The training of the receiver of memories was kept secret to protect the community's members. The memories contained pain and suffering that could be overwhelming for an individual to handle on their own. Keeping the training secret prevented others from becoming emotionally burdened by the memories. Additionally, secrecy helped maintain control over the community by ensuring that only a select few held such powerful knowledge.
The giver did not share certain memories that held pain or traumatic experiences for the receiver. These memories were deemed too burdensome or damaging to share, and were instead kept secret to protect the receiver's well-being.
President Wilson had a stroke. It was kept a secret.
They aren’t kept secret.
In Jonas's memory, the snow disappeared after he passed through the Giver's threshold. This represents how the memories were removed from the collective consciousness of society and kept only by the Giver and the Receiver.
Silk was kept secret b/c of its value
Jonas selection as the receiver of memory is more of a punishment than honor, throughout the story when I kept reading I found out that the receiver is given so much honor because they are lifting the burden of the people. By experiencing alot of painful memories and gaining wisdom suffering just to give the elders a piece of advise.
Secrets should be kept secret because if they were not, everyone would know it. If everyone knew your secret, then you probably wouldn't be too happy. And a secret would not be secret then.
Best Kept Secret - song - was created on 2010-09-03.
The Best Kept Secret - Alphrisk album - was created in 2004-10.
A best-kept secret is a significant fact or characteristic about something or someone which is not particularly well-known.
In "The Giver," the initiating event is when the main character, Jonas, is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory in his community. This event sets off a series of revelations and challenges as Jonas learns about the true nature of his society and the memories that have been kept from its citizens.
Nobody knows. It's a secret.