The Giver By Lois Lowry Summary and Analysis Chapters 3-5  Two
major themes — freedom versus security and individuality versus
conformity — are emphasized in these three chapters. Because
Jonas' father is concerned about one of the newborns, he
requests and receives permission to take the infant, named
Gabriel (Gabe), home with him each night for extra nurturing.
When Jonas, his mother, and Lily meet Gabe for the first time,
Lily immediately comments that Gabe's eyes are like Jonas':
different. Both Gabe and Jonas have light, pale eyes. Jonas is
upset with Lily for drawing attention to the fact that his eyes
are unlike most everyone else's dark eyes. Because people in the
community chose Sameness, it is extremely rude to talk about
things that are different. Although Jonas is not often reminded
of his unique eyes because mirrors are uncommon possessions in
the community, Jonas knows that his light eyes are unusual.
Lowry foreshadows future events by describing Jonas' eyes and
Gabe's eyes as "pale, solemn, kno