Who was last left for Jonas to love?

Luckily, Jonas can recall a memory of sunshine and is able to transmit heat to Gabe, "the one person left for [Jonas] to love." As he did in the dream that he had months earlier, Jonas feels that his destination is not far away, and he feels excited because he knows that he will be welcomed by whomever or whatever ...
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What happens in the last chapter of The Giver?

The Giver ends with Jonas's rejection of his community's ideal of Sameness. He decides to rescue Gabriel and escape the community, and they grow steadily weaker as they travel through an unfamiliar wintery landscape.
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What happens to Jonas and Gabe at the end of the story?

In the end, Jonas and Gabe die because he lost his hope for what he thought to be Elsewhere. Jonas thought the music he heard was coming from Elsewhere but he soon realized it was only an echo. "Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too.
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What happens at the end of Chapter 23 of The Giver?

The end of the novel is ambiguous: the village at the bottom of the hill could be Elsewhere (a community unaffected by Sameness), or it could be heaven after Jonas has died. In either case, Jonas has reached his destination, making choices only he could make.
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Do Jonas and Fiona kiss in The Giver book?

4) Jonas doesn't kiss Fiona in the book

But in the book, he doesn't really act on his Stirrings toward Fiona, probably because, well, he's only a Twelve.
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Who does Jonas marry in The Giver?

After reaching Elsewhere, Jonas grows into a man, and becomes Leader of the Village, marrying Kira and having two children with her.
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Does Jonas ever reunite with Fiona?

They dwell on it in the trailers." But Lowry says the film itself isn't consumed by the relationship between Jonas and Fiona, except for a line in the final scene in which Jonas says, "I knew I would see Fiona again." "I've written four books now (in this series) and he never sees her again," Lowry tells The News.
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How did The Giver end?

Though Lowry wrote sequels to the book, the reader never learns in "The Giver" if he successfully makes it to his destination alive. Instead, the book ends with Jonas riding a sled down a hill to a town where he describes hearing what he believes must be music for the first time.
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What does Jonas stop doing at the end of Chapter 16?

That night, Jonas gives Gabriel another happy memory to help him sleep and tells the sleeping newchild that he wishes he could change the community to make it have colors, grandparents, and love. The next morning, Jonas decides to stop taking his pill for the Stirrings.
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What happened in chapter 21 of The Giver?

Jonas notices that his memories are fading a bit, which is what he and The Giver had expected: as he moves further and further away from the community, the memories should be released to the citizens and thus fade from his mind. As the days go on, the planes become less and less frequent. Finally, they stop altogether.
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Where did Jonas and Gabriel end up?

At the end of The Giver, Jonas and Gabe head down through the snow to a place where there is music. Downward, downward, faster and faster. Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and they were waiting, too, for the baby.
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Who was released in The Giver?

The Old. The ones whose lives in the community are finished, are released after a special ceremony honoring their lives. The old ones, at the House of the Old, are able to watch the ceremony, but they do not get to see the departure, as they believe the old ones are sent to another place.
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Is Rosemary The Giver's daughter?

Rosemary Rosemary was The Giver's daughter. Selected ten years earlier to become the new Receiver of Memory, she began training with The Giver, but after only five weeks, she asked to be released from the community.
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What happened to the girl in The Giver?

It is revealed that Rosemary is the Giver's daughter and became the Receiver-in-training after him. After experiencing all the pain and loss that were in the memories transmitted to her, she applied for Release and asked to inject herself, willfully committing suicide.
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What was Jonas first lie?

What is the first lie Jonas tells his parents? Jonas said that he understood to not use the word love. In this Community, if one of your children accidentally dies, what happens?
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What was Jonas last memory?

Since Jonas is all, "Bring it on, baby," so the old man transmits one last memory for the day: sunburn.
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Do you love me in The Giver?

You could ask, 'Do you enjoy me?' The answer is 'Yes,'" his mother said. "Or," his father suggested, "'Do you take pride in my accomplishments?' And the answer is wholeheartedly 'Yes.
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Is The Giver a happy ending?

The ending to The Giver is sort of a "take it how you like it" deal. Either Jonas and Gabriel make it to Elsewhere, everyone is happy, and the world is right as rain, or… they die of exposure/starvation in the freezing snow.
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Does Fiona get released in The Giver movie?

Fiona is adapted to be a love interest for Jonas in the movie and assists him with his and Gabe's escape. She is later apprehended for this and is nearly released before Jonas gives the memories back to the community.
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Is Matty in Son?

Son. Due to his death, Matty does not appear in this story. He is, however, mentioned in Son. Kira's and Jonas' male child is named after him.
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Was The Giver married?

Yes, the Giver is married, but he no longer interacts with his spouse. She lives with the other childless adults in their community.
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What is Jonas last name in The Giver?

Jonas does not have a last name in The Giver, nor does anyone else in his society.
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