Elsewhere

Summary 

Jonas's father was going to release one twin because there can not be two equal babies in the community. And Jonas wanted to watch but he was to late. The Giver told him that they make tapes for every release so he went to see the tape. He didn't know what was happening he only heard his father talking to the baby and suddenly his father inserted a needle to the baby's forehead and left her there. Then Jonas realized that his father had KILLED the baby. Then he saw his father dumping the child through a dark tunnel. Jonas didn't what to go home, his father had lie about what release meant. He thought that Fiona will be so upset when she knew what release meant. Then he and the Giver made a plan so Jonas could escape to elsewhere so the people in the community see all the memories that the elders had keep them form seeing. The Giver told him that he had the capacity to hear beyond not the capacity to see beyond, he heard music. Then the Giver told Jonas that he needed to stay in the community and when his work is done he will be with his daughter Rosemary. At  night his father told Jonas that Gabe was going to be released, Jonas was very upset so he changed all his plans and went running with Gabe taking his father bike because it had the children sit. Jonas transmitted memories to Gabe so he could sleep. After riding a lot of time they saw their first water fall and they saw wild life like a bird or a deer and also a squirrel. Then they saw snow and he was freezing so he recalled a memory of sunshine and transmitted some to Gabe. Then he saw a hill, he went up and there was a sled. He saw downhill and he new he almost was in elsewhere. Jonas grabbed Gabe and went down the hill in the sled. He started hearing that thing called music and seeing lights.

Text Reference

"You have the colors, The Giver told him. And you have the courage. I will help you to have the strength." (157).

I think this quote means that Jonas need strength to escape from the community because it will be a very hard job and there will be not enough food or water so he need to survive. But he couldn't learn the strength he needed because he realized Gabe was going to get released and he needed to change all his plan and go immediately with him.  And he couldn't receive that strength the Giver was going to give him.


"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" (179).

I think that this quote means that he was in a memory because that was what the Receiver was about, getting memories from the entire world. Also I think that the author was trying to say in a figurative way that there was a special knowledge that was deep inside him . Also I think that he was so exhausted he died and had that last special memory so he could die in peace.


Final Thoughts 

In conclusion I think that this book ended horrible, I needed to know how it really ended. Did he died? Did he reached elsewhere? Well, I think he didn't arrived to elsewhere because they referred to elsewhere as heaven. Also I think he died before he arrived because there was snow and he was freezing and he was starving and he did not know how to ride a sled. I think he died because he
saw lights and then it finishes.

What is Release

Summary

It was a new day for Jonas he went to train and the Giver transmitted him a memory about WAR. Jonas didn't know what was that, he realized that there was pain in the citizens. The next day he remembered about the previous memory so the Giver gave him a memory of  a birthday party and then he got another memory and he understood love. Then the Giver transmitted a memory that was in a room with people including grandparents and there was a Christmas tree, Jonas felt something different that day he felt LOVE. He was so curious about knowing what love was that he ask his parents put they told him that love is a meaningless world, then Jonas stop taking the pills so he could feel love. The next day there was an announcement that there was no school that day. Then Jonas went to the playground where their friends were playing a game of war. He realized people in his community didn't felt real feelings, their feelings were shallow.  Then he went to his house and heard that twins were going to be born and that one needed to be released. Then he asked about the failure Receiver, her name was Rosemary and she asked for release. And when Rosemary got released the memories that she had came to all citizens.

Text Reference:

"The Giver was gentle with him for many days following the terrible shared memory of war" (121)

I think that this quote means that the memory of war is a memory of pain because there is a lot of death and you can experience thirst and loss. Also I think that Jonas needed to see many good memories so the memory of war does not ruin him, because Rosemary could not take all the painful memories and released herself.

"'I think about my own release when I am in a awful lot of pain'" (139)

I think this quote means that the pain that the Giver is feeling so many pain. It means that sometimes he doesn't want to be the Giver because there are so many bad things about that assignment. Also I think that Jonas doesn't know what release means. I think release means that you could go to elsewhere were Jonas is having the memories off.

Final Thought:   

I think that Jonas is going to realize that the community is a bad place that is not perfect because they don't have feelings. And if they don't have real feelings they can treat anyone however they like and don't feel regret, sadness, loss, etc.  Also I think that to be a community/family you need to know what people are feeling so you can make them feel better or feel good for them, don't you? Don't you think that Jonas's community is fake? Also I predict that Jonas is going to have enough of the community and he is going to pack his things and leave leaving all the things behind.