Jonas Salk

1. The mood, atmosphere and feeling of the first page is that Jonas was frightened more than scared. This was because a plane flew over his community, and it is illegal to fly over his community. Another reason Jonas was scared was because he was the only one home in his family when the announcement was made. This must have been scary because this has never happened before to him and he didn’t know what was going on besides the fact that he saw the plane fly over his community. He just had to…

first introduced when Jonas first started his job his first memories were snow and sledding for instance, Jonas experienced “ through the swirl of what he now, somehow, perceived was the thing the old man has spoken of-snow-” (103). Therefore, it's a great memory and will bring people joy and happiness although they're not allowed to know about the Memory because of the community. secondly, The Giver shared his favorite memory with Jonas, Christmas, love. another example, “ Jonas hesitated.” “…

without color, pain, or past”. In The Giver, Jonas, an Eleven, is living in a community with no comprehension of love and is eager to find what is behind the scenes of his inhumane life. Lois Lowry brings to her readers a character with an intense curiosity for truth and a sharp mind to help himself lead his way into reality. Jonas is a male in his youth who’s mind seeks to understand the unknown. Moments after The Giver gives Jonas his first memory of snow, Jonas utters the simple yet powerful…

The Giver is a story written by Lois Lowry on the subject of utopia. In this story we follow our protagonist Jonas, who was a normal boy living in a happy but perfect community. However, there was no freedom in this world. Jonas is chosen as the Receiver of Memory who is allowed freedom with the price of having to bear the burden of knowledge. There is a message in The Giver which is how memories give you wisdom and allows you to be dealt with situations the next time. The first example of how…

happened when I was a Eight. As Jonas lays back he feels sadness all a sudden and he saw drops of tears coming down my eyes and he saw me cry he cried too because it was very emotional and sad. Jonas eyes got wet and it was tears. His tears fell down to the ground. He could feel pain like I did. This day was when my grandmother died for getting home at late time. “How do you feel Jonas.” I said. Jonas said “Very sad like I could sit down and bawl my eyes out.” I said “ Jonas that was the day my…

life . They get assigned jobs that are most suited for them . They also have no emotions and live a very colorless and bland life . The main character Jonas is very different and gets chosen for a special assignment that not just any pupil can have he is given the assignment to be the receiver of memory which is a very honorable job for a pupil. As Jonas goes deeper and deeper into his training to become the receiver he realizes how his society has been shut out of a lot like emotions and color…

The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a science fiction story about a young boy named Jonas who learns about the world that has been hidden from his whole community. He is given an assignment to have the memories of the last world to be transferred to him from an old man called the Giver. When Jonas gets the memories he is horrified by what he sees. But, he more terrified by what he learns about his community. He wants to change the people and show them what they do is wrong. Lowry vividly illustrates…

In the book “The Giver”, by Lois Lowry, the main character Jonas lives in a perfect world. Few people in the community have the authority to make large choices. Although the villagers have the ability to chose some things, to us it would seem like they had no freedom. The Village Elders make decisions for the villagers. Without choices, people cannot make erroneous decisions, leading to a safer and much more efficient community. In December, all the villagers gather at a ceremony when they are…

It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” In “The Giver” Jonas becomes assigned to being the new receiver, which is the highest honored and most important job in the community. The receiver has the ability to receive memories, good or bad, and also to give memories. While being the receiver in training he learned that with leadership comes responsibility and that he has to commit to being the new receiver. Jonas has…

that may not be making the best choices for them. However, maybe this is an idea that may keep society safer. In the giver the following exchange takes place between Jonas and the Giver. "Oh. Jonas was silent for a minute...we don 't dare to let people make choices of their own. Not safe? The Giver suggested. Definitely not safe, Jonas said with certainty. "What if they were allowed to choose their own mate? And they chose wrong? (Lowry 98) Making wrong choices can seem catastrophic to someone…