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In the book the giver their are many characters. The characters seem to be one sided but that is because they are born to have no emotions. I believe the characters are believable because they seem to be like a normal human but they don't understand what affections are.
--John

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During the ceremony of loss, they all know that Jonas is dead. But why do they sent searchers out to look for his still?
"He would immediately begin the Ceremony of Loss." Page 161
--Sonya

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What do you think the ending of the book means?
--John

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Why do you think the society was created?
--John

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Do you think that Jonas running away was the only option?
--John

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I wonder if Jonas and Gabriel survive, they probably do, but now Jonas has to worry how to feed them both.
~ Kendra

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Where do you think they depose of the released bodies
--John

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" Jonas glared at her. He didn't like it that she had mentioned about his eyes." --page 20
"There's a little female with pale eyes. But she's only six." --page 156
Why are the eyes so important? Do you think the receivers are chosen by the eye color?
---Sonya

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How did the Giver give Jonas' memories? Was it magic or is there a dark secret behind it all...
---Sonya

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Where do you think that their society is located
--John

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What was the purpose of releasing people?
---Sonya

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What do you think happened to Jonas and Gabriel?
---Sonya

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Why doesn't the people in the community not have any feelings? Aren't they human?
---Sonya

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So, the message of the story is that there is no such thing as a perfect society, and that feeling emotions do mean something, it's not a weakness, but truly a gift. We take a lot of things for granted, the weather, color, love, but reading this book has made me more appreciative,  that our society is more open, and accepting.
~ Kendra

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"I remember this place, Gabe." And it was true. But it was not a grasping of a thin and burdensome recollection; it was different. This was something he could keep. It was a memory of his own." Page 178.
What do you think this means? And why is this important to Jonas?
----Sonya

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Why do you think they removed music?
--John

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On page 173, the quote is "But if he had stayed... His thoughts continued. If he had stayed, he would have starved in other ways. He would have lived a life hungry for feelings, for color, for love." He left also for Gabriel, to save his life, he wanted to live in a world where he could be free and live in a world not sheltered.
~ Kendra

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Where do you think Jonas' went to?
---Sonya

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"Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo." page 180.
---Sonya

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"Together the fugitives slept through the first dangerous day."
pg 168
--John

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Why do you think they don't have animals?
--John

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Why were there search planes looking for Jonas?
---Sonya

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"The life without color, pain, or past." Page 165
---Sonya

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What was the point of releasing people?
---Sonya

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Why do you think they release underweight kids?
--John

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Why do you think that Rosemary wanted to be released?
---Sonya

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If you were in Jonas' shoes, what would you do?
---Sonya

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What do you think happened to Jonas after he heard the music?
---Sonya

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In the end, where do you think the music came from?
---Sonya

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Why do the people have releases?
---Sonya

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Why doesn't anyone but Jonas and The Giver have emotions??
---Sonya

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"Jonas, you and I are the only ones who have feelings." Page 154 of The Giver
--Sonya

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"Terrified, he looked up but it was not a plane at all."
pg 172
--John

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Jonas figured out that his father killed the baby after saying that one of them will be "released". I don't think he realized that his father was capable of killing them, the main reason why Jonas probably left was because he couldn't deal with living in that society. Not having people understand him or know feelings on another level, not just saying what you "feel" because it goes with your situation perfectly but really feeling it.
~ Kendra

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Why do you think that Jonas went crazy when he was playing the shooting game?
-John

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I'm still not sure what the pills are for? Maybe they don't want dreams filled with emotion or even them having feelings to begin with.
~ Kendra

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So in their social world, they don't really feel try emotion, like love, happiness, sadness, fear, ect. They're kinda like robots in a way right?
~ Kendra

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What makes Jonas' world "prefect" ?
---Sonya

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Why do you think that they removed creativity?
--John

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Do you think Jonas' world is truly prefect?
---Sonya

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Why do you think that Jona's world doesn't have color?
---Sonya

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"Behind him, across vast distance of space and time, from a place he had left, he thought he heard music too."
pg 180
--John

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Jonas feels love but his community doesn't.
"Do you love me?" There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. "Jonas. You, of all people. Precision of language, please!"... "Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete."
~ Kendra

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Why do you think they kill the released?
--John

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"It was his first lie to his parents." Page 127
Why did he lie to his parents?
---Sonya