Analysis Of Jonas And The Giver '

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In Chapter 13 to 18, the author tells the viewers that there are both good memories as well as painful ones. During the training, Jonas is so enjoyable with those good memories such as full ranges of colors and a personal feeling we call love. In the meantime, he has to be very brave to carry the pain for bad memories like war, elephant poaching and sunburn. Since someone don’t want to take the burden for themselves, Jonas and the giver are chosen to take the memory so that all the others could live an orderly, painless life. The suspending question of why the previous receiver failed the task is also answered.

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