Chapter 17
Jonas is beginning to become overwhelmed with feelings. Jonas is seeing colors for longer periods of time. Jonas feels distant from his friends because he cannot hang out with them or play their games with them.
Father is to decide which twin is to be released.
Chapter 18
Jonas wants to know what exactly does release mean. He is never allowed request a release but he knows all the memories.
The Giver is not allowed to request release either. The Giver cautions Jonas about him being released because all of his memories will be released to the community.
Chapter 19
Jonas wants to see the release of the twin baby. He is informed that he can watch it because he is Receiver of Memory. After watching the video of the baby being released Jonas becomes angry. He also, feels betrayed.
Chapter 21
Jonas leaves the community and begins breaking all the rules. He took food, is making decisions by himself, and ignoring the community. He took baby Gabriel with him because he does not want him to be released. He begins giving his memories to Gabriel again.
Gabriel is to be released.
Chapter 22
Jonas becomes hurt and injuries his leg. He also, becomes hungry and starts to wonder if he made the wrong choice by leaving, but knowing what would have happen to Gabriel, he knows he did the right thing. Jonas is worried that he will not be able to take care of Gabriel.
Gabriel is also hungry, but he is also cold and wet.
Chapter 23
Jonas hopes that sunshine and warmth will come soon because it is now snowing. Jonas does not have much strength left and wants to give up. Jonas keeps giving Jonas memories of warmth and sunshine to Gabriel.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Connections: Chapters 12-23
In the following chapters Jonas experiences normal feelings during puberty. Feelings of loneliness, feeling unloved, and feelings of rebellion. Jonas is forced to grow up faster then the other children his age, because he experiences memories that the others do not. When Jonas starts to see colors, he soon begins to think that maybe sameness is not a good thing. He wants to have the freedom to choose what color of tunic he wants to wear. This is the beginning of change for him. He starts to become an individual, and begins to see all that is wrong within the community.
When I was in middle school, I remember there was a little clique of girls that I liked to call "the followers." They all dressed the same, they acted the same, everything about them was the same. At lunch they liked to bully some of the kids, but one day things changed. One of the girls was different. She had finally seen that what they were doing was wrong, and she didnt want to follow them anymore.
This is what Jonas is starting to realize. Then, one afternoon Jonas goes home and asks his parents if they love him, they respond by saying that it is just a hollow word. This makes Jonas sad.
Children who are not told that they are loved turn out to have low self-esteems, and usually have social issues. Only few overcome this and have regular social lifes. I make it a point to tell my children everyday how much I love them. From the time of my earliest memory, until I was 12 I can remember my parents always saying, "I love you, good night, sweet dreams." But soon after, I guess my parents thought that I was to old to hear that, so they just stopped. Two years passed, and then my family had a serious change to our family. My parents seperated. That was when my parents forgot about our age and made it a point to tell us that they loved us again. It is not an everyday occurance, but we still know that we are loved. It seemed to me that once my family started expressing their love for one another, things became better. Jonas does not have this feeling of security and love.
Through out these chapters Jonas receives memories on various things, such as pain, cold, sunshine, and a rainbow. He copes with the difficult memories, and the Giver always ends their sessions on a pleasant note. Then one day, Jonas sees something that he does not want to remember. The "release" of a toddler. Jonas had always believed that "release" was a happy occasion, but this was far from that. The child is injected in it's soft spot and killed, but not with out releasing a blood chilling scream of pain. Jonas and the Giver now know what they must do. They scheme to release these memories to everyone else, and Jonas and Gabe will escape to "Elsewhere."
Honestly, I do not remember any memories of news reports or articles on child abuse or murder of a child until I was pregnant with my first child. I remember reading about a newborn baby girl that was about 12 hours old, and she was left on a country road to die cold and alone. To this day that story makes my stomach turn. Having a baby is a joyous occasion, but some cruel, numb, sick person just left this baby to die. The city gave the little girl a proper buriel, and named her Hope Medina. I remember wanting to go and put flowers on the grave, but I couldnt bring myself to go. Then a month later I had my little boy. Yes, it might seem grotesque to bring this up, but the way I felt reading that article I think is the way Jonas might have felt seeing the "release." It makes you want to have justice for these little ones who can not protect themselves, and Jonas' form of protection came as running away. He protects Gabe by taking him away from that terrible place. That terrible place of sameness, where they choose who can live and who can die. It is a struggle, but in the end the two boys make it to "Elsewhere." At this point, I concluded that they really were a part of a cult or sect. I really have no clue what that would be like, but my friend compared it to going to a catholic girl school and then being free to dress however she wanted in college. Now, I know this is not exactly the same, but I can see her point of view. She was always told what to do, what to wear, and where to be. Even on the weekends, her parents were very strict. Once she went to college she had the freedom to buy the clothes she wanted, and express herself as an individual.
The book ends with the hope that Jonas and Gabe find love and happiness "Elsewhere."
When I was in middle school, I remember there was a little clique of girls that I liked to call "the followers." They all dressed the same, they acted the same, everything about them was the same. At lunch they liked to bully some of the kids, but one day things changed. One of the girls was different. She had finally seen that what they were doing was wrong, and she didnt want to follow them anymore.
This is what Jonas is starting to realize. Then, one afternoon Jonas goes home and asks his parents if they love him, they respond by saying that it is just a hollow word. This makes Jonas sad.
Children who are not told that they are loved turn out to have low self-esteems, and usually have social issues. Only few overcome this and have regular social lifes. I make it a point to tell my children everyday how much I love them. From the time of my earliest memory, until I was 12 I can remember my parents always saying, "I love you, good night, sweet dreams." But soon after, I guess my parents thought that I was to old to hear that, so they just stopped. Two years passed, and then my family had a serious change to our family. My parents seperated. That was when my parents forgot about our age and made it a point to tell us that they loved us again. It is not an everyday occurance, but we still know that we are loved. It seemed to me that once my family started expressing their love for one another, things became better. Jonas does not have this feeling of security and love.
Through out these chapters Jonas receives memories on various things, such as pain, cold, sunshine, and a rainbow. He copes with the difficult memories, and the Giver always ends their sessions on a pleasant note. Then one day, Jonas sees something that he does not want to remember. The "release" of a toddler. Jonas had always believed that "release" was a happy occasion, but this was far from that. The child is injected in it's soft spot and killed, but not with out releasing a blood chilling scream of pain. Jonas and the Giver now know what they must do. They scheme to release these memories to everyone else, and Jonas and Gabe will escape to "Elsewhere."
Honestly, I do not remember any memories of news reports or articles on child abuse or murder of a child until I was pregnant with my first child. I remember reading about a newborn baby girl that was about 12 hours old, and she was left on a country road to die cold and alone. To this day that story makes my stomach turn. Having a baby is a joyous occasion, but some cruel, numb, sick person just left this baby to die. The city gave the little girl a proper buriel, and named her Hope Medina. I remember wanting to go and put flowers on the grave, but I couldnt bring myself to go. Then a month later I had my little boy. Yes, it might seem grotesque to bring this up, but the way I felt reading that article I think is the way Jonas might have felt seeing the "release." It makes you want to have justice for these little ones who can not protect themselves, and Jonas' form of protection came as running away. He protects Gabe by taking him away from that terrible place. That terrible place of sameness, where they choose who can live and who can die. It is a struggle, but in the end the two boys make it to "Elsewhere." At this point, I concluded that they really were a part of a cult or sect. I really have no clue what that would be like, but my friend compared it to going to a catholic girl school and then being free to dress however she wanted in college. Now, I know this is not exactly the same, but I can see her point of view. She was always told what to do, what to wear, and where to be. Even on the weekends, her parents were very strict. Once she went to college she had the freedom to buy the clothes she wanted, and express herself as an individual.
The book ends with the hope that Jonas and Gabe find love and happiness "Elsewhere."
Chapters 13-16 Character Analysis By: Jessica Avilez
Chapter 13
Jonas is angry because he cannot see colors outside of his memories. Jonas also wants to share the color he sees with his friends and family. Jonas practices all his new memories he has on the days he cannot visit The Giver. Jonas takes some The Giver’s pain away.
Chapter 14
Jonas receives the memory of breaking his leg and starvation. Jonas also wants to share the memories with other people and wants to think of ways to convince people to accept the memories. Jonas becomes a Giver when he accidently gives Gabriel one of his memories. He does not want to tell anybody that this happen because he is not The Giver and Gabriel has not been chosen to be the Receiver.
The Giver begins giving Jonas more pain memories but always ends the day with a good memory. The Giver also tells Jonas that the memories will give him wisdom, which he will need to give good advice.
Chapter 15
The Giver is in pain.
Jonas asks to take the pain away from The Giver by taking the memory of it.
Chapter 16
Jonas does not want to be the Receiver anymore because of all the bad memories he is getting. Jonas has began talking to Gabriel as he sleeps, telling him everything he has been keeping inside him. Jonas tells Gabriel that things could be better. Jonas is beginning to look at the world differently.
The Giver is understanding to Jonas feelings about not wanting to be the Receiver anymore. The Giver tells Jonas that there are also good memories to tell him too. The Giver gives Jonas his favorite memory about Christmas.
Jonas is angry because he cannot see colors outside of his memories. Jonas also wants to share the color he sees with his friends and family. Jonas practices all his new memories he has on the days he cannot visit The Giver. Jonas takes some The Giver’s pain away.
Chapter 14
Jonas receives the memory of breaking his leg and starvation. Jonas also wants to share the memories with other people and wants to think of ways to convince people to accept the memories. Jonas becomes a Giver when he accidently gives Gabriel one of his memories. He does not want to tell anybody that this happen because he is not The Giver and Gabriel has not been chosen to be the Receiver.
The Giver begins giving Jonas more pain memories but always ends the day with a good memory. The Giver also tells Jonas that the memories will give him wisdom, which he will need to give good advice.
Chapter 15
The Giver is in pain.
Jonas asks to take the pain away from The Giver by taking the memory of it.
Chapter 16
Jonas does not want to be the Receiver anymore because of all the bad memories he is getting. Jonas has began talking to Gabriel as he sleeps, telling him everything he has been keeping inside him. Jonas tells Gabriel that things could be better. Jonas is beginning to look at the world differently.
The Giver is understanding to Jonas feelings about not wanting to be the Receiver anymore. The Giver tells Jonas that there are also good memories to tell him too. The Giver gives Jonas his favorite memory about Christmas.
Chapters 9-12 Character Analysis By: Jessica Avilez
Chapter 9
Jonas feels alone now because he will get his training by himself. He also feels different because everybody is treating him different now, like he is special. Jonas is worried that he might fail like the earlier Receiver who failed, he wants to know what happen to her but his parents cannot tell him much other then she just disappeared. Jonas looks at his assignment and sees it is only one page with only a couple instructions, he can only go from school to home and to the old receiver, he can ask anybody he wants any question he wants, he cannot discuss his training or dreams with anybody and he can now lie. Jonas is thrown off guard when his told he can now lie, because he was also told that he cannot lie. Now he is wondering who is actually telling the truth, and if he asks other people if they can lie, he feels they will just lie.
Chapter 10
The old receiver is now the giver. The giver will transmit all of his memories of the past of the whole world to Jonas. The first memory the giver will give to Jonas is of going downhill fast on a sled through snow.
Jonas is confused because he did not know there were other people in the past. He also, did not know about hills or snow but is willing to learn because he knows that these memories are important because they will help him become wise and help shape the future.
Chapter 11
The Giver gives Jonas three memories first of the hills, snow and sledding, then sunlight and sunburn. As The Giver gives Jonas at the memories he loses the memories. The giver becomes lighter and tired after he gives Jonas the memories because he has to dig so far back in the past to give the memories to Jonas.
Jonas has all kinds of questions about the memories and also about what pain will he have to go throw.
Chapter 12
Jonas wants to know when that thing happens what is it, like when he was throwing the apple and it changed. He decided to ask the giver.
The Givers tells Jonas that the thing he is seeing is color. The Giver tells Jonas all about color and what happen to it. The giver also tells Jonas that as he gains more memories he will begin to see more colors. The Giver will then give him another memory of the rainbow.
Jonas feels alone now because he will get his training by himself. He also feels different because everybody is treating him different now, like he is special. Jonas is worried that he might fail like the earlier Receiver who failed, he wants to know what happen to her but his parents cannot tell him much other then she just disappeared. Jonas looks at his assignment and sees it is only one page with only a couple instructions, he can only go from school to home and to the old receiver, he can ask anybody he wants any question he wants, he cannot discuss his training or dreams with anybody and he can now lie. Jonas is thrown off guard when his told he can now lie, because he was also told that he cannot lie. Now he is wondering who is actually telling the truth, and if he asks other people if they can lie, he feels they will just lie.
Chapter 10
The old receiver is now the giver. The giver will transmit all of his memories of the past of the whole world to Jonas. The first memory the giver will give to Jonas is of going downhill fast on a sled through snow.
Jonas is confused because he did not know there were other people in the past. He also, did not know about hills or snow but is willing to learn because he knows that these memories are important because they will help him become wise and help shape the future.
Chapter 11
The Giver gives Jonas three memories first of the hills, snow and sledding, then sunlight and sunburn. As The Giver gives Jonas at the memories he loses the memories. The giver becomes lighter and tired after he gives Jonas the memories because he has to dig so far back in the past to give the memories to Jonas.
Jonas has all kinds of questions about the memories and also about what pain will he have to go throw.
Chapter 12
Jonas wants to know when that thing happens what is it, like when he was throwing the apple and it changed. He decided to ask the giver.
The Givers tells Jonas that the thing he is seeing is color. The Giver tells Jonas all about color and what happen to it. The giver also tells Jonas that as he gains more memories he will begin to see more colors. The Giver will then give him another memory of the rainbow.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Word finder by Minerva Ontiveros Chapter 20-23
Augmented
added to.
Gullies
ditches that run parallel to roads.
Imperceptibly
without a noticeable result.
Lethargy
dullness of spirit; a lack of energy.
added to.
Gullies
ditches that run parallel to roads.
Imperceptibly
without a noticeable result.
Lethargy
dullness of spirit; a lack of energy.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Allison Lindsey- Chapter Summaries 20-23
Jonas refused to go home that night. How could he? Jonas and the Giver devised a plan to bring about the change they knew was needed. They would wait until the eve of the December celebrations and the Giver would order a car claiming he had official business to attend in another community. Hiding Jonas in the storage space in the car, Giver would help Jonas escape so the memories were forced upon the community members. This was the plan...no what happened. At breakfast the next morning Jonas' father told the family that Gabe was to be released the next morning and the HE had even voted for the release. Shocked and disgusted, Jonas knew he had to act or his sweet friend whom he had bonded over secretly passed he smemories would be gone forever. Jonas transmitted a soothing he had memory to Gabe so that while escaping he wouldn't alert anyone. Together the two embarked on a tiresome journey to Elsewhere, that he hoped existed. Travelling by night and sleeping by day the concept of time slipped as Jonas was unable to determine exactly how long they had been gone. The search planes were the scariest for the two. Jonas would send memories of cold to himself and Gabe so the heat sensors in the planes couldn't locate them. But the further he rode his father's stolen bicycle, the harder he had to work to pull the memories. This meant only one thing...the plan was working and the memories, which had been kept from the community were now being transfered to everyone. The palnes stopped searching for the two as time progressed and Jonas and Gabe experienced nature for the first time. They saw the wind blowing trees, they saw deer, and they saw birds! But harsher conditions soon began as winter approached. The two fugitives were constantly cold and hungry. A feeling neither had ever known before. The snow was relentless. It was bitter cold and Jonas had to dig deep within to pull forth memories of sunshine and warmth to send to the weak, starving, cold, uncomplaining child. After tiredly scaling a hill, Jonas reached for the rope of the sled he saw in his memories, he knew, somehow, and that it would be waiting for them. As the two settled on the sled and began their ride down Jonas saw lights. Christmas lights and love! He saw love and heard singing! Jonas knew that they had reached Elsewhere.
Word finder by Minerva Ontiveros Chapter 12-19
Conveyance
here, meaning transportation.
Fretful
agitated or uneasy.
Shed
here, meaning discard or forget.
Admonition
warning
Genetic scientists
here, scientist who study human genes and attempt to eliminate differences, or unique characteristics, in people and in the environment.
Geraniums
common house or garden plants that have white, pink, or red flowers.
Sinuous
curving and supple
Assimilated
absorbed
Electrode
a conductor through which electric charge is passed.
Invigorating
powerfully exciting
Ominous
threatening
Parched
dried
Carnage
here, meaning mutilated and bloody body.
Ecstatic
exciting and pleasurable.
Luminous
brightly lit.
here, meaning transportation.
Fretful
agitated or uneasy.
Shed
here, meaning discard or forget.
Admonition
warning
Genetic scientists
here, scientist who study human genes and attempt to eliminate differences, or unique characteristics, in people and in the environment.
Geraniums
common house or garden plants that have white, pink, or red flowers.
Sinuous
curving and supple
Assimilated
absorbed
Electrode
a conductor through which electric charge is passed.
Invigorating
powerfully exciting
Ominous
threatening
Parched
dried
Carnage
here, meaning mutilated and bloody body.
Ecstatic
exciting and pleasurable.
Luminous
brightly lit.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Chapter 1-8 Character Analysis By Jessica Avilez
Chapter 1
Jonas is frightened about the upcoming ceremony of twelve, but he knows that frightened is not the best word to use in this situation so he changes it to apprehensive. Later, during the evening telling of feelings he tells his family how he feels about the ceremony.
Father is a nurture who takes care of everybody during their early stages of life. He wants to bring a child home that needs extra care and might be released if he does not get it.
Mother is angry and frustrated with her work.
Lily is angry at school because a boy consistently cuts in front of her. After her mother and father talk to her about the situation, she is not longer angry but feels sorry for the boy.
Chapter 2
Father tries to ease Jonas' feelings about the ceremony of twelve by telling him that it is exciting. Father tells Jona the story of when he went to his ceremony of twelve. Father was excited when he went to his ceremony and knew he was going to be picked to be the nurture because he worked with children during his free time. Father also, does something that he is not suppose to do he looks up the name of the boy that he is going to bring home later and it is Gabriel, or Gabe.
Jonas is worried that he will get an assignment that he does not want like a laborer. Jonas thinks about what assignment his friend Asher will get.
Chapter 3
Father bring home Gabe. Father also; suggest to Lily that she should become Nurture to if she wants to be a birthmother.
Jonas notices that Gabe has pale eyes like he does. Jonas thinks that Lily should become a Speaker. Jonas thinks back when his name was called out on the loudspeaker for taking an apple home. He was playing catch with the apple and every time he threw the apple in the sky it would change color to a different image.
Lily suggests that Gabe and Jonas have the same birthmother because they both have pale eyes. Lily states she wants to be a birthmother because a Ten told Lily that birthmothers are given good meals and only do gentle exercises.
Mother tells Lily that the birthmothers only have the easy life for three years they have to become laborers until they enter the House of the Old.
Chapter 4
Jonas is amazed at his friend Benjamin’s accomplishments, but it is hard for Jonas to tell him. Jonas goes to the House of the Old where his friend Asher and Fiona are. Jonas takes an old woman named Larissa to the bath tub. Jonas is interested in Larissa story of the Release Celebration of Roberto.
Larissa is an old woman who lives at the House of the Old. She tells Jona of a Release Celebration for Roberto.
Chapter 5
Jonas relates a dream he had the next morning at the daily Dream-telling. He was standing by a tub without his tunic. Fiona was there and he was trying to talk her into getting into the tub so that he could bathe her. Jonas felt a sense of wanting.
Mother tells Jonas that this dream was his first Stirring. Mother tells Jonas he will have to start taking a pill every day for them until he enters the House of Old.
Chapter 6
Jonas is confident that he will be given the correct assignment because he knows his community is well ordered.
Lily becomes eight.
Chapter 7
Chief Elder who is the leader of the community elected every ten years makes a speech about the times of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood.
Asher is the Assistant Director of Recreation.
Fiona is Caretaker of the Old.
Jonas who is nineteen in the ceremony is skipped when it comes give him his assignment. He wonders what he did wrong.
Chapter 8
Jonas is humiliated and terrified because he was skipped by the Chief Elder. Jonas is selected to become the next Receiver of Memory. The Receiver has to have intelligence, integrity, courage and wisdom. Jonas does not believe he can do this and is doubtful and confused. Jonas believes this is the wrong assignment for him. He wants to tell everybody that he cannot be the next Receiver, but he sees an image again like he did with the apple. So, he now believes he can be the Receiver.
Jonas is frightened about the upcoming ceremony of twelve, but he knows that frightened is not the best word to use in this situation so he changes it to apprehensive. Later, during the evening telling of feelings he tells his family how he feels about the ceremony.
Father is a nurture who takes care of everybody during their early stages of life. He wants to bring a child home that needs extra care and might be released if he does not get it.
Mother is angry and frustrated with her work.
Lily is angry at school because a boy consistently cuts in front of her. After her mother and father talk to her about the situation, she is not longer angry but feels sorry for the boy.
Chapter 2
Father tries to ease Jonas' feelings about the ceremony of twelve by telling him that it is exciting. Father tells Jona the story of when he went to his ceremony of twelve. Father was excited when he went to his ceremony and knew he was going to be picked to be the nurture because he worked with children during his free time. Father also, does something that he is not suppose to do he looks up the name of the boy that he is going to bring home later and it is Gabriel, or Gabe.
Jonas is worried that he will get an assignment that he does not want like a laborer. Jonas thinks about what assignment his friend Asher will get.
Chapter 3
Father bring home Gabe. Father also; suggest to Lily that she should become Nurture to if she wants to be a birthmother.
Jonas notices that Gabe has pale eyes like he does. Jonas thinks that Lily should become a Speaker. Jonas thinks back when his name was called out on the loudspeaker for taking an apple home. He was playing catch with the apple and every time he threw the apple in the sky it would change color to a different image.
Lily suggests that Gabe and Jonas have the same birthmother because they both have pale eyes. Lily states she wants to be a birthmother because a Ten told Lily that birthmothers are given good meals and only do gentle exercises.
Mother tells Lily that the birthmothers only have the easy life for three years they have to become laborers until they enter the House of the Old.
Chapter 4
Jonas is amazed at his friend Benjamin’s accomplishments, but it is hard for Jonas to tell him. Jonas goes to the House of the Old where his friend Asher and Fiona are. Jonas takes an old woman named Larissa to the bath tub. Jonas is interested in Larissa story of the Release Celebration of Roberto.
Larissa is an old woman who lives at the House of the Old. She tells Jona of a Release Celebration for Roberto.
Chapter 5
Jonas relates a dream he had the next morning at the daily Dream-telling. He was standing by a tub without his tunic. Fiona was there and he was trying to talk her into getting into the tub so that he could bathe her. Jonas felt a sense of wanting.
Mother tells Jonas that this dream was his first Stirring. Mother tells Jonas he will have to start taking a pill every day for them until he enters the House of Old.
Chapter 6
Jonas is confident that he will be given the correct assignment because he knows his community is well ordered.
Lily becomes eight.
Chapter 7
Chief Elder who is the leader of the community elected every ten years makes a speech about the times of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood.
Asher is the Assistant Director of Recreation.
Fiona is Caretaker of the Old.
Jonas who is nineteen in the ceremony is skipped when it comes give him his assignment. He wonders what he did wrong.
Chapter 8
Jonas is humiliated and terrified because he was skipped by the Chief Elder. Jonas is selected to become the next Receiver of Memory. The Receiver has to have intelligence, integrity, courage and wisdom. Jonas does not believe he can do this and is doubtful and confused. Jonas believes this is the wrong assignment for him. He wants to tell everybody that he cannot be the next Receiver, but he sees an image again like he did with the apple. So, he now believes he can be the Receiver.
Connection: Ch. 1-11 by Crystal Gill
When first reading chapter one, the only thing that flashed to my mind was the word CULT. The word cult is now thought of as something terrible, but in actuallity it just refers to a group of people whose beliefs or practices are considered strange. Or maybe it is similar to the Amish communtiy. Now, I can not think of a personal experience nor anyone else who has had any experiences with a cult or the Amish. Yet, getting further into the story I found something so obvious that can be related to. Jonas is an eleven, and soon will be a twelve. He is beginning a major change in his life, and it is causing him some apprehension. He will be assigned his "job" at the twelve Ceremony, and he is beginning to experience puberty. This book touches on the subject that the intended readers are going through, or soon will be going through. When I first began to go through the changes of puberty, it was very nerve racking. I was from a small community, and puberty and sex education were not taught. My parents did not have the "discussion" with me, and I was embarrassed to talk to them about it. I can relate to Jonas, and his not questioning attitude. I just went along with whatever the school nurse, my friend's mother, my sister, and eventually my own mother told me. In the book, the "stirrings" of his sexual feelings are controlled by a pill. This I believe can be related to adults pressuring young adults to remain abstenent. Is it right? Well, that is a subject I wont touch on.
As for Jonas' feelings towards his twelve Ceremony, and his Assignment this I can easily relate to graduation! I feel nervous and excited at the same time. I look ahead to the future and hope to perform to the best of my abilities, but it is still frightning. Within chapter 11, Jonas' feelings about his Assignment are "welcoming,"and that is exactly how I feel about my student teaching and future job.
I understand the level of reader is for jueveniles, but it touches on matter that people of all ages can relate to or remember.
As for Jonas' feelings towards his twelve Ceremony, and his Assignment this I can easily relate to graduation! I feel nervous and excited at the same time. I look ahead to the future and hope to perform to the best of my abilities, but it is still frightning. Within chapter 11, Jonas' feelings about his Assignment are "welcoming,"and that is exactly how I feel about my student teaching and future job.
I understand the level of reader is for jueveniles, but it touches on matter that people of all ages can relate to or remember.
Word finder by Minerva Ontiveros Chapter 1-11
Ironic
a contrast between what is expected and what actually occur. for example in chapter 1, when the speaker informs the community that the errant pilot will be released, he uses an amusing tone in his voice, but the act of release is a serious, fatal matter.
Palpable
here, meaning real.
Hatchery
Jona's community includes a salmon hatchery, a place where salmon are raised for the people's consumption.
Tunic
a piece of clothing
Wheedler
here, to compete for attention.
Animals
a term used in jonas' community to describe someone uneducated or clumsy, or someone who didn't fir in.
Supplementary
additional
December Ceremony
the ceremony during in which the children in each peer group chronologically move from one age to the next; infants are place with family units, and twelve are assigned their lifelong careers.
Hall of Open Records
a building that stores records about citizens and events, as well as other information that is available to citizens of the community.
Comford Object
a stuffed animal that is issued to an infant until the child becomes an eight, at which time the stuffed animal is recycled for another child's use.
Chastise
criticize
Birthmother
a female who is assigned to give birth to three children within three years, after which she becomes a laborer.
House of the old
a facility, similar to a nursing home, in which elderly people reside and are cared for a caretaker.
Hoarded
selfishly accumulated.
Droning on
speaking continously; chattering idly.
Collection crew
people assigned to pick up food trays left outside of dwellings.
Stirrings
feelings of sexual desire.
Indulgently
here, meaning patiently, contentedly , and happpily.
Elsewhere
a place outside of the community; lowry only hints at what and where elsewhere is.
Ceremony of lost
when child dies unexpectely, the citizens of the community repeat the deat person's name over and over and more and more softly during the day.
buoyancy
the ability to stay afloat.
Aptitude
skill or ability
sheepish
embarrassed and uncomfortable.
retroactive
putting something in effect an earlier time.
ruefully
regretfully or sad.
Piecemeal
scattered; not together or in unison.
benign
not harmful; gentle and calm.
Idolence
laziness
solemnly
seriously, with awe
Exempted
freed; not responsible.
Integral
necessary
Alcove
a small area set off from a large room or space.
Conspicuous
noticeable
Runners
blades use to glide over a surface, usually ice.
Climate control
Jonas' community controls the weather so that it is the same all the time.
a contrast between what is expected and what actually occur. for example in chapter 1, when the speaker informs the community that the errant pilot will be released, he uses an amusing tone in his voice, but the act of release is a serious, fatal matter.
Palpable
here, meaning real.
Hatchery
Jona's community includes a salmon hatchery, a place where salmon are raised for the people's consumption.
Tunic
a piece of clothing
Wheedler
here, to compete for attention.
Animals
a term used in jonas' community to describe someone uneducated or clumsy, or someone who didn't fir in.
Supplementary
additional
December Ceremony
the ceremony during in which the children in each peer group chronologically move from one age to the next; infants are place with family units, and twelve are assigned their lifelong careers.
Hall of Open Records
a building that stores records about citizens and events, as well as other information that is available to citizens of the community.
Comford Object
a stuffed animal that is issued to an infant until the child becomes an eight, at which time the stuffed animal is recycled for another child's use.
Chastise
criticize
Birthmother
a female who is assigned to give birth to three children within three years, after which she becomes a laborer.
House of the old
a facility, similar to a nursing home, in which elderly people reside and are cared for a caretaker.
Hoarded
selfishly accumulated.
Droning on
speaking continously; chattering idly.
Collection crew
people assigned to pick up food trays left outside of dwellings.
Stirrings
feelings of sexual desire.
Indulgently
here, meaning patiently, contentedly , and happpily.
Elsewhere
a place outside of the community; lowry only hints at what and where elsewhere is.
Ceremony of lost
when child dies unexpectely, the citizens of the community repeat the deat person's name over and over and more and more softly during the day.
buoyancy
the ability to stay afloat.
Aptitude
skill or ability
sheepish
embarrassed and uncomfortable.
retroactive
putting something in effect an earlier time.
ruefully
regretfully or sad.
Piecemeal
scattered; not together or in unison.
benign
not harmful; gentle and calm.
Idolence
laziness
solemnly
seriously, with awe
Exempted
freed; not responsible.
Integral
necessary
Alcove
a small area set off from a large room or space.
Conspicuous
noticeable
Runners
blades use to glide over a surface, usually ice.
Climate control
Jonas' community controls the weather so that it is the same all the time.
Chapter 12-19 Summaries by Allison Lindsey
Jonas again had a vision of something changing. Just for a split second, Fiona's hair, like the apple, and audience members faces at the Ceremony of 12, had changed in a way he could not describe. Upon explaining to the Giver what was happening, Giver told Jonas what he was seeing was the color red. Then Giver gave Jonas the memory of color red. Jonas ached for more of these colors. He found himself angry that he didn't have the option to choose red tunic or blue tunic in the morning. Jonas knew that was a trivial thought but it was beyond the color of tunic; it was about the freedom to choose. Jonas began and failed in secretly trying to transmit select pieces of memory to his family and friends. He began to question the community and the Sameness that consumed it. Some days Jonas would go for his trainings but would be sent away because the Giver was so consumed with the pain and weight of the entire world's memories. Troubled by his mentor's agony, Jonas prompted Giver to transmit some of the painful memories to ease the old man. Jonas had sat on the sled eagerly anticipating the exhilirating rush the sled ride would inevitably bring. But, what he received instead was the memory of pain. Pain caused by falling from the sled and breaking his leg. This pain was an intense, throbbing pain. He now knew true physical pain and with no medication to wash it away, the pain lingered. Giver, however, eased Jonas' lessons by always ending with a warm memory, something joyous. Jonas had asked Giver what his favorite memory was; Giver gave Jonas the memory. It was Christmas. It is in this memory that Jonas began longing for grandparents and the LOVE that seaped from the memory. Upon receiving the memory, Jonas went home and tentatively asked his parents if they loved him. They simply laughed at him and told him that "love" is an empty word with no meaning. This saddened Jonas deeply. He overheard his mother complaining about Gabe at night time waking her up; her offered to have Gabe sleep in his room at night. Gabe seemed to sleep soundly until around the middle of the night when "it" happened. Jonas at first tried to lull the restless toddler back to sleep. While Jonas patted Gabe's back, he laid it still while he spoke to the boy. Then it happened. Jonas accidentally transmitted a memory of a sailboat on a lake. Gabe quieted and went to sleep. This was the first of many memories secretly bestowed to Gabe. One morning Jonas awoke and decided he no longer would be taking his "stirring" pills. About a year into training, there came an unexpected community holiday. A great excitement that rarely happened but everyone enjoyed. Jonas rode off on his bike in search of Asher. As he neared the playing field he saw his friends were playing good guys and bad guys. He and his friends had often played this game, but this was different; Jonas now knew that this game represented war and death. Jonas froze, terrified. Confused by Jonas' abnormal reaction to the game, everyone left, everyone except Asher and Fiona. He begged his friends not to play this game again but it was no use. They could not comprehend the concept of war and moreover, his friends could not understand why Jonas was so horrified. Alone in the room, as always during training, Jonas asked Giver about the previous Receiver in training and what happened to her. Giver told him that after 5 weeks of training she requested release. Jonas recalled that that morning his father would have to perform a release on a baby. There was a set of twins and if identical, one would be released; the smallest one. Giver asked Jonas if he would like to watch the release of the baby. This is the single most important event in the novel. Here, everything Jonas had been led to believe about release, that it was a joyous and happy time, was shattered as he watched his father inject the newborn in the soft spot on his frontal lobe. The infants screams chilled Jonas. And then nothing...no squirming, no crying, just stillness. Release was death. Horrified, Jonas watched his father lay the unwrapped baby into a box, close the lid, and shove it down what appeared to be a trash chute.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Allison Lindsey- Chapter Summaries 1-11
Jonas is an 11 in his community. His age group will soon be turning 12 in the December ceremony. This causes Jonas much apprehension about what job the council of Elders will assign him. What if he were assigned a job he didn't like, like a Nurturer? His father was a Nurturer and was responsible for tending to the newborns until the next ceremony when they all will turn one. One baby, in particular, was having a difficult time sleeping through the night so Jonas's father asked if he could bring the baby home; if this is not corrected then the newborn could be released. While playing catch with an with his friend, Asher, Jonas experienced "it" for the first time. The apple changed in mid-air. Just for a split second and then returned to normal. Jonas couldn't explain what he had seen but he HAD seen something. Jonas decided to perform the last of his mandated volunteer hours at the House of Old with Asher and Fiona. That was the first night that Jonas had "stirrings". Telling his family at breakfast during ritual dream sharing, Jonas began taking the pill that every adult and some 11's took. Stirrings are basically sexual thoughts. Ceremonies for the children (which are like birthdays, except everyone has the same one)is a two day event. Gabe, the newborn staying nights with Jonas and his family, was still not sleeping through the nights, however, was granted a second year after Jonas's father plead on his behalf to not be released. Gabe would not turn a one and would not be officially named. Finally the 11's went to the stage to receive their assignments and Jonas finally felt relaxed. This feeling was short lived as he soon realized that he was skipped during the ceremony of 12; that never happens. After all 11's were given theie assignments, the Chief Elder called Jonas to the stage to bestow to him the greatest honor in the community, Receiver of Memory. Walking into the Annex behind the House of Old, Jonas prepared himself for his first day of training. He was shocked to see the doors locked. Doors were never locked in the community. And to see so many books! Jonas had only seen standard dictionaries, conduct books, and books that described jobs; but these books were different. After a brief conversation with the Receiver of Memory instructed Jonas to lay face down on the bed without his tunic. The Receiver transmitted to Jonas three memories: the memory of a winter day going downhill on a sled, the memory of shunshine, and the memory of sunburn. The Receiver told Jonas all these things...and many more...were eliminated when "Sameness" occured. Jonas asked what he should call the Receiver since he had been referring to Jonas as the Receiver' the man replied "the Giver".
This chapters summaries were completed by Allison Lindsey. My next installment of summaries will span chapters 14-19
This chapters summaries were completed by Allison Lindsey. My next installment of summaries will span chapters 14-19
Monday, June 14, 2010
Literature Circle
Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Summarizer- Allison Lindsey
Connecter- Crystal Gill
Word Finder- Minerva Ontiveros
Character Analyzer- Jessica Avila
Summarizer- Allison Lindsey
Connecter- Crystal Gill
Word Finder- Minerva Ontiveros
Character Analyzer- Jessica Avila
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