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Each kid is given a number at birth, but after the naming it is rarely used, expect when parents used them in irritation at a child.

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After the age of 3 all kids "progress" the same amount. This is apart of the dystopian element "Individuality" because it is keeping every kids learning at the same level this way they all know the same things, and no one is "dumber/smarter" then others.

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After Asher got his assignment, the Chief Elder said one last thing, "Thank you for your childhood"  This almost sounds like they are "taking away" your childhood. And they have mentioned before that after 12 you're basically an adult.

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When Asher gets his assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, the Chief Elder says, “Thank you for your childhood.” To him. It sounds like they’re saying that his childhood is gone and that he has to be more serious and mature now, and being serious and mature would probably be hard for Asher.

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When a child is born, they are given a number. Jonas, for instance, is Nineteen - he was the nineteenth newchild born that year. The book says that if a child is misbehaving, their parents may call them by their number. “Sometimes parents used them in irritation at a child’s misbehavior, indicating that mischief made one unworthy of a name.” (Lowry 63). It’s surprising that the parents are saying that if the child is misbehaving they aren’t close to them.

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Chapter 7 ended on a cliffhanger! I predict that since the Chief Elder skipped over Jonas when she was calling out the Elevens to become Twelves, maybe Jonas will have to wait another year to become one. Maybe they’re going to give him an extra year as an Eleven because they think he hasn’t matured or learned enough, kind of like the treatment Gabriel is going to get (an extra year in the Nurturing Center). I think Jonas would feel very disappointed if this did happen. All of his friends would move up and he would be stuck with younger children that he didn’t know.

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In this chapter I noticed a Repetition of describing Asher’s clumsiness. It mentions that Asher gets his words mixed up again. Earlier in the book it mentioned that Asher used the word  “distraught” instead of “distracted” and the teacher pointed it out. In this chapter it is mentioned that he got the words “snack” and “smack” confused and got in trouble for it. I bet that this trait will be important again later in the story.

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A new example of a Dystopian theme that came up today was that Citizens Conform and that individuality is bad. On page 65, the Chief Elder says “‘ You Elevens have spent all your years till now learning to fit in, to standardize your behavior, to curb any impulse that might set you apart from the group’ ‘But today we honor your differences. They have determined your future’”. The Chief Elder points out that the all of the elders have been trying to get everyone to be the same, and only on a few days of the year being different is good.

-Maggie

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The most important part of this chapter is that the elders skipped Jonas so he did not get an assignment. This is very important because everyone almost always gets an assignment, and it is very rare not to get one. Jonas is very confused about why he did not get an assignment. I predict that Jonas will get his assignment later in private. I bet that his assignment will have something to do with the Giver.

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Each child is given a number at birth. Sometimes when an adult is angry at their child they will use the number as if the child is 'unworthy of a name'

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They never honor your differences besides at the Ceremony of Twelve. Then they give each child a different job to show that everyone is not the same.

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They give beatings to misbehaving children. This would not be that bad except for the fact that they beat Asher for mixing up a word.

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There have been real examples of dystopians in history, such as Nazi Germany. 

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There have been real examples of dystopians in history, such as Nazi Germany. 

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Every kid is learning at the same level this way they all know the same things, and no one is dumber then others.

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Every kid is learning at the same level this way they all know the same things, and no one is dumber then others.

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In Chapter 8 when Jonas is selected, the Chief Elder mentions that being a Receiver means that you have to have “the Capacity to See Beyond” (the community isn’t really sure what the “Capacity to See Beyond” means, but I bet it’s important). When Jonas says that he may see things that are “Beyond” I think that he’s talking about the changes that happened to the apple and crowd. I think this is interesting and maybe the current Receiver sees what Jonas is seeing and can possibly explain it to him.

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The most important part of this chapter was when Jonas was selected to be the Community’s next Receiver of Memory. Jonas is confused and a little afraid. This is important because it’s very rare to be selected to be a Receiver of Memory. It’s making him different when he thinks that it’s best to be like everyone else, which must be a little strange for him.

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The most important part of this chapter is that Jonas found out that he is going to be the next Receiver of Memory. Lowry writes “Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver of Memory” (page 76). The Receiver of Memory is a job that only one person has had in Jonas’s community, so the job is very special. To be able to get this job people have to be Intelligent, have Integrity, Courage, Wisdom, and something called the Capacity to See Beyond. The Chief Elder also said that this job requires pain, which does not seem like a good job. I bet that this job is very difficult and it allows the Receivers to see what is wrong about their world.

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I think that “the Capacity to See Beyond” is the ability to see “the Change” in the world. Jonas has seen the Change twice, one time when he was throwing an apple back and forth it changed and then when he just was selected it happened to the crowd. I think that maybe the Community is black and white because when it said that the apple went back to normal, It went back to an Indescript color, like a gray color. Because apples are not gray in real life, maybe stuff if black and white in the giver. “The Capacity to See Beyond” is something that not even the Receiver can describe.

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A connection from this chapter to another part in the book is that when people apologize, everyone has to say that they accept the apology. In this chapter Lowry writes “‘I have caused you anxiety,’ she said. ‘I apologize to my community.’ Her voice flowed over the assembled crowd. ‘We accept your apology,’ they all uttered together. ‘Jonas,’ she said, looking down at him, ‘I apologize to you in particular. I caused you anguish.’ ‘I accept your apology,’ Jonas replied shakily.” (Lowry 75). I think that a reason people are forced to apologize is to show that what what they did was bad and everyone else has to say it’s ok even if they don’t really think it’s ok to show that it will be fine even if it won’t be.

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I predict that in the rest of the book people will treat Jonas differently because of the selection. The job of the Receiver is very rare and important, so people may be more polite to Jonas and respect him more. I don’t know what the responsibilities of the Receiver will be, so the assignment could be very difficult or a burden. Or it could be something that he enjoys doing.

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Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memories. Being a Receiver means you have to have intelligence, integrity, courage, and wisdom. You also have to have 'The Capacity to See Beyond' Which i don't know exactly what it is, but i'm assuming it has to do with the apple that changed.

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In chapter nine, Jonas got his file that tells him what can and cannot do as a Receiver. The last line n his file says that he can lie. This shocks him very much, since as a child he wasn't allowed to even exaggerate anything, as that was seen as lying. He then wonders if everyone receives an exemption to lying at the age of Twelve. He wonders if the adults in his life have lied to him.

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'The Capacity to See Beyond' probably has something to do with the apple, because right after the Chief Elder explaind what it was, he saw the audience change too.

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After being told about being the Receiver of Memories, everyone is 'hesitant' around him. People were pausing before congratulating him on his assignment and even he and his best friend, Asher, seemed to have something off.