The Giver:
- the society makes people - even children - do unspeakable things without them even knowing what that means
- all people should receive the memories in order to build their own individuality
Jonas:
- people are only happy because they don’t know what happiness means
Chief Elder:
- most people are happy
- there is peace, there are no bad things, no pain, no lack of resources
- equality
Jonas’ father:
- all children grow up to become healthy adult