Imagine if you lived in a town where everything is perfect. In the novel The Giver written by Lois Lowry, there is a 12 year old boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian community or a community where everything and everyone is perfect. In this community there certain people that make certain sacrifices to make this community chaos free. In this story Jonas is chosen to hold all the memories of the world so no one else has too. Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result, tries to change the community.
In The Giver Jonas changes throughout the story for example, Jonas first is obedient and now Jonas is Rebellious. Jonas was first obedient because he had no idea that there was more to the world other than the community's surrounding …show more content…
Another example of Jonas changing is he usually apprehensive and now he is brave. Jonas is apprehensive because he said it himself that he is apprehensive after thinking about it for a long time. ¨ Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That's what I am.¨ Jonas is also apprehensive because since the ceremony is coming up he feel nervous and scared, or apprehensive. Jonas feels apprehensive in this moment because the ceremony of 12 will decide the job for the rest of his life. Throughout the book Jonas now realizes that there is more to the world and he now is brave. Jonas is now brave because is he trying to help the Giver get better with the memories even if they are painful. ¨Jonas entered the Annex room and realized immediately that it was a day when he would be sent away. The Giver was rigid in his chair, his face in his hands. ่ I'll come back tomorrow, sir, ่ he said quickly. Then he hesitated ่ unless maybe there's something I can do to help. ่ ….. Jonas braced himself and entered the memory of which was torturing the Giver.¨ (pg 118). Jonas is also brave because he is willing to take a chance in doing great that can lead to great punishment. For example when Jonas is trying to escape, Jonas is stealing his father's bike and stealing food even, even if they are …show more content…
Throughout the book Jonas as gone to be apprehensive the brave and obedient to rebellious. Jonas has gone from apprehensive to brave because he experienced new things and was opened up to more memories and started taking a chance. Jonas also went from obedient to rebellious because during his time as receiver of memory the memories he received made him think differently and felt more loose than feeling uptight. By the end of the book Jonas is more confident about things and he is much wiser than before because of all the memories he has. Jonas now sees his community as a community that is not perfect and needs help to fix it. Jonas sees his community this way because he feels that when they kill children it is wrong and he wanted to fix
In The Giver Jonas changes throughout the story for example, Jonas first is obedient and now Jonas is Rebellious. Jonas was first obedient because he had no idea that there was more to the world other than the community's surrounding …show more content…
Another example of Jonas changing is he usually apprehensive and now he is brave. Jonas is apprehensive because he said it himself that he is apprehensive after thinking about it for a long time. ¨ Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That's what I am.¨ Jonas is also apprehensive because since the ceremony is coming up he feel nervous and scared, or apprehensive. Jonas feels apprehensive in this moment because the ceremony of 12 will decide the job for the rest of his life. Throughout the book Jonas now realizes that there is more to the world and he now is brave. Jonas is now brave because is he trying to help the Giver get better with the memories even if they are painful. ¨Jonas entered the Annex room and realized immediately that it was a day when he would be sent away. The Giver was rigid in his chair, his face in his hands. ่ I'll come back tomorrow, sir, ่ he said quickly. Then he hesitated ่ unless maybe there's something I can do to help. ่ ….. Jonas braced himself and entered the memory of which was torturing the Giver.¨ (pg 118). Jonas is also brave because he is willing to take a chance in doing great that can lead to great punishment. For example when Jonas is trying to escape, Jonas is stealing his father's bike and stealing food even, even if they are …show more content…
Throughout the book Jonas as gone to be apprehensive the brave and obedient to rebellious. Jonas has gone from apprehensive to brave because he experienced new things and was opened up to more memories and started taking a chance. Jonas also went from obedient to rebellious because during his time as receiver of memory the memories he received made him think differently and felt more loose than feeling uptight. By the end of the book Jonas is more confident about things and he is much wiser than before because of all the memories he has. Jonas now sees his community as a community that is not perfect and needs help to fix it. Jonas sees his community this way because he feels that when they kill children it is wrong and he wanted to fix