Caterpillar to a butterfly
This represents the change Jonas goes through. The caterpillar symbolizes naive, ignorant, lifeless being. When he changes to a butterfly he knows about what colors, but experiences war, hunger, and poverty. He knows about the real world. The caterpillar to a butterfly represents vast change that Jonas goes through, when he starts training to be the next receiver of memory.
Robot
Jonas in the beginning of the novel, like a robot. People in Jonas's community has to follow every rule given to them, and are lifeless. Robots have to follow everything that is programmed for them. They have no control over their lives. They can’t disobey their programmer, or in this case, the Committee Of Elders.
Ocean
Jonas is not …show more content…
They know the good and the bad, they're all knowing, sometimes knowing too much. For example, he knows what famine, hunger, war, is. He also knows what true happiness is, love, and colors. He is not naive anymore.
Fence (man versus society)
The community Jonas lives in traps the people living there. They are not allowed to think for themselves. There are confined to all the rules. Jonas wants to change society, but can't because he is trapped inside. The community is keeping them imprisoned. Nobody has dared to try and break down the fences trapping them inside, but soon Jonas will.
U.S flag
The US flag represents freedom from controlling society. The climax of the novel is when Jonas breaks free from his community and runs away, it's like how America broke away from Great Britain's control. As a result, they earned freedom. To gain freedom, America had to make a plethora of sacrifices, Jonas made sacrifices when he left the community. To illustrate, when he left his community he had to give up, food and he had to say goodbye to the giver. He overcame the obstacles, destroyed the fences that confined him inside, and (hopefully) he will live a happier
This represents the change Jonas goes through. The caterpillar symbolizes naive, ignorant, lifeless being. When he changes to a butterfly he knows about what colors, but experiences war, hunger, and poverty. He knows about the real world. The caterpillar to a butterfly represents vast change that Jonas goes through, when he starts training to be the next receiver of memory.
Robot
Jonas in the beginning of the novel, like a robot. People in Jonas's community has to follow every rule given to them, and are lifeless. Robots have to follow everything that is programmed for them. They have no control over their lives. They can’t disobey their programmer, or in this case, the Committee Of Elders.
Ocean
Jonas is not …show more content…
They know the good and the bad, they're all knowing, sometimes knowing too much. For example, he knows what famine, hunger, war, is. He also knows what true happiness is, love, and colors. He is not naive anymore.
Fence (man versus society)
The community Jonas lives in traps the people living there. They are not allowed to think for themselves. There are confined to all the rules. Jonas wants to change society, but can't because he is trapped inside. The community is keeping them imprisoned. Nobody has dared to try and break down the fences trapping them inside, but soon Jonas will.
U.S flag
The US flag represents freedom from controlling society. The climax of the novel is when Jonas breaks free from his community and runs away, it's like how America broke away from Great Britain's control. As a result, they earned freedom. To gain freedom, America had to make a plethora of sacrifices, Jonas made sacrifices when he left the community. To illustrate, when he left his community he had to give up, food and he had to say goodbye to the giver. He overcame the obstacles, destroyed the fences that confined him inside, and (hopefully) he will live a happier