Characters

Jonas is a Eleven year old then becomes a Twelve. He then gets his assignment as the Receiver of Memory of the community. He has a sister, Lily, and a mother and a father. After his training began, he has new knowledge of strong emotions, different colors, and suffering.

The Giver is the most important person in the community because he contains all the memories until Jonas is done with his training.His daughter, Rosemary, was the one selected to be the Receiver ten years before Jonas was selected.

Lily is a Seven who  becomes an Eight. She is Jonas' sister. She "loves" children and she talks a lot.

Asher is Jonas's best friend. An Eleven then becomes a Twelve. Asher is a carefree, happy boy but gets into trouble. He is assigned to be the Assistant Director of Recreation.

Jonas's father is a Nurturer. He is the one who released(killed) one of the twins.

Jonas's mother is a judge who works for the Department of Justice.

Fiona is an Eleven later becomes a Twelve; one of Jonas' friends. She is assigned to be the Caretaker of the Old. She appears in Jonas' dream that begins his Stirrings.