Summary Of The Giver Epilogue

As Jonas holds tightly onto Gabe and the sled, he squeezes his eyes shut and hopes for the best. But, he wasn’t hoping enough, as they tumble down the hill rolling viciously with Jonas attempting to protect Gabriel. After finally coming to a rest at the bottom of the hill, Jonas brushes himself off and is frantically checking Gabe for injuries when he hears someone calling out to him.
“Are you two hurt?!” exclaims a middle aged woman.
Gabriel lets out a weak, little cry and Jonas tries to comfort him while answering, “We are fine, just tired and very hungry.” “Well, just follow me then, supper is almost ready. Connor, my husband, is washing up for supper now,” the woman explained. Jonas let out a relieved sigh and thanked her effusively. They follow her up the path to the little cabin with the music getting louder. “What’s that music?” Jonas asked. …show more content…
“By the way, my name is Katherine, this is my husband. What is your name and your brothers?” Laughing, Jonas replied, “I’m Jonas and this is Gabe, but he’s not my brother. Our community was a lot different from yours. I was the Receiver of Memories there and they were going to release Gabe, so I took him and ran away.” Katherine just froze and stares at Connor. “Y-y-you d-d-don’t think. . .?” She stutters. Connor, finally speaking, “Maybe.” Jonas, more concerned with filling his belly, doesn’t notice anything strange going on between the other two. When he finally does look up, he sees them both staring at him with eyes as pale as his and Gabe’s. As his mouth falls open in astonishment, he starts weeping tears of joy. “You’re our real parents, aren’t