What do the sled river and hill symbolize in the Giver?
In this lesson, you learned about three symbols from The Giver by Lois Lowry: Gabriel, the sled, and the river. Gabriel represents hope and new beginnings, the sled represents journeying through memory, and the river represents escape.
What is sledding being compared to in the Giver?
The Receiver feels weighed down by so many memories and compares the feeling to a sled slowing down as it has to push against more and more accumulated snow.
What is the same about the sled and the apple in the Giver?
The sled is the first memory that Jonas receives, and it is red, connecting it to the apple. The first memory is a pleasant one.
What painful memory on the sled does the Giver give Jonas?
In Chapter 13, The Giver transmits a painful memory of an elephant hunt to Jonas, during which an elephant is shot and killed for its tusks.
What does a sled symbolize?
The sled, the first memory Jonas receives from the Giver, symbolizes the journey Jonas takes during his training and the discoveries he makes. It is red, a color that symbolizes the new, vital world of feelings and ideas that Jonas discovers.
How is the sled like acquiring memories?
The sled experience makes Jonas feel exhilarated. It also shows him how different he now is from everyone else. The first memory the Jonas receives is an important one. The presence of snow in the memory gives Jonas a glimpse into the world that was, and helps him understand exactly what a memory is.
What does symbol mean in a story?
A symbol is anything that stands for, or represents, something else. In a story, a character, an action, an object, or an animal can be symbolic. Often these symbols stand for something abstract, like a force of nature, a condition of the world, or an idea.
What do streams symbolize?
In literature as in life, cities and towns often spring up on riverbanks, seemingly brought to life by the river’s movement. The source of the river, typically small mountain streams, depicts the beginnings of life and its meeting with the ocean symbolises the end of life.