He regrets the release of newchildren, but he performs releases himself: not knowing the value of life as Jonas does, he cannot appreciate its loss, and never having felt intense pain, he cannot summon it for the death of a baby.

What did Father want to do about the newchild, and why? He wanted to bring the newchild home at night to take care of it because the night-crew Nurturers could not attend to it’s vital needs. It was growing slow and not sleeping well.

Expert Answers In chapter two, Jonas’s father mentions to his children that he broke the rule by looking at the committee’s naming list before the Ceremony of One to find out the name of the infant that had been struggling to reach his development progress goals.

Expert Answers Jonas’s father is a Nurturer. His job is to provide care for newly-born infants until they are named and assigned to a family unit.

The Committee of Elders sanctions the killing of babies in The Giver as a form of population control and to maintain the delicate balance of their highly organized community. Euthanasia is common in Jonas’s community, and the smaller, less healthy twin infant is killed during a release ceremony.

Rosemary was a previous Receiver of Memory who failed and brought some memories back to the Community. She is a minor character in The Giver….

First, Jonas and Gabriel die. The book makes it clear that they are slowly freezing to death. The book also says that Jonas uses his last little bit of strength to find the sled waiting for him at the top of the hill. They sled down the hill to “Elsewhere”, perhaps an afterlife of some kind that follows death.

Lily has been Jonas’ little sister since she was assigned to the Family Unit nearly seven years ago. While Lily and Jonas have their sibling spats, Jonas has a stake in her success.

Jonas steals his father’s bicycle because it has a child seat on the back, and Jonas takes Gabriel with him to prevent his release. Jonas does not hesitate because he knows he will be killed, or because he feels bad for his father.

The baby’s name will be Gabriel if he grows strong enough to be assigned to a family. He has pale eyes, like Jonas and the Giver, and Jonas becomes attached to him, especially when Jonas finds that he is capable of being given memories.

Jonas Questions His Decision Jonas’ biggest fear is that they will starve to death. Jonas finds some berries and catches some fish, but he is aware of constant hunger.

Why did Jonas feel suddenly happy? He remembered his family, his friends, and The giver.