Senitive, intelligent, with powers of perception he doesn't understand.
The Giver
Responsible for preserving memories
Asher
Assistant Director of Recreation
Setting
An unspecified time in the future
Utopian society
Perfect World
Protagonist
Jonas
Major Conflict
Jonas's new emotional awarness causes him to rebel against the restrictions his society place on freedom of choice, individuality, emotion, and human experience.
Themes
The importance of memory; the relationship between pleasure and pain, the importance of the individual.
