A New
Life:
After the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas went home where
he read the instructions for being the Receiver of Memories. Some of this
instructions were that he could only take medications unrelated to training, he
may lie, he is banned of dream telling, he can ask personal questions and other
things that gave him more individuality and liberties than most of the community
other inhabitants. When he went to see the old Receiver, he went with Fiona as
the Annex is behind the House of the Old. When they met, the first thing Jonas
saw was he looked old, his house was very furnished, and he had clear eyes such
as Jonas. When they had met, Jonas received his first memory by the Giver, the
memory of snow sliding and then the one of sunshine and sunburns. We learned
that there was a Sameness in all the community, and everything was meant to be
the same. Jonas leans that he can start to see in colors, unlike his community
that sees in black and white. He sees the color red, such as Fiona’s hair and
the apple. That’s how the week ended, showing us memories of the Giver, and new major memories of Jonas.  |
| Jonas, the Reciver, and the Giver, with an apple representig the red color that Jonas is starting to see |
New
Thoughts:
When Jonas
experienced the snow, snow sledding and other things in the Annex he was exited
but…
“There was no way to describe to his friends
what he had experienced in the Annex room. How could you describe a sled without
describing a hill or snow; and how could you describe a hill and snow to
someone who had never felt height or wind or that feathery, magical code” (89)
I can see what
Jonas is feeling, for I had the same experience. Once I felt that exiting
feeling of the full speed, downhill travesty. Not wanting for it to stop and pushing
myself to keep going. However when I start hearing people talking about their
experiences I feel like telling how snow sledding is like, but it is not easy
to describe it. Most people know as much about the substances for snow sledding
as the people of the community. I can´t help but feel that only experience can
describe what I felt, like Jonas, and no words are truly precise for this. 
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| How Jonas seems in my mind while he sleds |
Final Thoughts:
I think that the
Giver will try to give Jonas the possibility to change the way of thinking of
some of his close friends and family. Jonas will try to change the thought in
the community of what is good and what is bad. However the Chief Elder and the
other Elders will try to stop him and threaten him. They will threaten him with
torturing Fiona, Gabe, and his family. And when Jonas neglects, someone will
try close to him will treason him, Asher. Asher will put Fiona and Jonas family
unit against him, he will sabotage Jonas tries to eliminate Sameness. But Jonas
with all his new memories and the influence of the Giver will change some
people minds. When things seems to be going in Jonas way, Asher will again see the
truth in Jonas ways and be his friend again, but the Chief Elder will try to
keep everything in Sameness. She will drive Jonas and his follower to
Elsewhere, were he will need to find a way to survive……..
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| The Chief Elder, a person that I think that will do anything to conserve Sameness |
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| Jonas and his freinds, the first people I think that will defy Sameness |
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