The Horrible Community In The Giver

When first beginning to read this novel the reader may think the community that the novel takes place in is a really good community to live in but in actuality it is a horrible community to live in. Jonas, the main character in the novel, lives in his family unit with his mother, father, and sister. The community that they live in has very strict rules. These rules are set to keep the community safe and have little to no confusion. When Jonas and his sister Lily get home from school, there was a new member of the family unit The father had brought a baby boy home to take care of. His name is Gabriel. The family had to take care of him until the committee would have to decide whether he would have to be released or not. After greeting Gabe, the family had supper and they all told each other their feelings that they had felt that day. Jonas was very apprehensive about the ceremony of twelve because he would get the assignment that he would work on until he would grow too old and have to go to the House of Old. Lily was excited because soon she would be getting her bicycle …show more content…
Jonas and The Giver watched the release of a new child and found out that they actually killed the babies. As time went by, Jonas decided to run away from the community. Jonas took Gabe with him because Gabe was too little to live in the community and was going to be released. Jonas stole his father’s bicycle and put Gabe in his harness and ran away from the community. Gabe started to fuss a lot on the journey so Jonas transferred memories of calm beaches and sunrises. Planes had been searching for the two children but they stayed undetected. Eventually, they found a sled and went down the hill of snow and they heard people singing like they were waiting for them. The two boys have found the place that they were looking