In "The Giver," they celebrated the Ceremony of Twelve at the House of the Old. This ceremony marked the age when children are assigned their life-long roles in the community. The elderly residents watched the ceremony and shared memories of their past experiences.
Fiona gets assigned to the House of the Old.
Fiona's assignment in "The Giver" was to be a Caretaker of the Old. She was responsible for bathing and attending to the elderly residents in the House of the Old.
The label on the special door at the house of the Old in "The Giver" is simply marked "Releasing Room."
During his volunteer hours he bathed the old in the house of the old. Later he received memories from the giver and became a receiver.
In the Giver, they have to take the pills until they enter the House of the Old.
Jonas went to the Giver's living quarters, in the Annex at the House of the Old.
In the book The Giver by: Lois Lowry, the main character Jonas sees the giver in the twelves' ceremony. Though he really met the Giver in the Annex room in the back of the house of the old
Dwellings in The Giver are houses. Those houses are where the family units live. There is also a "House of the Old", which is like a retirement home.
Benjamin worked at the House of the Old as part of his volunteer hours in "The Giver." He assisted with bathing the elderly residents and cleaning the facility.
The house of the old felt comforting and safe to Jonas because Jonas was helping others.
The old lady's name that Jonas bathed in "The Giver" is Larissa. She lived in the House of the Old and had a youthful spirit despite her age. Jonas helped her bathe as part of his training to become the Receiver of Memory.
Roberto was the instructor of elevens -the dude who was smiling when he was released after being at the House of the Old. The old lady Lady Larissa told Jonas about him in the bathing room in the House of the Old in chapter 4.