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The Giver

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As a class we have recently read The Giver. The author of this book is Lois Lowry and throughout the story there was a bunch of parts in the book where I couldn’t understand what was happening. The main plot of the story is to maintain sameness in the world. A young boy who just turned 12 named Jonas has received his job. The job he has to do for the rest of his life is to receive memory from the past, make sure the bad things that happened do not come back and he is there to prevent it. During his training he is brought back in time to the past and he has to experience all bad things from their history. He realizes that there is so much to live that is being stolen from everyone in the community and he wants to stop it. Jonas escapes …show more content…

He glanced nervously at the speaker on the wall, reassuring himself that no one was listening. ‘I wish we had that,’ he whispered. ‘Of course,’ he added quickly, ‘I do understand that is wouldn't work very well. And that it’s much better to be organized the way we are now. I can see that it was a dangerous way to live.”
Jonas is saying he wishes the feeling of love could be felt. Once he felt that feeling for someone he understood why it can’t be felt in his society. Since losing a loved one could cause pain it is made sure everyone in the society can’t possibly feel it. But, he thinks it is very important to have that feeling because it is the greatest passion someone could have. Even though it would prevent a lot of problems he believes love should be felt because he has a feeling of emptiness and can’t share his passion with anyone …show more content…

Once he discovers that he can feel love he wants to get out of the society. Jonas stops taking his stirrings and eventually it wears off and he can feel emotions. Between Jonas and the Chief Elder there is a conflict between the two. Once Jonas finally decides to escape there is nothing they can do about it. He made the decision to rebel against the rules and do something his own way. This caused Jonas to finally see what he has been missing out on his entire life.
At the end of the novel Jonas has escaped to the boundaries of their world. There is snow everywhere and he has just about given up on his journey. He sees a sled off into the distance. From his previous training he remembered what it did and how to use it. He used the sled to transport Jonas and Gabriel down the hill without him having to walk because he is out of energy. He reached the bottom of the hill and found the house. The house was safety for him and Gabriel which is important because it showed the reader that Jonas made it to safety and he completed his

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