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  1. 7 ways The Giver movie is different than the book

    7) The film's ending is less ambiguous than the book's. Both versions of the story end with Jonas and Gabe sledding down a snowy mountain toward a home that the Giver had showed him in a ...

  2. Fiona

    Fiona is a character in The Giver. She was assigned to be a Caretaker of the Old because she is gentle and careful. She is cheerful and eager to help old people at the Home, and is also Jonas and Asher's best friend. She is the main subject of Jonas's Stirrings. She has dark eyes like almost all of the others in the Community and has red hair. She is Jonas's and Asher's friend, and was ...

  3. Fiona in The Giver by Lois Lowry

    Fiona's Assignment is Caretaker of the Old, which reflects her calm, tender, and nurturing disposition. In an early scene, Jonas, Asher, and Fiona complete volunteer hours at the House of the Old.

  4. Asher and Fiona's assignments in The Giver by Lois Lowry

    In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Asher is assigned the role of Assistant Director of Recreation, reflecting his playful and energetic nature. Fiona, known for her calm and caring demeanor, is assigned ...

  5. Fiona's role and age in Lois Lowry's The Giver

    Summary: In Lois Lowry's The Giver, Fiona is a 12-year-old girl who is a friend of the protagonist, Jonas. Her assigned role in the community is that of a Caretaker of the Old, where she is ...

  6. The Giver movie review & film summary (2014)

    The Giver. 94 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2014. 20 years ago, Lois Lowry's dystopian YA novel "The Giver" won the Newberry Medal. Creepy and prophetic, told in a kind of flat-affect voice, it has been a staple in middle-school literature curriculum ever since, introducing young students to sophisticated ethical and moral concepts that will help ...

  7. Fiona's physical and mental portrayal in The Giver

    Fiona is Jonas 's friend. Her most distinguishing physical characteristic is her red hair. Generally people in the community look mostly alike, and differences are not appreciated. Fiona is ...

  8. Character Analysis

    Jonas. Jonas is the protagonist, or main character, in the novel. He is a sensitive, polite, compassionate 12-year-old boy. Jonas is a dynamic character. He changes during the course of the novel due to his experiences and actions. We know how Jonas changes because Lowry narrates The Giver in the third person, limited omniscient viewpoint in ...

  9. Fiona Character Analysis in The Giver

    Fiona Character Analysis. Next. Symbols. One of Jonas's friends, who is assigned to be a Caretaker of the Old. Jonas begins taking a pill when he has an erotic dream about Fiona. Jonas later discovers that Fiona's hair is red. Fiona enjoys having Jonas as a friend but does not know how to love him in return.

  10. The Giver Ending, Explained: Is Fiona Dead or Alive? Who Is Rosemary?

    In one of the projections, we see a woman teaching piano to the Giver. This woman, we come to know, is Rosemary (Taylor Swift plays a sweet cameo role). Snippets show that Rosemary was a gifted student who would love to argue with the Giver. However, one day, the Giver gave her the memories of war.

  11. Video: Fiona in The Giver by Lois Lowry

    Analyze Fiona from "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Study Fiona's character traits, and discover her assignment and where Asher and Fiona work. Learn...

  12. The Giver

    Climactic Moment: Jonas crosses the boundary, releasing the memories, which flood back into the Communities. As a result, Fiona and the Giver are saved. Resolution: Jonas and Gabe head toward a home, lit up with Christmas lights. Notes: The main problem with this story is its anti-climactic ending. The problem starts with the victorious Third ...

  13. The Giver Character Analysis

    Jonas begins taking a pill when he has an erotic dream about Fiona. Jonas later discovers that Fiona's hair is red… read analysis of Fiona. ... The group of elders that makes decisions for the community, like Matching Spouses, Assignments, and rules. The Giver advises the Committee. Caleb. A four-year-old boy who drowned in the river. His ...

  14. The Giver (film)

    The Giver is a 2014 American dystopian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, and Emma Tremblay. [3] The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel of the same name by Lois Lowry. The Giver premiered on August 11, 2014, and was released theatrically in the ...

  15. The Giver Chapter 4 Summary & Analysis

    Analysis. The next day, Jonas joins Asher and their friend Fiona at the House of the Old, where they do their volunteer hours. When they become Eights, children are required to start volunteering, but they are allowed to choose where they go—one of the few choices they are allowed. Unlike other children, who usually pick a single volunteer ...

  16. Fiona from The Giver Summary & Breakdown

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  17. What Went Wrong With The Giver Movie?

    Here's a quick summary of the major changes that weaken The Giver as a story: 1) They added a romance. (In the book, Jonas has "stirrings" and a sexy dream about Fiona, but it's never ...

  18. Jonas's character, relationships, and experiences in The Giver

    Now Jonas can feel. The Giver is Jonas's guide through pain, suffering, war, starvation, and injustice, but he also shows him beauty, love, and hope. The Giver gives him sailboats and snow and ...

  19. The Giver Chapter 12 Summary & Analysis

    As Fiona rides away, Jonas notices that her hair changes the same way that the apple changed. When he arrives a minute late to his session with The Giver, The Giver asks him why he arrived late.He explains that the sight of Fiona's hair startled him for a moment. The Giver explains that Jonas has seen a memory of the color red, and that before there was Sameness, everyone saw in color.

  20. The Giver (Short 2009)

    The Giver: Directed by Paul Conley. With Fethi Bendida. The Giver is the story of a man who lives in a rough city that is burdened with a high crime rate. At times he seems a little threatened by the city and the people who live in it. After an incident with his car is resolved by a local man, 'The Giver' begins to realize that the people of the city are not as ferocious as they are portrayed ...

  21. Acceptance of the practice of releasing the elderly in "The Giver

    Fiona accepts the practice of releasing the old because she has been raised to think that being released is a beautiful and normal thing. At one point in the novel, Jonas has a conversation with ...