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    The Giver Epilogue

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    The echo was perhaps strange, though Jonas had to check it out. After all, it was the first sound he heard that didn't involve Gabe whining or him shuddering due to the vast coldness of the winter breeze. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As Jonas and Gabriel tried to keep up to reach the unusual sound that was coming from above, he couldn't help but notice that the planes were starting to come back. All of a sudden, Jonas’s face changes from a…

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    very few differences amongst the citizens inhabiting the community. With the creation of Sameness, however, comes the termination of individuality. Jonas is aware he is different from others in his community, however, he does not begin to feel this difference and individuality until he starts training to become the Receiver of Memory. For instance, Jonas has a unique ability that very few people in his…

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    come. Why think of the future when one could be focusing on what is going on right now. Why push a “surprise” button when everything that happens is already full of surprises. If Jonas were to decide whether or not to press a “surprise” button, he would press it because he is thoughtful, curious, and apprehensive. Jonas has always caring towards his peers, friends, and family, which is why he was chosen as the new “Giver”. When it comes to pressing a button that says “surprise”, he would think…

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    start, I will be explaining the plot. Following that will be conflict and theme. From then on I will cover setting and characters. “The Giver” is a story about a young boy named Jonas. Jonas lives in a world where everything and everyone are the same, except for him. On the day they get their jobs appointed to them, Jonas feels like he doesn’t belong to any specific job. When he is selected as receiver of memory, he is automatically shocked at their decision. He felt nervous for his first day…

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    As Jonas was going down the hill.He recalled the memory of Christmas.He heard sing coming from the tunnel ahead.He saw lights coming from the end of the tunnel.tunnel. Gabe started to cry Jonas looked at Gabe in saw the palest of his eyes freezing with coldest . Jonas want in the tunnel As Jonas was going down the hill.He recalled the memory of Christmas.He heard sing coming from the tunnel ahead.He saw lights coming from the end of the tunnel.tunnel. Gabe started to cry Jonas looked at…

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    Lois Lowry's The Giver

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    transmitting memories to Jonas, giving Jonas love and wisdom, and then Jonas passing on that love to Gabriel. All these memories gave Jonas the ability to see his community as it really was, lifeless. Nobody in his community was able to perceive the true meaning of happiness or pain. This made Jonas angry because he wasn’t able to share his true feelings with anyone except The Giver. Together they devised a plan that would release all the memories that were transmitted to Jonas into the…

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    play a role in a human’s life are explained through the remarkable novel entitled The Giver. The main character Jonas discovers the importance and roles of free choice, memories, and feelings. In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the learning of memories leads Jonas to create new found feelings of love and isolation with the freedom to choose right and wrong, indifference to the straightforward,…

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    Memories In The Giver

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    The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the main character, Jonas, becomes the Receiver, after a fail with the previous one, and begins to have memories transported into his mind. The community has no memories and only the Giver and Receiver share this heavy responsibility. The job of Receiver is a major role in the community because this person advises the Committee of Elders using memories from the past to help them make decisions for their future. When Jonas becomes the Receiver, he begins to experience…

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    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…

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    that only major parts of the story were acted out, whereas in the book everything was included. On the stage, this was shown because major parts, like when Jonas saw the color red, or when Jonas was receiving memories, or when Jonas transmitted memories to Gabriel, were all acted out. The book gave details about minor details like when Jonas saw Gabe’s eyes and the release…

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