After first seeing the sad memories, Jonas took the actions he saw other people doing very strongly. The fear of bad things happening changed the way Jonas looked at life; for example, the war game he used to play as a kid now had a completely new meaning. Once more, hope also changed the way Jonas dealt with his situation. Thus, Jonas left the city so that everyone would be able to enjoy and deal with the memories he had collected. Jonas had hope that after the community would be able to use emotions and see things from a different perspective. Therefore, hope and fear controlled Jonas in The Giver.
Hope and fear is brought to attention in the book Touching Spirit Bear a couple of times. For example, the fear of going to jail makes Cole decide to change his ways in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. If Cole’s actions of beating up Peter were not dealt with, the fear of not changing would not have crossed Cole’s mind. Although, hope also contributed to Coles change. For instance, once Cole started to see a change in his attitude he found hope that he could change his old ways. Once he saw that spark light inside him, he decided to work harder in order to reach his