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.
I liked your blog very much, Abi. I also feel that somehow, Jonas will leave this community and forget about how lonely he felt about not being able to share his feelings and the memories with everybody else. In my point of view, just getting rid of the Stirring pill shows a big mark on how Jonas is seeing his community now, and how he feels that the Committee of Elders is completely changing these people´s lives! I mean, if Jonas realizes that his community destroyed normal life with the help of the Giver and the memories, he will probably do something amazing to make sure people know about life before sameness.
ReplyDeleteI would like to know how do you feel about Jonas doing something rebellious and what would happen if Jonas makes the people in the community remember memories....... it is kind tricky to know what will the Elders do if Jonas makes a choice that risky. In other words, if the Elders release Jonas and send him Elsewhere, the memories will return to the community. And if they punish him, he still would have an impact on those who he shared the memories or explained them about such. My big question is, knowing that this community has completely changed life, and knowing that Jonas dislikes this form of life, if Jonas does something risky again, what will be the response of the Elders and the rest of the community?
I feel that Jonas will try to go to elsewhere and he will go with the Giver. And I think that people will realize that they were wrong to go to Sameness and they will change that and the community will be normal with colors and errors. Also I think that the committee of elders will try to avoid all of this and make the Giver get all the memories like the other time.
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