Jonas in The Giver
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Jonas in *The Giver* is the young protagonist who, upon being chosen as the Receiver of Memory in his tightly controlled dystopian society, begins to uncover the painful truths hidden beneath its enforced sameness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonas in The Giver canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9132760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jonas in The Giver Context triple: [Brenton Thwaites, characterPortrayed, Jonas in The Giver]
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A.
Finn in The Maze Runner
Finn in The Maze Runner is a supporting character in the dystopian science-fiction film adaptation of James Dashner’s novel, portrayed by actor Jacob Latimore.
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B.
Auggie Pullman in Wonder
Auggie Pullman in *Wonder* is the young boy with a facial difference whose journey through fifth grade teaches powerful lessons about kindness, empathy, and acceptance.
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C.
Clarisse McClellan
Clarisse McClellan is a curious, free-spirited teenage girl in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" whose questioning nature and love of conversation and observation profoundly influence the protagonist, Guy Montag.
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D.
Eric in Divergent
Eric in Divergent is a ruthless and intimidating Dauntless leader who enforces the faction’s harsh rules and often clashes with the protagonists.
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E.
Eric in Allegiant
Eric in Allegiant is a ruthless Dauntless leader and antagonist in the Divergent film series, known for enforcing the faction system with brutal loyalty to the regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jonas in The Giver Target entity description: Jonas in *The Giver* is the young protagonist who, upon being chosen as the Receiver of Memory in his tightly controlled dystopian society, begins to uncover the painful truths hidden beneath its enforced sameness.
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A.
Finn in The Maze Runner
Finn in The Maze Runner is a supporting character in the dystopian science-fiction film adaptation of James Dashner’s novel, portrayed by actor Jacob Latimore.
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B.
Auggie Pullman in Wonder
Auggie Pullman in *Wonder* is the young boy with a facial difference whose journey through fifth grade teaches powerful lessons about kindness, empathy, and acceptance.
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C.
Clarisse McClellan
Clarisse McClellan is a curious, free-spirited teenage girl in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" whose questioning nature and love of conversation and observation profoundly influence the protagonist, Guy Montag.
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D.
Eric in Divergent
Eric in Divergent is a ruthless and intimidating Dauntless leader who enforces the faction’s harsh rules and often clashes with the protagonists.
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E.
Eric in Allegiant
Eric in Allegiant is a ruthless Dauntless leader and antagonist in the Divergent film series, known for enforcing the faction system with brutal loyalty to the regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearsIn |
1998 stage adaptations of The Giver
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2014 film adaptation of The Giver ⓘ |
| ageAtCeremonyOfTwelve | 12 ⓘ |
| ageAtStart | 11 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Giver ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Giver Quartet ⓘ |
| assignedRole | Receiver of Memory ⓘ |
| closeFriend |
Asher
ⓘ
Fiona ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lois Lowry ⓘ |
| discoversTruthAbout |
lack of real emotions in the Community
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release ⓘ sameness ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | pale eyes uncommon in the Community ⓘ |
| emotionArc |
from security to fear and hope
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from unquestioning obedience to critical awareness ⓘ |
| eyeColor | pale eyes ⓘ |
| familyUnitMembers |
Father
ⓘ
Lily ⓘ Mother ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Giver (1993 novel) ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | dystopian novel ⓘ |
| goal | reach Elsewhere ⓘ |
| hairColor | light-colored hair ⓘ |
| hasAbility | Capacity to See Beyond ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterTitle | The Giver ⓘ |
| majorDecision | escapes from the Community ⓘ |
| medium | print literature ⓘ |
| mentor | The Giver ⓘ |
| moralStance |
opposes euthanasia called release
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rejects the Community’s rules ⓘ values individuality ⓘ |
| nationalityOfAuthor | American ⓘ |
| perceives |
color red
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joyful memories ⓘ memories of the past ⓘ painful memories ⓘ |
| relationshipToGabriel |
caretaker
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protective figure ⓘ |
| rescues | Gabriel ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Giver ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | the Community in The Giver ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
awakening of conscience
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individuality in a conformist society ⓘ |
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Subject: Jonas in The Giver Description of subject: Jonas in *The Giver* is the young protagonist who, upon being chosen as the Receiver of Memory in his tightly controlled dystopian society, begins to uncover the painful truths hidden beneath its enforced sameness.
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Thwaites