What does the receiver tell Jonas to call him in the Giver?
Jonas finds the experience interesting, if not pleasant. When he leaves, he asks the Receiver what he should call him now that he, Jonas, is the new Receiver. The Receiver, drained from their day’s work, says to call him the Giver.
What does the previous receiver ask to be called?
Jonas asks The Giver about the previous Receiver-to-be. What was her name? Her name was Rosemary (Lowry 176). She goes to the Chief Elder and asks to be released (Lowry 179).
What is Jonas supposed to call the previous receiver of memory?
Jonas asks the previous Receiver what he should call him. The previous Receiver decides that his job should now be described as the Giver of Memory. This is where the title of the book comes from.
Who was receiver before Jonas?
Rosemary
Jonas was the last Receiver and successor to The Giver. Rosemary was the failed Receiver before Jonas since she was released on her own request because she could not handle the memories of depression and pain.
What did the Giver reveal about the previous receiver in Chapter 18?
Jonas inquires about the previous Receiver in Training with whom the Giver worked. He explains that the memories are painful because he loved the previous Receiver in Training, just as he loves Jonas now. However, he tells Jonas that the previous Receiver in Training was a female and that her name was Rosemary.
When Jonas tells the receiver I can see that you are very old the receiver responds by saying?
“I can see that you are very old,” Jonas responded with respect. The Old were always given the highest respect.
What does receiver mean in The Giver?
The Receiver is the sole keeper of the community’s collective memory. Jonas receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, a wise old man who tells Jonas to call him the Giver. The Giver transmits memories by placing his hands on Jonas’s bare back.
