Dystopian YALois Lowry ยท 1993
The Giver in Emojis
A boy inherits the memories of a colorless 'perfect' world โ in emoji.
In a colorless community that has traded emotion and choice for 'Sameness,' twelve-year-old Jonas is chosen to receive humanity's lost memories from a mysterious old man โ and learns the dark price of their utopia.
The plot in emoji
The Giver emoji summary, decoded
Here's what each part of the emoji story means, beat by beat.
- ๐๏ธโซJonas lives in a controlled, colorless 'Community' of Sameness.
- ๐๐ดAt the Ceremony of Twelve he's named the new Receiver of Memory.
- ๐๏ธ๐The Giver transmits memories โ Jonas sees color for the first time.
- โค๏ธ๐He feels love, snow, and sunshine no one else remembers.
- ๐๐ฑHe discovers 'release' is really euthanasia โ even of a baby.
- ๐ถ๐ฒHe flees with infant Gabriel to save him from release.
- ๐จ๏ธ๐ทHalf-frozen, he glimpses lights and music โ hope, or the end.
The cast of The Giver in emoji
The main characters, one emoji each โ tap any to copy.
๐ฆ
Jonas
The chosen Receiver of Memory.
๐ด
The Giver
Keeper of the world's memories.
๐ถ
Gabriel
The baby Jonas saves.
The Giver emoji set
A copyable set of emojis that capture the book's vibe. Tap any emoji, or copy them all.
Did you know?
Lowry left the ending deliberately ambiguous โ readers have debated Jonas's fate for decades.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Giver in emojis?
- The Giver by Lois Lowry can be summed up in emojis as: ๐ฆ๐๏ธโซ๐ด๐จ๐โค๏ธ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ โ a shorthand emoji plot summary you can copy and share.
- How do you describe The Giver with emojis?
- Break the story into its key beats and pick one or two emojis for each โ the setting, the main characters, the turning point, and the ending. The decoded summary above shows one way to do it for The Giver.
- What can I use these book emojis for?
- Copy the The Giver emoji summary into a book-club chat, a BookTok or Instagram caption, a reading challenge, or a 'guess the book from emojis' game.