The title of The Giver is demonstrated throughout the book by The Giver transmitting memories to Jonas, giving Jonas love and wisdom, and then Jonas passing on that love to Gabriel. All these memories gave Jonas the ability to see his community as it really was, lifeless. Nobody in his community was able to perceive the true meaning of happiness or pain. This made Jonas angry because he wasn’t able to share his true feelings with anyone except The Giver. Together they devised a plan that would release all the memories that were transmitted to Jonas into the community thinking they just might be able to change the way the community thought. They hoped things could go back to the way they were before sameness.
First, Jonas was chosen to become the next Receiver of Memory, a job in which his father tells him is the “most important job in the community” (Lowry 67). Throughout his training Jonas was informed that he would be receiving the “memories of the whole world” (Lowry 77). He later learned what The Giver meant when he said those words; Jonas was not only meant to carry the happy memories but also the …show more content…
The Giver then informed him that people might make the wrong decision if they were given choices. Jonas then began to feel compassion towards his community, which one cannot feel without love, because they would never know what it felt like to make their own choices in their everyday life. He “tried to give his new awareness to his friends” (Lowry 99) by putting his hand on their shoulder and trying to allow them the ability to see colors hoping that it would make them aware that there is a whole world with choices that they have yet to discover. Without the love that he acquired through his training Jonas would not have the compassion for his friends and his community that he
First, Jonas was chosen to become the next Receiver of Memory, a job in which his father tells him is the “most important job in the community” (Lowry 67). Throughout his training Jonas was informed that he would be receiving the “memories of the whole world” (Lowry 77). He later learned what The Giver meant when he said those words; Jonas was not only meant to carry the happy memories but also the …show more content…
The Giver then informed him that people might make the wrong decision if they were given choices. Jonas then began to feel compassion towards his community, which one cannot feel without love, because they would never know what it felt like to make their own choices in their everyday life. He “tried to give his new awareness to his friends” (Lowry 99) by putting his hand on their shoulder and trying to allow them the ability to see colors hoping that it would make them aware that there is a whole world with choices that they have yet to discover. Without the love that he acquired through his training Jonas would not have the compassion for his friends and his community that he