The Hero's Journey - The Giver

Hero in an Ordinary World
Jonas and every other citizen live in a dystopian community where from young Elders watch over you and at 12 make the choice of the role that fits you the best.

Call to Adventure
Twelves at the ceremony where they receive their roles, Jonas receives to be a receiver of Memory which is a role of honor that only one gets selected in a few years to help the community feel and see no pain.

Refusal of the Call
Jonas gets a set of rules and is afraid of his assignment because it says he can not say anything about his assignment to his family or friends, he will endure a lot of pain, and he is not allowed to ask for a release on his assignment.

Meeting the Mentor
The Giver is the mentor of Jonas. He trains Jonas with all the memories he has. He needs Jonas because he needs someone to take his place before he grows too old. He helps Jonas, however, to make the right choices even though he's not allowed to interfere with Jonas's decision of becoming the receiver of Memory.

Crossing the Threshold
Jonas from the mentor learns about the hidden things in the world that no one else knows except him and the Giver. Such as he seeing colors in a world that was just gray.

Allies
Jonas in each session receives painful memories to remind him how the world is like and must not be. Painful memories such as how the community, the Elders kill people and blind them so they can not know the truth hurts him. Though the memories he realizes that he can not live in such world where they hide the truth.

Belly of the Whale
Realizing the truth that the community takes away their emotions Jonas refuses to accept it and leave the community with the Giver's help.

The Road Back
Going to find the destination he goes through countless hard times such as cold and hunger. But Jonas knows to reach and escape from the lies but to see the reality they so call imaginary he must go on through the countless pains.

Rebirth
Jonas on the way back sees a sled, the first memory he received and he seems to see the warm light and the scenery of what his memory tells him is the true world. And he arrives at what he knows is reality finally.