Jonas Experiences In The Giver

In the complex argument of whether Jonas dies or lives, it is clear that he had fallen into the grave. The text states that Jonas saw a light and felt warmth: “But somewhere ahead, through the blinding storm, he knew there was warmth and light.” The glowing in which Jonas sees is the luminous heaven and the warmth in which he feels is just the embrace of dying and drifting off to the afterlife. The text also states that Jonas was beginning to feel weak and faint, “Using his final strength, and a special knowledge that was deep inside him, Jonas found the sled that was waiting for them at the top of the hill. Numbly his hands fumbled for the rope.” He didn't have any strength left which means that Jonas could not get up and keep moving forward

(AGG)Why might someone come to reject their society? (BS-1)After Jonas learns different life through memories he comes to accept his society. (BS-2)Then Jonas starts to question his community when he realizes that they have different opinions on how a community should run. (BS-3)Now Jonas is disgusted with his community and acts out against it. (TS)Throughout the book Jonas is driven by loneliness and decides to reject his society because of this.

The Giver is written from Jonas’s confusion, excitement, glory, and discoveries. Jonas is a twelve-year-old boy living in a futuristic civilization that has eliminated all pain, fear, love, and free will. There is no chauvinism, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, and there are no “important” choices to be made, also, everyone is consistently polite. The “perfect” society Jonas lives in has also abolished choice: At age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for compatible spouses, who are assigned to them based on interests and jobs and each couple is allowed to receive exactly two children each. (Notice that I said receive, not give birth to.) In addition to that, spouses don’t show any signs of love or affection, just the word love, even when pointed at their children, makes them burst in laughter and explanations! Citizens who break rules or fail to adapt properly to the society’s codes of behavior are “released”. Everything is planned and organized so that life is as convenient and pleasant as possible, or so they think.

In the book “ The Giver “ written by Lois Lowry, the chapters 6 - 11 were fascinating , I could see that Jonas were changing very rapidly, he was an innocent child that never lied to anyone, who shared his dreams every morning with his family, but when Jonas turned 12 things started to change in his JAUNTY live. Jonas had to take the rules very seriously in his job,because if he didn’t respect the rules he might lose his job. Some of the rules that Jonas had to respect was that he could lie to everyone in the entire community even the family members, Jonas actually never but he has the opportunity now.

Even though, Jonas has a high honor in his community, it is a punishment because of all the pain he has to endure and also having to keep all the memories and his training to himself. During break time at school, all the students were talking about their first day of training, but Jonas stayed calm and listened to everyone "He was aware of his own admonition not to discuss his training" (Lowry 112). This shows that Jonas’s selection was a punishment because he could not be a normal kid and fit in with everybody else, making different. Also, after the Giver gave Jonas some painful memories he felt lonely because he was not allowed to talk about it and no one knew how he felt.

In the novel The Giver, Jonas make choices that leads to consequences. Although some readers may believe that the choices you make does not affect your future, Jonas experiences shows that choices can affect your aftermath. Jonas experiences develops a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the readers that choices can lead to a positive or negative aftermath.

Maturity if often defined as wisdom, numerous experiences, or sophistication during particular events. Maturity can be considered the state of mind a person is in when making decisions, speaking, or simply the way they carry themselves throughout their life. Being mature is not related to a person’s age, but rather how they move throughout the world.

is intrigued about the things he has experienced. The things that he didn’t know about interest him. Jonas goes to The Giver’s house again and asks him about the different things that have changed when he saw them. The Giver tells him to remember the sled from yesterday. When he does the sled is red. The giver explains that he is beginning to see the color red. He explains that the sled was just red instead of changing to red is because the memory is when red still existed.

“Jonas has not been assigned, Jonas has been selected” (Page 57). When Jonas is selected out of everyone else in his community he definitely ha san honor. Being the receiver means you receive fun and enjoyable moments. Now that Jonas is the reviver he is very important to the community. Jonas gets to feel things no one else in the community can feel.

" The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart . . .." Jesus thought this about everyone, but we are going to focus on Jonas's father. In The Giver by Lois Lowery Jonas's father does some evil things, but it was never because he had an evil heart. Jonas at the beginning of the novel does not think his father is evil, because he does not know what his job involved. After Jonas realized what his father's job involved he thought his father was evil, but his father is not evil. He just does not know what he is actually doing.

Jonas had a normal life until it was flipped on its head. The main character, Jonas, lives in a dystopian society where he is treated the same as everybody. There is one exception, however, The Giver. The Giver is able to remember the past, Jonas was selected by the chief elders to receive the memories of the past. As, the novel The Giver, by Lois Lowry, goes on Jonas shows profound changes. The many events in the novel shape Jonas to be vastly different from most others in the society.

At the first impression of Jonas one would decide that he is not a trustable character. In the story, each night every family is required to tell their feelings and what happened throughout their day to make them feel this way. The book states “Who wants to be the first tonight, for feelings? Jonas’s father asked, at the conclusion of their evening meal” (Lowry,5). Asking if Jonas could be trusted is automatically a no, for each day he explains his feelings and why he felt that way. If he did not then he would be lying, which is breaking the rules of his town. If one was to tell Jonas something special, the odds of him telling his parents are very high due to the fact they discuss every night. Jonas being a kid that sticks to the rules, will

Jonas’s attributes will assist him in his new assignment as the Receiver of Memory because they all play a role in his training, duties, and when he must train the next receiver. The first attribute that is needed to become the Receiver that will also help him is intelligence. In the book it supports that Jonas is intelligent when the Chief Elder says “We are all aware that Jonas has been a top student throughout his school days,” (pg.78). Having smartness will help Jonas learn how to master the ways of a Receiver. The second attribute that will help Jonas is integrity. The Chief Elder supports that Jonas has courage with saying how Jonas has always presented himself promptly for chastisement. Jonas’s integrity will help him learn easily from

Everyone is especially Jonas, was looking forward to get their assignments. But Jonas’s was much different than he could even expect. Every person and assignment in the community is important, but Jonas’s job is the one who holds the society together. Jonas is an important character in the story, because now he has the power to change how his world functions, or completely transform it.

Adventure is fulfilling your dreams while seeking out the exciting and unusual experiences. Finding the hidden truths behind the scenes can transfer the sense of glory and achievement, especially when attempting to discover new life. Jonas and Bella, of The Giver and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part Two, transition to new life, but with a personal cost: they each must leave the world they know to enter a new, perhaps dangerous, opportunity for life. The journey to find a new beginning through the eyes of these characters will determine what will lie ahead of them.