Choices

After Jonas got his assignment and was leaving the auditorium he didn't feel quite the same, nothing was the same and people treated him differently. Like they didn't know if it was something that needed to congratulate him or feel bad for him. The chief elder, his mother and so far everyone think the assignment is great HONOR, but why if Jonas will suffer and become apart from society. For example, after he rode his bike towards the Annex center -where he would have to go everyday after school- he noticed that the receptionist stood up to welcome him (something he had never felt before that someone would receive him when he entered the room.) On the chapters we know that everyone got a file of simple rules and/or instructions to follow: the one Jonas had was special, not because it was a lot smaller than the other pages but because he would not receive recreation time, he couldnt apply for release, he couldnt receive medication unless he had illness or injury, he was not allowed in the dream-telling ceremony. The ones that most disturbed him were:
You may ask any question
You cant talk about your training with others
And most of all: You may lie.

Honor, not power.

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He talked about the rules further in the chapters with the giver, the giver is the man who transmits the memories of the WORLD BEFORE, he gives him knowledge that others cannot take in because of his special abilities. We also learn that before Jonas the elders chose another receiver but because of the giver the transmissions failed and because of this Jonas can ask any question without appologizing because "it wastes time" that got me thinking why isnt there any time. Then we learn that the community cannot see colors but Jonas is starting to do so and the giver can see all of them now, Jonas thought at first that it is unfair not to have the ability to see colors but then came to the conclusion that seing colors give you choices and people can make the wrong choices.

On the story fiona and jonas were walking to training and had a discution that I founded strange

"I really think I'll like it better than school," Fiona confessed.
"Me too," Jonas agreed, wheeling his bike into its place.
(Lawry)

On this quote my mind stopped for a while because I know that Jonas will suffer the memories of the world before. I can infer that the world before is us and how will Jonas feel when he finds out about war, murder or any other sad thing. Why would he say he will like pain more than school where all your friends are. But after analizing the text I think that Jonas likes in a way to experience something other than sameness. Jonas might feel that pain isnt the only thing that he will feel on that room full of surprises. Overall, I know that Jonas is very exited to keep learning about a world that failed for some reason.

On the next chapters I think that Jonas will love learning too much and he will encounter a new memory that has too much suffering and he wont be able to control this emotions. I can tell because The Giver failed and he might fail again. Also, Jonas is doesnt handle his emotions very good and I think this will affect him most of all.


These last chapters were very interesting and I look foward to see what will happen next. In brief, Jonas story can go in many ways and now the story is talking more deeply about topics such as choice and it is very interesting.

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                                                          Works Cited
"Honor | Center for Honor, Leadership, and Service." Center for Honor Leadership and Service. N.p., 22 Feb. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <http://students.umw.edu/chls/honor/honor-2/>.

"7 Choices That Calm Mums Make Consistently." Reboot Your Life. N.p., 26 Mar. 2013. Web. 16 Dec. 2014. <https://www.julia-harris.com/choices-that-calm-mums-make-consistently/>.

"The Giver Chapter 12 Read Aloud by Mr Koch." YouTube. Web. 18 Dec. 2014. <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-hDnFsQ3omY>.