Summary Of The Giver Epilogue

For the first time,he heard something that he knew to be music.He heard people singing. Jonas wipes his eyes and still saw the lights and houses with all the pretty lights.

Foster explains that almost anything can be symbolic in literature, and that there is more than likely never only one meaning of it. Chapter 11 in How to Read Literature like a Professor for Kids helped me better understand and discover a lot of things that were symbolic in The Giver. One of the many symbols is Gabriel. I have many theories of what Gabriel stands for, one of which being Jonas and him can share memories together. Also, because Gabriel a baby, and because he's in danger of soon being released, Gabriel in many ways exists outside the rigid control of the community. Jonas can't transmit memories to Lily because she's too ingrained in the "people shouldn't touch other people" saying of the community. Gabriel, however, is not; he's pure and free. An even bigger and more important reason to try and protect him. Because Gabriel hasn't yet come under the control of the community, he's also a symbol for a brighter future. When Jonas escapes with Gabriel (unless they die), we get the sense that there is hope for the rest of the world as

For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing. As, Jonas and Gabriel were heading down the hill, jonas realized that he had no way of stopping the sled when they were near the town. He was trying to figure out a way but it was too late to try and stop the sled.

“You have made a terrible mistake.” The Chief Elder uttered in shock, her tongue cutting short of a hiss.

In The Giver, Jonas’ world is turned upside down when he is chosen to be the next receiver of his community. The ceremony of twelves is the last ceremony of the day. Jonas waited anxiously for his name to be called; he never hears it. The chief elder has made a mistake. Jonas now has to learn that everything he has been taught was not always the same and it ages him years.

But the Giver stopped talking as Jonas walked away. There was nothing the Giver could do. He just had to give Jonas some time, so he walked into the kitchen and got some food for Jonas and Gabriel. Jonas was sitting on the couch, frazzled when the Giver walked in with a platter of apple slices, two cups of water, and a small bowl of tiny cookies for Gabriel. Gabriel still hasn’t moved at all. Not one bit, but Jonas was too preoccupied hating himself for what he had done. For what he had done to his friends and a whole community.

Lord, Elyse. "Overview of The Giver." Novels for Students. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Literature Resource Center. Web. 27 Mar. 2016. Elyse Lord is one of the many critics who describe “The Giver” as terrifying but offering “hope and a constructive view” of the Utopian world in the book. She explains that other critics praise the book with many awards such as the Newberry Medal. Lord goes on to reason that the story is favored by different readers for its complexity, symbolism, metaphors, ambiguous ending, and can be compared similarly to classic science fiction like “Brave New World” and “Fahrenheit 451.” Contradicting this statement, Lord says that ‘librarians’, ‘educators’, and ‘students’ debate “The Giver” to be censored from public schools around the world because of its graphic scenes and ideas of infanticide and euthanasia. This includes the time Jonas witnessed his father murder a baby and throw it down a trash chute in cold blood. This is ironical compared to the language, emotion, and behaviors being censored in Jonas’s ‘Utopian’ society. Lord argues this through Anna Cerbasi of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, who asked the school board to remove a book that was about a family murdering their child for crying at night and called the book inappropriate for the sixth grade. Lord raises the question of who is to “decide which books are appropriate for which children,” and argues that it cannot be answered with not one but the many books integrated in school curricula that compose

As Jonas look at Gabe he realized that he and Gabe had finally made it. Jonas then glanced up from Gabe's face and he realized where he was. He thought it looked familiar to him. It was a memory the Giver had given him before. It wasn’t just any memory either, it was the Giver’s favorite. The thought of the Giver made him tear up. Jonas never realized how much he enjoyed the company of him, how he shared all of his feelings and the memories together, now all he has right now is Gabe. He was so happy to have Gabe. Now he had to keep Gabe safe, protect him and share his memories with. Jonas starts to get up off the sled with Gabe in hand. he trudges to the door, and knocks hoping

“Goodbye Jonas.” The Giver said back. Jonas could tell by the sound of the Givers voice that he too was sad to say farewell. And with that the giver turned away and walked into nothingness and he seemed to disappear. As Jonas watched his mentor and friend walk away he remembered what he had said. All you have to do is wake up Jonas and you will go back to your life. So Jonas closed his eyes but this time when he awoke he was in a different room.

Jonas and Gabe were alone and they didn’t have a dwelling because it destroyed because it was really old so they didn't know what to do? So Jonas was trying to ask someone to go stay with him until they find dwelling to live in but the guy said refused.

Gabe was dead. Jonas finally accepted this. He never felt pain like this before, not even when the Giver gave him the most painful memories. His head ached from crying. His heart was broken. He took Gabe out of the community to prevent death. Now Jonas felt like his dad because he feels like he was accountable for Gabe’s death. “I brought him from death only for him to die,” sighed Gabe.

“Don’t be ridiculous. There’s no such thing as monsters.” I scoff while I check my little brother’s closet. So strange. He outgrew the idea of monsters years ago, and I haven’t

Jonas feels uneasy, but he knows that "frightened" is not the correct word. He has been truly frightened only once before, when a plane flew off course over the community a year ago. During the incident, an announcement over the speakers ordered everyone inside, and Jonas had been afraid as he saw the silent, waiting community. However, the speakers soon explained that a Pilot-in-Training had made a navigational mistake and that the pilot would be released from the community for his error, which is the worst possible fate for members of the community. Upon recalling this event, Jonas confirms that his current feelings do not represent fear. He remembers that his teachers have taught him to be careful with his terminology, unlike his friend Asher, who often uses the wrong word, and he decides that rather than feeling frightened, he feels apprehensive about upcoming events this December.

Jonas was home after a long night with the giver. When he went to bed that night he decided not to do the plan. The plan was that he would leave at midnight and leave an note for his parents to see, but he couldn't think of the consequences if he was caught.The next Morning, Jonas woke up with an headache. He had never had one before, but from the memories he had felt it. “Jonas,” his father called. “Are you ok? Do you need some medicine?” Jonas remembered what the giver had told him no medicine when he’s in training. “No, thank you”, Jonas replied.

uise knew by the new name on the call box that someone had moved in. She’d seen lights and movement in the apartment, which was across the courtyard from her and Martin, for the past few days. The new name confirmed it. Someone had finally bought the place. The name had been typed on a small piece of green paper and taped to the call box beside the apartment’s number. Louise had once known a man with the name Jahani. Arman had been a doctoral student in French the year she started at Stockholm University. He’d taught the conversation tutorial she took fall term. She looked at the green paper again. All that was so long ago. He was the second man she’d slept with. Martin still didn’t know about it. She checked her watch. She was on her way out