While the Giver does not like the rules of his community, he feels he must stay to help the people deal with the memories Jonas will leave behind.
Explanation:
The Giver is somewhat selfish, and preferring to spend the rest of his life in a community he knows and reveres. The Giver tried to help the previous Receiver and failed and cannot bear another failure. The Giver is old and set in his ways and only wants to join his daughter Rosemary...
