The Giver by Lois Lowery #3

            The book I recently finished with my book club was The Giver by Lois Lowery. In my last blog post I predicted that Gabe would be able to see beyond. I was right Jonas transmits memories to Gabe when he is having trouble sleeping. Since my last post a lot has happened. Jonas learned that Release from the community is actually death.  He also made a plan with the Giver to give the community emotions and colors. Now I will tell you a little more about their plan.

            If the Receiver of Memories dies or leaves they community then the memories they have will be sent out into the community.  The Giver knows this because when the past Receiver was released from the Community all of the memories she had were sent out into the Community. They decide that Jonas will travel by night out of the Community and once he is far enough away from the Community the memoires will start to come back. The Giver will be there to help the people through the process of learning with the memories. They decided to do this because they want the people the community to experience the same things that was experienced before Sameness.

            Overall I really love this book and how it addresses the fact that we cant all be the same. If everybody is the same than life gets boring. Also people cant make all of are decisions for us we need to be able to express are feelings and emotions through choices we make. We need to be able to express ourselves in life. 

The Giver by Lois Lowery #2

            The book that I am reading with my book club is The Giver by Lois Lowery. In my last blog post I left off right before Jonas received his assignment. Jonas received the assignment of Receiver Of Memory. His job is to collect memories from before Sameness and use them to advise the Elders.  In the story a baby by the name of Gabe lives with Jonas and his family unit because he needs extra nurturing. I believe that Gabe has the same gift as Jonas. 

            The gift the Jonas posses is the gift to receive memories. I believe this because Lois Lowery explains how Gabe has the same light eyes that Jonas has. The Giver also has these light eyes, which makes me think that they are probably a trait of people who can see beyond. The light eyes allow these people to see color. In the beginning of the story Jonas says that an apple changed but he can’t explain how. Later we learn that Jonas saw the apple turn red. Gabe, Jonas, The Giver and a few other members in the community have the ability to see color. I think that Gabe has the ability to see beyond.

            Overall I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is interesting, engaging and overall an amazing book.

            

The Giver by Lois Lowery

The book that I am currently reading is The Giver by Lois Lowery. I have just started reading the book so not a lot has happened. So far in the book we have met the protagonist Jonas and his family. We have also learned about life in the community and how organized and proper it is. Now I’m going to tell you a little more about life in the community.

During your life from zero to one you stay in the Nurturing Center and develop and grow under the love and care of the Nurturers.  Then once you become a One you are assigned to a group who are your playmates and your friends and who you grow up with until you become a Twelve and go your separate ways.

When you become a One, you have your first ceremony.  Every year in December the whole community gets together to celebrate how all the children have matured. Every year the children are given something to show how they have grown.  At the Ceremony of One, you receive your name and are given to a family unit.  At the Ceremony of Nine you are given your bicycle. The Ceremony of Twelve is the most important ceremony of all.  At the Ceremony of Twelve you are given your Assignment.  Your Assignment is basically your job for the rest of your life.  The Elders watch you throughout your life and decide what Assignment they believe is best for you.  I don’t know what Assignment Jonas has gotten yet but I will tell you in my next blog post.

            Overall I really like The Giver and highly recommend it to everybody.