1 | Jonas | |
Protagonist. |
| Asher | |
Jonas's best friend. |
| Lily | |
Jonas's little sister. Aka: Lily-billy. |
| Mother | |
Jonas's mother. |
| Father | |
Jonas's father. |
2 | Gabriel | |
The new child Jonas's family took care of. |
| Katya | |
Jonas's aunt. Jonas's father's sister. |
| Yoshiko | |
Jonas's father's friend. |
| Andrei | |
Jonas's father's friend. Given the assignment Engineer. |
3 | Natasha | |
Lily's friend. A Group of Tens who lived around the corner. |
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Birthmothers - Role given at the ceremonies of Twelves. |
4 | Benjamin | |
Jonas's former groupmate. |
| Fiona | |
A female in Group Eleven. Jonas's friend. |
| Larissa | |
A woman who lives in the House of Old. |
| Roberto | |
Eleven's former instructor. |
| Edna | |
A birth mother. A worker in Food Production. |
6 | Phillipa | |
A new child Asher's family took care of. |
| Bruno | |
Fiona's new brother. |
| Caleb (2) | |
A replacement child for Caleb (1). |
| Caleb (1) | |
A cheerful Four who had fallen into the river. Deceased. |
| Fritz | |
Jonas's neighbor. |
| Harriet | |
A girl Jonas exchanged a smile with. |
| Pierre | |
Jonas's serious groupmate. |
| The | Chief Elder |
The leader of the community. |
| Madeline | |
A female who received the Assignment of Hatchery. |
| Inger | |
A female who received the Assignment of Birthmothers. |
10 | The | Receiver |
The receiver of memories. |
11 | The | Giver |
Known in the community as the Receiver of Memories. |
16 | Tanya | |
One of the children in Group of Eleven. |
18 | Rosemary | |
The former Receiver of Memory. The Giver's daughter. |
20 | Katharine | |
A female in the Group of Sixes who has pale eyes. |