Jonas is officially the Receiver of Memories and has new rules to follow. Now he may lie and avoid some rituals he did't like to do, including the dream-telling. The first class he had with The Giver was very astonishing to Jonas because now he can receive the memories that had been kept in secret for years in The Giver's memory. Jonas has now a vey hard rule to follow, he may lie. Of course he may lie after finding out that seeing beyond means to see color because everyone else sees in black and white, and he also found out that the Committee of Elders controls climate because its easier to grow crops that way. Jonas received memories that teach him about snow, sunshine and sunburn which is very surprising and new to him.
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While reading chapter eleven of the book, I started to question myself, what has been the most scariest or painful experience that people in that community have felt? To be released? It called my attention how much it hurt to Jonas feeling a sunburn. "He opened his eyes, wincing with discomfort. "It hurt," he told the man, "and I couldn't get the word for it." "It was sunburn," the old man told him." "It hurt a lot," Jonas said…" A simple sunburn hurt so much to him and that's why it's so easy to control people. They don't know real fear or pain, that's why it's so easy to control them. They are scared of feeling pain.
I think that Jonas is very lucky because he is going to get to see all of the memories each Receiver has experienced. It really shocked me that no one can see colors and that the Committee controls climate! Hopefully Jonas will do something about it and change the false life everyone is believing in. I believe people need to fight against their wills and the things they believe are right. Jonas got a very big responsibility when he accepted the to be the Receiver of Memories and now he will need a lot of courage to accomplish his work, specially in the memories that have to do with pain.
Luciana I like very much your blog because you are explaining the assignments that Jonas have, I really enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Anahi!
DeleteLulu, I agree with your point and I really find interesting your opinion about the book, because I think the same thing, but i think that we also have to consider... does our society is so different from Jonas society? Because even though, we have colors in our society, we have pain and suffering and sometimes because of colors and clothes, are the reasons we suffer? What do you think? In which society will you rather life, knowing the pros and cons of each society?
ReplyDeleteThanks Mica!
DeleteI think your comment is really thoughtful and made me see a very different perspective we need to consider. I think in the aspect of seeing color our society is really different. We suffer because of colors, like you said. We have problems like racism and discrimination because of color. In Jonas' society they don't that's why I don't think they know what real suffering is. They have smaller problems between differences because they are required to look the same. In this aspect I would prefer living in Jonas' society but I wouldn't like to be controlled all the time.