The Giver

While reading The Giver by Lois Lowry there has been several memories shared by the main character, Jonas. One such memory is the released memory. In chapter 4 Jonas is doing his hour to help elders and is told a story a about the past. "We all raised our glasses and cheered.we chanted  the a anthem. He made a lovely good-bye speech. He was thrilled. You should have seen the look on his face when the let him go...---  He just bowed to all of us and then walked, like they all do, through the special door of releasing room." Jonas and Larissa 32&33 This Might be important because it shows that being a "released"isn't only bad thing but also a good thing. Then the adult Larissa tells him a story about a past eleven about how he was "released" and how he was happy about it. This connects with the conflict because everyone knows or thinks that being released is only bad.

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While reading The Giver by Lois Lowry there has been several memories shared by the main character, Jonas. One such memory is the newchild differences. In chapter 3 Jonas is with his family and a newchild notices a difference. "It was the first thing Jonas noticed as he looked at the newchild— the pale eyes. Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes— Jonas himself, and a female Five who he had had noticed had the different, lighter eyes.(pg 20) This is important because because Jonas noticed that he and a couple of other people have different eye color than others. Jonas doesn't say anything because it is rude to point out people's differences. This connects with th conflict because everything is supposed to be equal.