Memories can be very valuable. Whatever happens, the memories will never be forgotten. “Memories are forever.” - The Giver. In this science fiction novel, Giver, Lois Lowry demonstrates that even though Jonas world was perfect, he knew something was missing. Everyone in the story was polite to Jonas. Once the Giver gave him lots of memories of love, happiness, and kindness, he knew how to bring back memories to the people. In the beginning of Giver, Jonas had a sickening feeling that something terrible is gonna happen. This perspective changed Jonas during the novel. The message of the novel,The Giver, is memories can bring you back to the old days. Memories can be unique in different types of ways.
In the beginning of the novel,The Giver, …show more content…
When Jonas finds out about release everything changes, he doesn’t want to go back home, he wants to run away. By then he decides not to let his father kill Gabriel. As Jonas begins to spend more time with the Giver, a character who communicates memories, he starts to find out about the dark and colors. Jonas realizes that his mistakes are bigger than what’s expected. The Giver is an old man that the council of elders turns to when they have a problem. He also gives his memories to the Receiver of Memory who is Jonas, a twelve year old boy. As Jonas receives memories, he learns about bad things like war, hate, and pain. He also learns about good things like colors and love. He sees how the elders control everything by making the rules and decisions for everybody. No one is allowed to make choices and everyone must accept the rules. Jonas wasn’t allowed to tell anyone memories. On page 112 it states, “But why can’t everyone have the memories? I think it will seem a little easier if the memories were …show more content…
In Jonas society, nobody knows any information about anything. The elders, who are in the Giver’s community, believe that no community members except for them and the Receiver of memory should know all the information. Even in the beginning of the training, Jonas thought that he had to protect people from wrong choices. But, the Giver agreed that it was safer. Jonas was getting mad about how the memories couldn't be shared with everyone, so he decided to run away on his bike with Gabe. They decided to make a plan to leave. The Receiver and Gabe left the community together. Life is full of color, even though life was remained in this society, it was not
In the beginning of the novel,The Giver, …show more content…
When Jonas finds out about release everything changes, he doesn’t want to go back home, he wants to run away. By then he decides not to let his father kill Gabriel. As Jonas begins to spend more time with the Giver, a character who communicates memories, he starts to find out about the dark and colors. Jonas realizes that his mistakes are bigger than what’s expected. The Giver is an old man that the council of elders turns to when they have a problem. He also gives his memories to the Receiver of Memory who is Jonas, a twelve year old boy. As Jonas receives memories, he learns about bad things like war, hate, and pain. He also learns about good things like colors and love. He sees how the elders control everything by making the rules and decisions for everybody. No one is allowed to make choices and everyone must accept the rules. Jonas wasn’t allowed to tell anyone memories. On page 112 it states, “But why can’t everyone have the memories? I think it will seem a little easier if the memories were …show more content…
In Jonas society, nobody knows any information about anything. The elders, who are in the Giver’s community, believe that no community members except for them and the Receiver of memory should know all the information. Even in the beginning of the training, Jonas thought that he had to protect people from wrong choices. But, the Giver agreed that it was safer. Jonas was getting mad about how the memories couldn't be shared with everyone, so he decided to run away on his bike with Gabe. They decided to make a plan to leave. The Receiver and Gabe left the community together. Life is full of color, even though life was remained in this society, it was not