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Jonas is excited for the ceremony of the twelve's, and is anxious to see what job he gets. But when everyone else gets called, he is left behind without a calling, making everyone nervous.
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The Elder apologizes for making people worry, and proceeds to explain that Jonas has been chosen to be the new receiver, and that it is a very impotant job that can only be given by slection.
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Everyone know thinks of Jonas as a different person, and
Jonas also gets his instructions for his new job. -
Jonas reports for his job, and receives the memory of sledding down a hill
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Jonas finds that not telling people about the things he knows is hard, but manages anyways.
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Jonas continues with his live, seeing beyond every so often.
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Jonas and the Giver plans out an escape plan to release memories into the community and destroy the dystopia.
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Jonas stole food and escaped the community with Gabe, planes started to search for them.
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The planes stopped searching for Jonas, giving him some peace to escape.
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The book ends as Jonas is sledding down an actual hill, witnessing the same memory he gave to Gabe
