Between Shades Of Gray Stone Analysis

Jonas trusted his community; that was a mistake. He let them do all the thinking; that was a mistake too. However, the biggest mistake that he and his community made was believing that there was such thing as a perfect society. The ceremonies that happen every year up until the age of 12 make sure that everything is the same, from the clothes, to houses to how they talk, no one is different.

Swallowing a piece of gum or even a bug is not unusual for a person to do in his/her daily life, but swallowing a stone can be little tougher to do. The book, “Swallowing Stones,” by Joyce McDonald portrays many characters that have to swallow a stone because of something they did or because of something another person did to effect their life. This stone can be something simple as guilt or forgiveness. The book shows how a simple game among young friends can turn into a terrible tragedy, which others can learn from. This tragedy was compared with another similar accident that ultimately set the tone for the book’s plot. Although McDonald’s choice for a title seems unusual at first glance, it has great significance for the overall meaning and

Jonas accepting his society because he's unaware of emotions of the other people in his community. Jonas follows the rule of having the share your feelings everyday. Not telling

dead. What the stone symbolizes is the beginning of karma that is burdened on the protagonist‟s back,

Throughout the book when the stone motif comes into play it has a strong connection to something a character experienced. This is first shown when Papa cries when he is playing the

Jonas wanted to live a different life. In his journey, Jonas travels with Gabriel, the child that was being nurtured by his family. He needed to saved him from being “released”. Together they faced danger and fear but it was just the beginning of a new life in the land of Elsewhere.

It says how the stone is “the token of preposterous time” meaning the rocks is what will take part of the future savagery of the boys, it is what will eventually contribute to the boys becoming savages.

The symbol the author talked mainly about is the Glass Castle, it represented so much in this book and got them through many years especially for Jeanette it stand for hope and for the better though there father rex walls couldn't physically build the glass house. I really didn't think the kids really cared about the house the dad had in mind not only because they lost faith in the fact that the dad been saying that for far too long but because it always stand for something more family, love and represent what the family went through and pain they went through for the better life they have now living. This imaginary glass home was there all along they may not have seen it but it was right in front of them the whole time it was there family, as long as they were together there glass (huge, fancy, stone house) remained it was where ever they were together. The castle shows by using a physical object to represent an idea or emotion the power of family and love the strength of it can get you through any blocking or stopping things of life. We are like the glass huge, fancy, stone house we are delicate and breakable we break easily and time is very valuable/very dearly loved before we fall into pieces and slip but we fall together and together we are not alone we will pick up the pieces together and it won't matter how long it takes because we'll get through together because no one gets left behind.

“Jonas has not been assigned,” She informed the crowd, and his heart sank. Then she went on. “Jonas has been selected.” The quote pertained to this story due to the significance that Jonas had differentiated from his peers that had their differences acknowledged by the Elders themselves, each with their own desires within a career. The quote influenced Jonas his decisions within the chapters beyond the quote within the story, nevertheless brought Jonas his viewpoint of the situation and his decision into escaping from the community with Gabe to journey off Elsewhere. For example, Gabe had been planned for release the same day Jonas had escaped from the community, due to Jonas’ significant viewpoints he couldn’t bare the loss of Gabe, especially since he would be the only few to discover the true meaning behind being “released.” In the end of “The Giver,” Jonas and Gabriel had hallucinated while freezing to death because of the wild berries, the memories, and the physical limits of his human body.

This symbolises how Jonas is finally separating from the caged community and is branching out by wanting to be able to choose something for once. The community has always engrained the idea of needing

Infected. One simple word, not one simple story. One simple prick of the finger, a two minute wait time, then your entire world comes crashing down. I was carted away to a desolate camp of sorts, the place where they send you when you’re going to die. You would expect a very clinical setting, linoleum floors with fluorescent lighting and not a speck of dirt in sight, but this place was quite the opposite. You see, when you’re dying of Grayscale, nobody cares.

Identity affects me as a reader of literature because I am female. Being female affects me as a reader because of the emotions I feel when reading things. One could feel the way I do when reading, but not all females feel the way I do about certain events in books, someone may not feel anything when they read literature.

Jonas has an elaborate relationship with his Mom,Dad and his Sister(Lily). In the book The Giver Jonas likes his parents and has been with them for a long time, but when Jonas met the Giver he saw a different perspective of his parents and Lily. The reason Jonas has a new perspective of his parent is because , the Giver showed him how to have feelings and show love. When Jonas came home that day from training he asked his parents do you love me then his mom said Jonas better choice of word and then his dad explained why

“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready; there were stones on the ground with the blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar. "Come on," she said. "Hurry up."( (Jackson)

The purchase of all the outstanding common shares of Graystone would result in the value of net assets (goodwill) to be recorded on ERT’s separate-entity books as an investment account, as Graystone would continue to operate as a separate legal entity (a subsidiary under the acquiring firm). IFRS 3 requires the acquisition approach be used to record all the assets and liabilities of Graystone at FV on the consolidated statements. Using the five-step process for acquisition approach, the following is determined: