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“Every road that let you down felt so wrong ,So you found another way.”  These lyrics stand out to me because they had might have had some bad times in the beginning before the book took place. So they created the rules and added climate control so everything was the same color and same weather. They basically created their own life. And supporite from the way the world and universe was meant to be for humans.

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“Sometimes the past can Make the ground beneath you feel like quicksand You don't have to worry You reach for my hand” This is like when Jonas is leaving he lets out memory’s and he knows that it will scare the village so the giver goes out and helps the people. In the book when there talking about their plan on page 160 it says “yes I understand they need you”

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My next quote is “You had your maps drawn”.This relates to the story because Jonas and the giver had plans but they all went wrong when they figured out Gabe would be released because he couldn’t sleep well and kept the night workers from doing their job.

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“Every rung that lead you down felt so wrong so you found another way”- This reminds me of Jonas and how after he became the giver he realized that everything had been different (chapter 12) and Jonas wanted it to stay that way not be so same. “Why did colours disappear?” The Giver shrugged, “our people made that choice”..... ”Well they shouldn't have!”

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My second line from the song would be:”This could be the end of everything”.If everyone still had the memories,then fighting could break out in the community if they were mad at each other since they could’ve known what guns were so they also could’ve killed each other in the process.

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“Every road they let you down felt so wrong, So you found another way” This shows that the Community found another way around freedom and having a lot of safety and almost no freedom. They found a way to have everything very orderly without it being disastrous. “Every road” meaning the life in Elsewhere with war, pain, and difference. They thought that it “felt so wrong” to have that kind of pain so they left it up to one person to be hold all of those terrible memories (The Receiver of Memory).

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“If you’re lost out where the lights are blinding, caught in all, the stars are hiding.” I feel that this line resembles how Jonas feels about how trapped he is in his community, without all of the memories. Jonas feels as if he is stuck, in a community that he doesn’t want to live in, and he’s lost. Lost in thoughts that the community doesn’t receive. Jonas feels caught in a crossfire full of memories and thoughts, that he just can’t explain to anyone. Or, as the song is saying,” the stars are hiding”, meaning his feelings, everyone’s feelings, the just don’t know, or as we can say, quite yet. “I’m sorry Giver, I don’t mean to be so hateful. Or at least not to you.”, on page 154. In this statement Jonas is implying that he is mad at the community and Committee of Elders, for the fact of death for release.

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“ The way you see the world got you this far.” This relates to Jonas because he finds release a cruel thing to do. He is now scared of release, which causes him to run away and takes Gabe because if he didn’t take Gabe he would have been released,so the traveled together to find the new world for freedom.

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“Sometimes the past can make the ground feel like quicksand”

These lyrics connect to a quote on page 166; “There had been no time to receive the memories he and The Giver had counted on, of strength and courage. So he relied on what he had and hoped it would be enough.” This connects because he had few helpful memories from the past and it made the journey ahead so much scarier. Jonas had no idea what was ahead and  many times throughout his journey he wanted to turn around or stop. He felt alone and worried that he could not keep himself or Gabe alive.

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“Every rung that let you down felt so wrong, so you found another way.” This reminds me of in chapter 20 when the Giver says “They know nothing.” Also in the same chapter, the Giver says “we’ll make a plan” . The plan ends up being Jonas leaving the community as well as the memories behind so that the Giver can help them learn how to control them and so the Sameness will be put to a stop.

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“You had your maps drawn” This shows how the Community had all of their “maps drawn” and had everything very orderly. This also shows the fact that in the Giver even before you are born they have a map drawn of what your name will be, when you get a job, when you get a bike, etc. In chapter 19, when Jonas was wondering about release and he saw the baby it shows that the Community has “maps drawn” that one of the twins will die even though they have it might have been a good child.

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“Without a soul my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold, until you find it there and lead it back home. (Wake me up) Wake me up inside.”  I feel like this relates to how the people don’t have memories in The Giver. The people don’t have any “emotions”, so it’s like they’re in a deep sleep from true humanity.