Nonsense

Nonsense.

Now I began reading "The Giver" by Lois Lowry from chapter 1-4.Just like Jonas on page 3 when the narrator says " He searched for the right word to describe his own feeling. Jonas was careful about language." I too, looked for the right word of what I felt reading the book and I came up with nonsense. This is what happened: Jonas is part of the family unit that Lily his sister, mother and father are part of. Father works as a nurturer and mother on law. Lily just turned an eight and lost her comfort object but was given her bicycle and her volunteering hours. While Lily got her volunteering hours Jonas will loose his and he was given a newchild. Jonas is a very interesting character because many odd things have happened to him like the time he was playing catch with his friend Asher and tossing a ball he noticed it changed. All in all, I think that this society has rules that seem to have changed the world completely and not at all common in this society we have. That is why I can call the society nonsensical. 

Another thing that impressed me was that on this society everyone follows the rules and most of the little ones. All except for Lily. 

"Oh, look!" Lily squealed in delight.
 "Isn´t he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!" Jonas glared at her. He didn´t like it that she had mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to chastise Lily.

Page 20. On the top.

This was not an important rule to follow. In fact, it wasn´t even a rule but it was rude to point out differences of a member of the community. Lily also didn´t have her ribbons tied the way they should be. On page 22-23, the narrator explains that there was an announcement that said that girls under 9 should have their ribbons tied up nicely. Even though the speaker did not mention a name the community knew it was intended for Lily who had her ribbon loose and wrongly tied. I think that Lily should try to be different because the story, just like on the Truman Show, seem like robots and you can see how people truly are, that hidden human side, shows throughout the book. I find those characters brave and true to themselves because being equal does not take you anywhere, is the uniqueness of each person that pushes you to where you should go, your own path.

I am eager to read more about Jonas' society and if there will be outstanding character such as Lily. I think that the eyes Jonas and his "son" are relevant because in page 24 Jonas says that when he was playing catch with Asher he saw the apple changed it´s shade. Based on what I could read I think that the society only sees shades of one color, for instance black. But people with light colored eyes sometimes can see other colors. That is what changed. The Giver is becoming a very interesting book that can give you insight to what a society with people with values (at least the most values generally than the general values and morals people around our world have) and tries to communicate that it might not be as good, something is different about people, maybe they forgot what people really are and turned into robots. 

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