The Giver By Lois Lowry: A True Hero

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Breaking all of the laws that Jonas did, and doing things that he didn’t want to do to reach his destiny, he was a true hero for saving someone whom he loved.

One example of why I think that Jonas, from The Giver by Lois Lowry is a hero, is that he saved Gabe from a release, which is when the community will kill him intentionally because he didn’t meet the standards of life. When Jonas’s father said at dinner the night before, that Gabe would be released the next day, Jonas got upset and took Gabe with him when he embarked on his journey. I think that the community is wrong for “releasing” citizens that didn’t meet the basic “standards of life”. Some people are born with problems (ex: Dyslexia, Autism, Cerebral Palsy…) Now I know that scientists

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