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.
I agree with you Abi, the ending could be changed to reveal the real ending of the book. But I think that the author did that to allow us to choose our own ending, have the choice to decide what will happen to the two pale-eyed boys. I mean, if this book talks about the importance of choices, the author obviously made such an open ending to let us choose and show how can choices change the way of viewing certain things and how our choices define us. For example, the choice of Jonas of taking Gabe with him instead of going to the Giver's dwelling defined him as wanting to do what he thought was the right thing to do; and, eventually, that choice changed everything, especially the plan. What the book does tell us though, and what we can infer happens, is that the memories got back to the community, and everyone has some painful and happy memories. And, hopefully, the community will change their lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteHowever, my perspective of the ending is somewhat different than yours. Since I created a happy ending, my ending is that Jonas and Gabe made it to Elsewhere (our society) and lived normally. I would like to know your opinion about my and your perspective of your ending. I do agree with you that your ending makes sense and I like you ending, it is very unique. How did you come up with that conclusion and final point of view?
I came to this conclusion because I think that Jonas is not strong enough to survive starving and freezing, additionally to having to take care of a little child (Gabe). It is an extreme situation that ends in something like a dream (or memory) to be true. I think the author is trying to make us imagine an end; our conclusions are not right or wrong. I just think that Jonas got to a situation impossible to survive.
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