The Giver Epilogue

Jonas cried. A man comes out of his house rushing to save the starving children and offers them food and shelter they kindly accept. Jonas and the man have small talk for a few minutes,

Jonas awoke, each breath he took was deep and exhausting through his icy numb shell of a body. Red, green , red, green, that's what colors the lights were as the flickered on the second. He instinctively hugged the door like a sloth, still clutching Gabriel, begging for a

He knew that with certainty because now he knew what anger was. Now he had, in memories had experienced injustice and cruelty, and he…” (131-132). Jonas now recognizes that feelings have no quick comfort, and that feelings do not have to be told, they were felt. He now understands what it feels like to have real emotions, like happiness, anger, sadness, and love. Jonas also showcases his compassion when he runs away from the community with Gabriel and he “wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself” (173). Jonas did not care if he could not survive, but he wanted Gabriel to survive. Since Gabriel’s survival depended on Jonas staying alive, Jonas persevered to keep Gabriel alive. Jonas’ newfound compassion also leads him to becoming empathetic.

Jonas is an eleven year old boy who lives in a community where everything is the same. Jonas has a flashback seeing a jet fly over the community, and everyone was frightened. The speaker comes on and tells everyone that a pilot in training was lost, and was to be released. Jonas says that being released was an “Overwhelming statement of failure.” Jonas' family has to tell their feelings every evening. His sister Lily talks about a visiting group of sevens’ who went to the school who had not obeyed the rules. She implied that they behaved like animals. Jonas’ father, who is a nurturer, tells them about a baby boy who doesn't seem to be growing and developing, as he should. He then states that the baby may be released. Lily wants to

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

The echo continued to ring in Jonas’s ear, a sound of hope. It seemed unimaginable in the vast empty landscape that stood before him.

Jonas could make the memories of the community come back to the citizens. "Memories are forever"(Lowery ). Things end, but the memories last forever. Memories are moments that people have had and shared with friends and family. Then these friends and family

“ What is your name ,” Jonas asked. “My name is Rosemary and welcome to Elsewhere. Elsewhere is amazing. You are going to love it.” “ Is this Elsewhere ? Just your house ,” Jonas asked. “Oh no ,” laughed Rosemary, “ There is a whole village behind my house . You just can not see it because it is covered in snow .” “Oh I did not notice that nor did I see any lights.”

Also, when Jonas and Gabe had left the community it was very dangerous because there were lots of search planes with heat vision that could see them but if they heard them Jonas would have to give him and Gabe memories of coldness, which shows that escaping was very risky. On page 170 the text quotes “One night Jonas fell, when the bike jolted to a sudden stop against a rock. He grabbed instinctively for Gabriel; and the new child, strapped tightly in his seat, was uninjured, only frightened when the bike fell to the side. But Jonas’s ankle twisted, and his knees were scraped and raw, blood seeping through his torn trousers. Painfully he righted himself and the bike, and reassured Gabe.”

In the first chapter of The Giver, Jonas is trying to describe how he feels about the upcoming December. At first he said he felt frightened then he described a time he felt frightened and then took back what he said about how he felt. He felt apprehensive. Then, the next thing that is in the chapter is when they are talking about their feelings. It is a ritual that takes place after every dinner where each person in the family shares their feelings of the day. Lily, the youngest, talks about how other kids her age were visiting their community and they did not follow the rules because they were from a different community. Then, his father shared his feelings about his day. He is a Nurturer and they take care of all of the newchildren. He said

When Jonas leaves the community, the farther he gets, the more distant and less precise his memories become. There is an idea that Jonas hallucinated before he died, giving him a false perception of reaching the village. Though Jonas did not hallucinate, in fact he did reach the village he described. In the book, the author states he saw a red sled at the top of a hill, one of his favorite memories. Since it was one of his most fond memories, he could hold on to that memory more than others. When he and Gabriel saw it, Jonas recognized it. And since he would only have fragments of his memory, there would

He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. but perhaps it was only an echo. Jonas got up off the sled and followed the sound he had heard, it led him and Gabriel to the doorstep of the house with the shining lights through the window. He felt filled with joy as he stood at the front door with Gabriel in his arms. He couldn't find himself to knock on the door, he was afraid of not getting accepted in their life. That's all he wanted, to get accepted into their life. The life with emotions. The life he wanted, he couldn't picture himself in life without emotions anymore. He could never go back into the world he lived in before. He thought to himself,

Exposition Topic 6 When I first read the book I was disappointed following there was no genuine closure however in the wake of rehashing it again and examining it in class I changed my assessment. " Behind him, crosswise over unlimited separations of space and time, from the spot he had left, he thought he heard music as well. Be that as it may maybe it was just a reverberation.

Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo….

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.