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Jonas seems to want to blend in with the rest of his peers and be as normal as possible. He tends to hate being different. He wants to be normal and bland like the rest of the community so that he does not receive judgment. In our world, it is not so much like that. Most people are different from one another in at least appearance. Not many people want to blend in or can not blend in as there is nothing to blend in with. In our world, we aren’t given pills and even if we are, there is no requirement to actually take them. The only way to be forced to take a pill or medication in our world is if someone is court-ordered.

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In this chapter we hear about Benjamin and how he will definitely be assigned somewhere in the rehabilitation center because he thrives there. In our world we normally end up working a job that we thrive in. Jonas bathed an elderly woman. In our world we have caretakers and manors that most likely wash their people if they really need it. In our world we do not get children to clean adults because it would be innapropriate. One thing from this community that is very similar to our world is that it is close to impossible to change the rules. In our world it would not be likely that any laws will change for a while.

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In this chapter we learn that birth mothers are frowned upon, just like in our world jobs like housekeeping, foodservice or custodians are not viewed as a great job. I think that birthmothers should not be looked down on because they produce life for the community. I also think that custodians and housekeepers should not be looked down on because they help provide cleanliness to our world. Jonas hoarded the apple from the recreational center and got called out by the council. In our world if someone has a high status and is commonly known they get called out for small mistakes. When someone is called out on making a mistake they normally learn from it. Being told mistakes can be helpful but at the same time it can cause guilt, panic, or overthinking. I think that to let someone know they have made a mistake they should be gently made aware of their mistake. Just like in this novel, in our world people are singled out for being different and not always in a good way.

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This novel is about a supposedly ‘Utopia’. Would a Utopia really be in a dictatorship? What about freedom? In the world there are many dictatorships but not as organised as this one. The most commonly known dictatorships in this world are not good and in bad situations. In this chapter Asher was described like a character. In our world almost 50% of classes (Sometimes more) are acting as clowns in the class. I think that it is good to have order in a school, and however the council in this Novel are organising the community is good for the schools so that the students can learn without disruptions. Overall, some of the only advantages that come from being in this dictatorship is an easier education.

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Much like children in our world, children under the age of 8 have a comfort object. Most likely being a stuffed animal or blanket. In our world, children just loose interest in their comfort objects around the ages of 5-10. In my opinion, children shouldn’t have their comfort objects taken away. Children shouldn’t have their comfort objects taken awat because even though kids need to learn to be independent, it really depends on the maturity of the child and how they act and behave. I feel like the ceremony of twelve is like graduating from grade twelve from our world. There are definitely some differences like the children are way younger in this community, and when people graduate in our world, they do not have their jobs assigned to them. I think that the way this community assigns jobs is in a way an okay process for indecisive people. When the council members in this novel, assign a job they have taken what you do and think into consideration, and in the book it states that not many people don’t like the jobs they receive. It also enforces people to get a job. In our world, people can choose what they want to grow up to do. If you think about it, if too many people want to do one thing and not enough people want to do another, how will that affect us. For example, if the majority of students graduating want to be a lawyer or accountant and only few want to be doctors or teachers there will be a huge problem. We would not only have barely any health care but we would have no one to teach us what to do which is why teachers are so important. Overall, I disagree with the ceremony of twelve because I think that people should be able to go on with their passions and achieve their dreams.

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- After the ceremony of eight the children can start volunteering.

- The children get jackets with six buttons down the front once they’ve became year eights, in order to show independence.

- Lily wanted Jonas to become Pilot so that he could take her flying.

- Jonas and the rest of the year elevens were seated in the balcony

- Gabriel received another year to mature.

- Fiona’s new brothers name is Bruno and she doesn’t really like his name.

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Stowed -  To store an object carefully and neatly in a specific place.

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Jonas
Jonas is a complicated year 11. He feels different and doesn’t like being reminded of it. He thinks a lot.

Lily
Lily is Jonas' sister. She has a bubbly personality and seems straightforward. Lily says what she thinks. Lily is number 23. Lily tends to talk a lot.

Jonas’ father
Jonas’ father is a passionate nurturer. He is pleased with his job. He is a shy and quiet man, and he has loved the newchildren since he was a child.

Jonas’ Mother
Jonas' mother works in the department of justice. She seems to want her children to become something honourable and not something lazy like becoming a birth mother. She seems to want to do everything properly.

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- This day is the day of the ceremony.

- Everyone sat with their groups.

- The child Caleb was in a way celebrated.

- The tens receive hair cuts.

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Why is the ceremony so long? How could it be shorter?

{The ceremony is so long because each child is pointed out individually and the elders take their time. The ceremony could be shorter by having enough people running the ceremony so that each person can take a child and do what originally happens.}

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I think that in chapter VII Jonas will receive his assignment. I think that his assignment will be very important considering the fact that this novel is following his story. I feel like Fiona will receive an assignment related to taking care of the old.

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This chapter starts with Jonas’ mother tying Lily’s hair ties and getting her ready for the ceremony. The ceremony lasts two days. The entire community goes to the ceremony each year. Mother had to sit in the auditorium alone because Lily and Jonas had to sit with their groups and Father had to be with the Newchildren because he was a nuturer. Once the ceremony for the Newchidren started, Fiona and one other year eleven waited with their family units for a younger brother or sister. One of the newchildren was named Caleb. This child was a replacement for the Caleb this family unit previously had, that had drowned. The next day started with the ceremony of nine. The ceremony of 10 then followed. Each child got their hair cut.

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- They have morning rituals of retelling their dreams.

- Jonas usually did not participate in the morning ritual of retelling dreams.

- Lily had a lengthy dream.

- They were required to say “Thank you for your dream”.

- Jonas’ dream was about his friend Fiona and how he wanted to bathe her.

- They place their leftover food in a tray by their door for a crew to collect.

- Once people had a stirring dream they were required to take a pill for the rest of their life.

- Jonas felt proud that he finally got to not be as different and take the pill like the other kids his age.

- Soon after Jonas took the pill he lost the feeling of want from his stirring.

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- Jonas did not normally do his volunteer hours with his friends because Asher would goof around

- A year eleven named Benjamin volunteered at the rehabilitation center

- It was clear that Benjamin would be getting a job in the field of the Rehabilition center

- There was a rule against bragging

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- Jonas has brighter coloured eyes than the rest of the community

- a female five also has bright coloured eyes

- Gabriel’s comfort object is a stuffed hippo

- Lily did not know what a hippo was

- Birthmothers produce for 3 years and then have hard labour

- Girls under nine need to wear ribbons

- mirrors are uncommon, they can be used but most prefer not to use them

- Jonas felt tremendous guilt after hoarding an apple from the recreational center

- Jonas and Asher were playing catch with the apple

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- One of the less essential rules of this community that is commonly broken is bicycling

- One of the babies that Jonas’ father is nurturing, 36, is said to be not doing well

- Jonas’ father calls number 36 by his name, Gabriel/Gabe

- Lily is number 23

- Jonas’ father’s sister is names Katya

- All girls have to wear ribbons until after the ceremony of nine

- Children have comfort objects, but they get taken away at the ceremony of eight

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In this chapter, they placed their food in a tray by the front door for a crew to retrieve. My family often tosses our left over food in the compost. I think that it is smart to get rid of the leftovers so that there does not become a build up. Just like Jonas, I rarely have dreams. When I do have a dream it’s normally very interesting.

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Chastise - rebuke or reprimand severely.

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Jonas

Jonas is a year 11. He feels different and doesn’t like being reminded of it. He thinks a lot.

Lily

Lily is Jonas' sister. She has a bubbly personality and seems straightforward. Lily says what she thinks. Lily is number 23. Lily tends to talk a lot.

Jonas’ father

Jonas’ father is a passionate nurturer. He is pleased with his job. He is a shy and quiet man, and he has loved the newchildren since he was a child.

Jonas’ Mother

Jonas' mother works in the department of justice. She seems to want her children to become something honourable and not something lazy like becoming a birth mother. She seems to want to do everything properly.

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- This community has a morning ritual of retelling their dreams from the previous night.

- Jonas normally dd not contribute to the dream telling.

- Lily has lengthy dreams, this one seemed to be about stealing her mothers bicycle and getting caught by a Security Guard.

- They thank eachother for sharing their dreams

- Jonas dreamed that he was (without his tunic)  at the house of old in the bathing room with Fiona and he really wanted to bathe her.

- Jonas’ mother told him that his dream was a “stirring”.

- Once people had their first stirring they were required to take a pill to take away the feeling

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Why were they required to share their dreams with one another? What does this do?
{They were required to share their dreams together most likely to watch for a stirring but also to bring awareness to the family unit if anything was odd. Sharing their dreams can help them know each other more and help them monitor each other}

Why did Jonas have to take a pill after his stirring? What does the pill do?
{Jonas had to take a pill after his stirring so that he did not receive any more stirrings. The pill takes away feeling.}

Why does the pill take away emotion? Why is this important?
{The pill takes away emotion so that the community is more neutral and in place. This is important because as the book goes on, the pills actually make a huge difference in their lives}

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I think that in chapter VI we will learn more about the ceremony of twelve and maybe learn more about Jonas’ relationship with Fiona. I think that we may be introduced a bit more to the concept of the pills and I think that they could become a big part of this novel.

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This chapter opens up with Jonas’ family retelling their dreams. Jonas had oddly received a dream the night before. Once Lily finished retelling her dream of stealing her mothers bicycle and getting caught, their mother retold her dream. After Jonas’ mother had finished retelling her dream and Jonas’ father had made a joke about Gabe, it was Jonas’ turn. Jonas’ family unit was not expecting much since he rarely dreamed enough to put it into words. This specific morning Jonas had dreamed that he was without his tunic trying to convince his friend Fiona to let him bathe her. Jonas’ mother held him home for a little while. She explained to him that the dream he had was called a stirring, and she gave him a pill that is instructed to be taken once stirrings start. After Jonas took his pill, the feelings from his stirring had quickly left.

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- Instead of lunch or dinner they call it Midday Meals.

- No animals?

- Different communities with different rules

- Very mature for young ages

- Lily referred to a child as it instead of them which makes me think that in this community they are robotic in a way

- At the start, I thought that releasing meant just banning the children from the community but when the family was talking about releasing a baby I thought it might mean life sentencing.

- It says that people are assigned, spouses

- Every child seems to be in awe of the ceremony of twelve

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The start of this chapter brought me some memories from when I was living in Saskatchewan. At the beginning of this chapter Jonas was biking around looking for Asher. When I lived in saskatchewan we would bike around town all the time and we could never get lost because we knew where every place was. Now being in Ontario I don’t have as much freedom because even though I am confident in knowing where I am, there are a lot more people, and it can be a whole lot more busy in Ontario than where I lived in Saskatchewan.

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Chastisement - Infliction of corporal punishment as defined by the law

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Jonas

Jonas is a year 11. He feels different and doesn’t like being reminded of it. He seems to think a bunch.

Lily

Lily is Jonas' sister. She has a bubbly personality and seems straightforward. Lily says what she thinks. Lily is number 23

Jonas’ father

Jonas’ father is a passionate nurturer. He is pleased with his job. He is a shy and quiet man, and he has loved the newchildren since he was a child.

Jonas’ Mother

Jonas' mother works in the department of justice. She seems to want her children to become something honourable and not something lazy like becoming a birth mother.

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- Jonas rode his bike around trying to find Asher

- He eventually found Asher with another eleven at the House of the Old

- While in the House of the Old, Jonas bathed an elder woman named Larissa

- While bathing Larissa Jonas got her to tell him about releasing

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Will Asher and Jonas remain friends throughout this novel? Will Asher be a big part of Jonas’ future?

Why do children help to bathe elders? Why aren’t the adults bathing them? How is this appropriate?

What happens to the elderly people once they step into the room where they get released? Are they getting killed?

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I think that in chapter V we will get to learn more about Gabriel and his relation to Jonas. In chapter five I assume that it will be closer to the ceremony of twelve and the next chapter might be about the year elevens preparing for the ceremony of twelve.

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This chapter starts off with Jonas reminiscing over some of his volunteering memories. He first thinks of a boy in his year, Benjamin, who was exceptional in volunteering at the rehabilitation center. It was evident that Benjamin was going to be assigned to work in the rehabilitation center. Jonas biked around hoping to find Asher. Jonas biked past the Childcare Center, Central Plaza and the Auditorium. Jonas looked for Asher's bike at the Nurturing Center, Food Distribution and he finally found Asher's bicycle leaning at the House of the Old. Another eleven was there as well, Fiona. Long ago an eleven had not completed enough hours so he had one more month to complete them and then privately got his assignments given to him. The attendant at the front desk was glad to have some volunteers because that morning they had celebrated a release and that throws off their schedule a bit. She directed Jonas towards the bathing room where Asher and Fiona were. Jonas bathed a woman named Larissa while comparing her with Gabriel. The woman then started to talk to Jonas about people who had been released. The chapter ended with Jonas making a comment on convincing the committee to enlarge the releasing room and the old woman chortling.

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In this chapter there are some pretty relatable things. In this chapter Jonas did not like when Lily brought up his differences from the rest of the community. I also do not like when people bring up differences I have from others too. When I read the part of this chapter of a time Jonas accidentally stole an apple from the recreational center and felt very guilty about it and immediately thought of a time when I accidentally spilled something of someones and I immediately felt guilty even though it was not on purpose.

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Mystified - utterly bewilder or perplex

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Jonas

Jonas is a year 11. He feels different and doesn’t like being reminded of it. He seems to think a bunch.

Lily

Lily is Jonas' sister. She has a bubbly personality and seems straightforward. Lily says what she thinks. Lily is number 23

Jonas’ father

Jonas’ father is a passionate nurturer. He is very happy with his job. He is a shy and quiet man, and he has loved the newchildren since he was a child.

Jonas’ Mother

Jonas' mother works in the department of justice. She seems to want her children to become something honourable and not something lazy like becoming a birth mother.

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- Lily called Jonas out for his eyes and the fact that they matched Gabriels

- Lily and her mother had a discussion about Birth Mothers

- Jonas had a memory of when he stole an apple from the recreational center

- The evening went normally

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Why do Jonas and Gabriel have brighter eyes than the rest of the community? Is this an important part of the novel?

Why do birth mothers only give birth to three children each and then do hard labour? How does this make sense?

Why would the council get so mad at Jonas accidentally stealing an apple? What does this say about them?

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This chapter gave us some good information that can be turned into predictions. The first thing is that there are only three people with brighter eyes than the rest of the community. I think that they are all somehow going to play a role in this novel. Since each birth mother gives birth three times I think that Jonas, Gabriel, and the female year 5 have the same birth mother. I think that maybe in further chapters their birth mother will be introduced to us readers and will play a decent sized role in this novel. I also think that Gabriel will become one of the main characters in this story.

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This chapter starts of with Lily commenting on the resemblance of jonas and Gabe’s eyes. Jonas has discomfort because he does not enjoy when others comment on his eyes, considering being different stands out in the community. Lily also said that she wanted to be a birthmother because she loves new children but her mother quickly turned her against it because birthmothers don’t have much respect. In this chapter Jonas remembered an unsettling experience he had. The last month Jonas had taken an apple from the recreational center. Later that day there had been an announcement reminding everyone not to take food from the recreational center. Even though the announcement was for everybody, they knew it was directed at Jonas. The rest of the evening went as usual.

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In this chapter I can relate to Jonas because I too am excited for whats to come. In this chapter Jonas seems nervous and curious for the ceremony of twelve. I am also nervous and curious for what I will end up doing with my life. Jonas talked with his parents to gage what might be to come for him. I often talk to my mother about her high school and young adult experience to know at least a little bit to expect. I think that jonas and I have a lot more in common than I first thought.

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When starting this novel I did not think that I was going to have many connections to the text. First of all, Jonas had an organized family with an organized life, my family is far from organized. Jonas' family is like a landscape; beautiful and well-formed. On the other hand, my family is more abstract; unique, and chaotic but still beautiful. As I got further into the chapter I found a similarity between Jonas and me. This chapter mentions the family sharing feelings at dinner time. My family often does the same. When Lily was getting upset about the behaviour of the visitors I immediately thought of my siblings. When others around them act up or change their behaviour, my siblings get irritated. Like Lily, my siblings like a constant behaviour or routine so that they know what to expect.

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Aptitude - a natural ability to do something

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Jonas
Jonas is a year 11. So far we know that he is worried about the ceremony of 12.

Lily
Lily is Jonas' sister. She has a bubbly personality and seems straightforward. Lily is number 23

Jonas' Father
Jonas’ father is a passionate nurturer. He is pleased with his job. He is a shy and quiet man, and he has loved the new children since he was a child.

Jonas' Mother
Jonas’ Mother works in the department of justice. She seems strict but still kind.

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- Jonas has a chat with his parents

- children have ceremonies until the age of twelve

- one of the few most broken rules is older siblings teaching their younger siblings how to ride a bike

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Why are children given to families? How does this make sense?

What is the Ceremony of twelve? Why is it important?

Why are the rules so hard to change?

Why can kids only have a bike after the ceremony of 9? Is
there a purpose?

The novel keeps mentioning bikes, are there no cars?

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I think in chapter III we may learn more about the rules, and ways of this place. I think that the next chapter will show us what a normal day for Jonas is. The next chapter could teach us more about the other children relevant to Jonas or we might learn more about Gabriel. (or Gabe)

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In this Chapter, Jonas' parents inform and reassure Jonas of the ceremony of twelve. We learn more about the rules and processes of this community. In this chapter, Jonas seems very nervous about the coming ceremony. We learn more about Jonas’ father and mother. We also learn that children under the year of eight have a comfort object.

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Palpable -

Hatchery -

Apprehensive - Anxious or fearful that something unpleasent will happen

transgression -

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Jonas
So far what we know about Jonas is that he feels apprehensive

Lily
Lily is Jonas' younger sister.

Jonas' father
Jonas' father is a nurturer, after reading this chapter you can tell that he is compassionate toward children.

Jonas' mother
Jonas' mother is in the department of justice.

Asher
Asher is Jonas' best friend.

they determined future chpt 7

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- Introduced Jonas and his family

- A pilot got released

- Asher made trouble

- Lily complained about visitors that acted like animals

- They act as if they're supposed to have little to no emotion

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What is releasing? What will happen to the pilot?

Why are there only allowed to be 4 people per family? How does this affect the community?
There are only allowed to be 4 people per family to ensure that the population can be contained.

What is a nurturer? What do they do?

Who are the elders and what do they do? Why are they important in this book?

Are there animals in this place? Why? If not what do they eat?

What is this place? Is there more like it?

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I think that in chapter II we are going to get to dig deeper into who Jonas and his family are. I think that maybe we get to see a little more about his friendship with Asher. I also think that in chapter II we might learn more about his family and how this place works. I think that in further chapters we will learn about what releasing is. I think releasing is banning a person from the place. In this chapter, it says " "Like animals.” Neither child knew what the word meant" which means there are no animals in this place, maybe in further chapters we will learn more about why there are no animals and what they eat.

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This chapter starts off with a memory of Jonas'. His memory is of a pilot flying over the community very low twice. The pilot got released. As the chapter progresses we meet Asher. Asher is a very humorous person. We also are introduced to Jonas' family and their feelings. The chapter ends with Jonas' parents sending his sister Lily to bed so that they can have a serious conversation with jonas.

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By reading the description on the back of the book I can predict that for the moment everything is "perfect" but as we get into the book everything is going to change but maybe for the better. I think that Jonas is going to make some significant changes. I think that this novel is going to follow the growth of Jonas. The title of this novel is "The Giver" and the cover page is a photo of an elderly man ripped on the corner to show a tree in the sun, which makes me think that Jonas is going to give light to this community.