latter is about to be released (euthanized)
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Does a kid die?
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ReziRose
A baby is given a lethal injection.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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DCDestiny
Children's toys are not destroyed, but there are mentions of children being required to give up their "comfort objects" once they reach a certain age.
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Fear
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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TrulyChangingLives
Page 109 it’s mentioned in a memory , but doesn’t go into detail
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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To administer lethal injection, i.e. release
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Mental Health
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Completed suicide: Rosemary asking to be released
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Rosemary.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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The Giver is sometimes overcome with the memories he holds in ways that resemble PTSD
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Noxious
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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"Birthmother" is a job in this society. It is mentioned, but there are no descriptions of childbirth at all.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A child is publicly and repeatedly ridiculed for misusing words, which could be a sign of a learning disability
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Christmas is referenced, but not its religious aspects
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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MKBrown
They take about the main character's dreams and they are sexual in nature
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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MKBrown
The ending is left ambiguous - I consider it an unhappy ending but others might consider it a happy ending.
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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masonjar
It is breifly mentioned and not described in detail, but somebody does drown.
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Is there gun violence?
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MKBrown
They describe a memory of a soldier getting killed at war.
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