THE GIVER

CHAPTER 1+2

• New experiences can be scary and nerve racking
• "It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to feel frightened" (Lowry 1).

CHAPTERS 3-5

• Rules shape the way you live
• "...freedom to choose where to spend those hours had always seemed a luxury to Jonas; other hours of the day were so carefully regulated" (Lowry 26).

CHAPTERS 6-8

• Unexpected things will happen
• "She skipped me, Jonas thought, stunned" (Lowry 72).

CHAPTER 9-12

• Changes happen.
• "'Well, everything's different now,'" Jonas reminded her [Fiona](Lowry 91).