What if someone couldn’t remember the day they graduated? In Jonas’ community, they don’t value good or bad memories. This essay will discuss about the value and importance of memories. Jonas from The Giver valued these memories and appreciated them, unlike other people in his community. Memories are very important and should be valued in Jonas’ community. Even though there are sad memories, there are many happy ones. For example, Jonas was transmitted the memory of snow. He was suprised to discover this happy memory, for “it was such fun.” (page 105) He didn’t quite understand at first why this memory was taken away, because he “wished that they still had those things.” (page 106) Even though some memories aren’t the happiest ones, they
