a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps. 2. a leverlike part worked by the foot to supply power in various mechanisms, as the bicycle. 3. Music.
The Sled. The sled, the first memory Jonas receives from the Giver, symbolizes the journey Jonas takes during his training and the discoveries he makes. It is red, a color that symbolizes the new, vital world of feelings and ideas that Jonas discovers.
The Tibetan antelope or chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni) is a symbol of innocence and generosity. Its pelt is often pictured in tangkas as the shawl, or seat cover, of great yogis such as the Buddhist master Naropa. Perhaps it is one of those horns he holding.