https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft Novel Card Assignment - Julia Kea - 811 en-us 2020-03-26 18:36:35 UTC 2026-02-26 16:14:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/The_Giver_first_edition_1993.jpg/220px-The_Giver_first_edition_1993.jpg juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/479057004 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) Jonas (the main character)
2) Lily (Jonas's little sister)
3) Jonas's mother
4) Jonas's father
5) Asher (Jonas's best friend)

Notes:

- They live in a community with many rules
- Jonas's family shares their feelings each evening
- Jonas is an Eleven, and he is preparing for "the Ceremony of Twelve,"  which will take place in December, and today he is feeling apprehensive
- Lily is a Seven, and she talks a lot, and today she is angry because a group of Sevens visited her Childcare group, and they weren't following any of the rules
- Jonas's mother has a position at the Department of Justice, and today she is frustrated because a man was brought before her today who had broken the rules for the second time
- Jonas's father is a Nurturer, which means he is responsible for taking care of the newchildren in their early childhood, and today he is concerned for a newchild who isn't doing too well

Questions/Answers:

Q: What is "the Ceremony of Twelve?"
A: The Ceremony of Twelve a special celebration of a child turning Twelve years old. At this ceremony, Twelves learn what their Assignments will be, and then they will start their training the following day.
Q: What does "releasing" mean in this community?
A: In this community, being released is a small task an adult will perform where they use a syringe to inject a special liquid, which will kill the person. This is performed on newchildren, when they cannot be placed with a family unit, The Old, when they become too old, people who break the law three times, and any other people who request to be released.
Q: Does every family in the community "share their feelings" each evening like Jonas's family does?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

Personally, I think sharing feelings seems like a good way to deal with problems and share successes with the family. However, I also thought it was a little strange to do so.]]> 2020-03-27 19:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/479057004 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/480836209 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) Gabriel (the struggling new child)
2) Katya (Jonas's father's sister)
3) The Receiver (The most important Elder)

Notes:

- Jonas's parents recount their Ceremonies of Twelves and explain to him that the fun doesn't end there and that it brings good changes

Questions/Answers:

Q: What is a comfort object?
A: A comfort object is a stuffed animal for children under eight years old.
Q: Who are the Elders and what do they do?
A: The Elders, or the Committee of Elders, are responsible for making most decisions for the community.
Q: What does an Assignment refer to in this community?
A: In this community, an Assignment is another word for a job, which is pre-decided for an adult.

Personal Thoughts:

I don't understand why the community has one big celebration each December to mark how many full years children have lived for instead of a birthday, and I don't understand why it stops when you turn Twelve years old.]]> 2020-03-29 18:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/480836209 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/480854411 Notes:

- Jonas's father brings home the struggling new-child, Gabriel
- Jonas notices that he and Gabriel share the same light-coloured eyes, unlike the usual dark eyes of most of those in the community
- Jonas's parents think that "Birthmother" is an honorless Assignment
- Jonas remembers a time where he was playing catch with an apple, and he could swear he saw it change mid-air (four times)

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why are Jonas's and Gabriel's eyes lighter, instead of the darker colour, like most citizens in the community?
A: Jonas's and Gabriel's are eyes lighter, instead of the darker colour, like most citizens in the community because they have the capacity to see beyond, and be able to receive memories.
Q: Why did Jonas think the apple had changed when he threw it? Did it? Why?
A: The apple did change when Jonas threw it. It briefly turned the colour red, but then it changed back to the grey shade the community is used to. This happened because Jonas has the ability to see beyond, and the community doesn't know that colours exist, and they can't see them.

Personal Thoughts:

I wonder what happened to the apple when Jonas was playing catch with it with Asher.]]> 2020-03-29 19:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/480854411 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/481202395 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) Benjamin (a fellow male Eleven, skilled in methods of rehabilitation)
2) Fiona (Jonas's friend, an Eleven, often volunteers at the House of Old)
3) Larissa (one of the Old)
4) Roberto (one of the Old, was released, a former instructor of Elevens)
5) Edna (one of the Old, was released, a former Birthmother and Laborer)

Notes:

- Jonas decides to volunteer at the House of Old today, where his friends Asher and Fiona already are
- Bathes Larissa, who tells him about the releases of Roberto and Edna
- Jonas wonders about where people go once they are released

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why do children in this community start volunteering at such a young age?
A: Children in this community start volunteering at a young age to prepare themselves for their jobs when they turn Twelve.
Q: What kinds of meetings do they hold in the Auditorium?
A: They hold public meetings in the Auditorium, as well as Ceremonies of the ages.

Personal Thoughts:

Personally, I think it is nice that these children start volunteering at such a young age because it teaches them important life skills, and is a great way to help out the community. I'm glad that they get to choose what places they volunteer for, but I also think they should be allowed to choose their own jobs.]]> 2020-03-30 03:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/481202395 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/493369597 Notes:

- Jonas's family shares their dreams every morning
- Jonas had a bit of a disturbing dream, that his mother called a "Stirring"
- Jonas's mother explains that everyone gets Stirrings, at some time around his age, and they just need to take a pill for it every morning

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why do Jonas and others have dreams and thoughts like that? 
A: ?
Q: What does the pill for Stirrings do and how does it work?
A: The pill for Stirrings helps to stop these dreams and thoughts, although I am not sure how it works.

Personal Thoughts:

I wonder why Lois Lowry felt it was necessary to include these strange dreams and thoughts into this chapter in the book. Unless the information is useful later on, I don't see why I needed to know about this dream.]]> 2020-04-05 15:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/493369597 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/493394600 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) Bruno (Fiona's new little brother)
2) Caleb (A replacement child for a Four who fell in the river)
3) Roberto (A replacement child named after an Elder who was released)
4) Fritz (A clumsy Nine)

Notes:

- in this chapter are the celebrations from 1-11
- Lily has her ceremony the first day
- Gabriel has to wait another year before they decide to put him into a family unit
- Fiona gets a little brother named Bruno
- Asher got a little sister last year named Phillipa
- Asher tells Jonas that if you didn't fit into the community, you could apply to switch communities

Questions/Answers:

Q: When people are released, where do they go?
A: When people are released, they are actually killed. So, to avoid letting young children know what happens to people who are released, they say that the released people go Elsewhere.
Q: Why do they pre-name the newchildren instead of letting their families choose them?
A: In the community, they pre-name the newchildren instead of letting their families choose them so that they can make sure that each person has their own name, to avoid confusion.

Personal Thoughts:

I hope that Gabriel can make it to the next year's ceremony. ]]> 2020-04-05 16:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/493394600 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/493427014 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) Harriet (A new female Eleven, number 19)
2) Madeline (A new female Twelve, number 1)
3) Inger (A new female Twelve, number 2)
4) Isaac (A new male Twelve, number 3)
5) Pierre (A new male Twelve, number 20)
6) The Chief Elder (The head Elder, a female, responsible for assigning new Twelves their assignments)

Notes:

- Jonas is number 19
- Asher is number 4
- Madeline becomes the Fish Hatchery Attendant
- Inger becomes a Birthmother
- Isaac becomes an Instructor of Sixes
- Asher becomes the Assistant Director of Recreation
- The Chief Elder skipped Jonas's name

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why can't Twelves choose their Assignments?
A: Twelves aren't allowed to choose their own Assignments because the community believes that they could choose the wrong Assignment for themselves.
Q: Why was Jonas's name skipped?
A: Jonas's name was skipped so that the Chief Elder could make a special announcement at the end of the ceremony, that Jonas would become the next Receiver, the highest honor in the community.

Personal Thoughts:

I wonder why Jonas's name was skipped, and I hope he didn't do anything wrong.]]> 2020-04-05 16:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/493427014 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/513665804 Notes:

- Jonas has not been given an assignment, instead, he has been selected to become the next Receiver of Memory, a very high honor
- the previous selection was 10 years ago, and it had failed
- the Elders had to make sure that they chose the right person because they couldn't afford any more mistakes
- The Receiver must be apart and alone from others
- The qualities required of a Receiver are Intelligence, Integrity, Courage, Wisdom, and the Capacity to See Beyond
- Jonas finally understands why he may have seen the apple change in the air that one time
- Jonas also sees the crowd change before his eyes as he stands at the podium, and realizes that he may be more fit for this opportunity than he had realized

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why must the Receiver of Memory be alone and apart from others?
A: The Receiver of Memory be alone and apart from others because he is not allowed to share his memories or training with anyone else.
Q: Who was the previous person selected to be the Receiver of Memory?
A: Ten years ago, a girl named Rosemary had been chosen to be the next Receiver of Memory.
Q: What happened to the previous person selected to be the Receiver of Memory?
A: Rosemary became very overwhelmed by some of the memories of pain, and ended up applying for release 5 weeks into her training.

Personal Thoughts:

I think that when he saw the apple change and he saw the crowd change he was experiencing the Capacity to see beyond. I wonder why the Capacity to See Beyond is useful for becoming the Receiver.]]> 2020-04-17 20:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/513665804 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/513829871 Notes:

- After the celebration, on the way home, Jonas realizes that everyone is acting differently around him now, even Asher
- That night dinner was quieter than usual, and his parents congratulate Jonas  on his accomplishment, saying that it is the most important job in the community
- When Jonas later looks at his rules, he finds only one sheet of paper
- He is especially surprised about the last rule, the one that says he is permitted to lie

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why do the people in Jonas's community feel the need to treat him differently?
A: The people in the community are taught that the Receiver should be very respected, so that is how they treat Jonas.
Q: Why is Jonas permitted to lie for his job as the Receiver?
A: Jonas is permitted to lie for his job as the Receiver in order to keep what he does during his training a secret.

Personal Thoughts:

I think that it is silly that everyone, including his friends and family, is treating him differently, just because of a job he just got.]]> 2020-04-17 23:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/513829871 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/513844444 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) The female Assistant of the Annex (has a good sense of humor)

Notes:

- today is the first day of Jonas's job
- Jonas rides to the Annex, a small attachment to the House of Old, with Fiona, and when they arrive they go their separate ways
- when Jonas enters the Annex, the female Assistant stands out of respect, addressing him as the Receiver of Memory
- He tells the assistant to call him Jonas
- When he goes into the room where the Receiver is waiting for him, he notices all the books and realizes that the furniture looks more comfortable than his at home
- the Receiver explains that his job has made him seem older than he actually is
- the Receiver explains that he does not have much experience in training
- He decides he will transmit the memory of snow to Jonas first, assuring that it will not be painful

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why did the Receiver fail to train his previous selected person?
A: Rosemary, the previous Receiver-in-training became very overwhelmed by some of the memories of pain, and ended up applying for release 5 weeks into her training.
Q: What exactly is the Receiver's job?
A: The Receiver's job is to use the memories of the past that he has learned about to help the Committee of Elders make important decisions.

Personal Thoughts:

If I were in Jonas's position that day, I would be so nervous and so excited at the same time. I wonder how old the Giver is. Based on the picture of him on the cover of the book, I would say he should be in the House of Old by now.

]]> 2020-04-17 23:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/513844444 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/521331308 Notes:

- The Receiver transmits the memories of snow, sunshine, and sunburn to Jonas
- Through the experience, Jonas somehow perceived new words like 'snow' and 'sled' and 'hill/downhill' and 'runners'
- Jonas loved the memories of snow and sunshine, wanting to do it again, but he hadn't liked sunshine because it had hurt his skin
- Jonas tells the Giver that even though sunburn hurt, he was glad to experience the pain that he had heard about
- The Receiver tells Jonas to call him the Giver

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why did the Giver stay silent after Jonas said he was glad to experience the pain?
A: The Giver stayed silent after Jonas said he was glad to experience the pain of sunburn because he knew that there were so many more painful memories he would give to Jonas later in his training.
Q: How come only the Receiver has memories of the past, and not the other citizens?
A: The Receiver has memories of the past, and not the other citizens. This is because it is the Receiver's job to keep all these memories so that the rest of the community doesn't have to suffer.
Q: What is the Giver's actual name, and why can't Jonas call him by that name?
A: ?
Q: How old is the Giver?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

Even though sometimes I don't really like snow I feel bad that the community doesn't experience it or sunshine. I guess that sunshine and snowfall are things we often take for granted.]]> 2020-04-21 20:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/521331308 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/521335663 Notes:

- Jonas continues to dream about the ride in the snow, and as instructed, doesn't tell his family about his dreams
- All the Twelves at school talk about their training, except for Jonas
- Jonas and Fiona rode to the House of Old together and discussed Fiona's training
- Fiona's hair changed, just like the apple and the community
- The Giver taught Jonas to pull back memories
- The Giver told him to look at the sled in the snow memory, and it was the same as the hair, the apple and the community, only it stayed that way
- The Giver also tests this with a stack of books, and tells Jonas that he is seeing the colour red, and explains colour to him
- The Giver then gives him the memory of a rainbow to explain more clearly

Questions/Answers:

Q: In what way did the Giver experience "seeing beyond?"
A: Instead of "seeing beyond," when the Giver was young, he had the capacity to "hear beyond," and instead of seeing glimses of colour like Jonas, the Giver had heard music.
Q: If the community, if they can't see colour, do they see in black and white?
A: The community cannot see colour, but they can see shade of grey.
Q: If they only see in black and white, and no colour, how where they adapted like that?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

I wonder how the Giver is able to transmit all these memories to Jonas. It's too bad that the community can't see colour because in the real world it is so useful, descriptive and beautiful. ]]> 2020-04-21 20:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/521335663 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558183451 Notes:

- Through the next couple of weeks Jonas learned about colours
- He told the Giver how he thought it was unfair that people couldn't choose things
- The Giver explained that people could make the wrong choices and it was safer to make those choices for them
- Jonas tried to make his friends see colour too, without success
- The Giver shared a disturbing memory about people who hunted elephants in the desert with guns
- Jonas tried to make Lily understand what elephants really were
- The Giver tells Jonas about his former spouse, and about how hard it was, keeping so much information from her
- He tells Jonas that his last choice was a disaster and he ended up losing all the memories he had transmitted to her
- He goes on to say that no one knows anything that they weren't taught to know
- Some days the Giver was in pain, so he sent Jonas away without training
- One day, he decides to give Jonas a memory of pain

Questions/Answers:

Q: How long ago did people in the community decide that Sameness was a better way to live?
A: ?
Q: What memory of pain does the Giver transmit to Jonas?
A: The Giver transmits the memory of sledding down an icy hill. In the memory, Jonas is thrown aggressively from the sled, and he lands with his leg twisted awkwardly under him, fracturing his leg.

Personal Thoughts:

I think that people should be able to make their own decisions. It's important because they need to be able to learn from their own mistakes so that they know how to behave differently the next time. I wonder why the Giver is always in so much pain. I feel bad for the elephant who was shot in the memory. I also wonder if the memories all come from the same person or multiple different people.]]> 2020-05-07 18:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558183451 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558277338 Notes:

- The Giver transmits the memory of sledding down an icy hill
- In this memory, the sled skids out of control, and hits a bump, throwing Jonas aggressively from the sled
- Jonas lands with his leg twisted awkwardly under him, fracturing his leg
- He asks the Giver for medicine, but his rules don't allow him to be able to have any for his training
- The pain stays with Jonas, and he hides it from his parents
- Now his training always had pain in it
- The Giver explains to Jonas that the painful memories are important in helping to make important decisions for the community of Elders
- Jonas wants to change the rules so that everyone can have these memories, and make it easier to hold them
- The Giver explains that he has tried to think of ways that they could do that without breaking any rules but he can't think of any
- That night, Gabriel slept in Jonas' room
- Gabriel wouldn't sleep, so Jonas tried to transmit a memory to him, and it worked!!!
- Jonas decided not to tell the Giver

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why can't Jonas apply for medicine related to his training?
A: ?
Q: Why could Gabriel perceive the memories, but not Lily?
A: Gabriel has the capacity to perceive the memories, but not Lily does not.

Personal Thoughts:

I hope Jonas feels better after fracturing his leg in the memory. I wonder why the pain transfers into Jonas's life in the community. I have a theory that the people in the community with pale-coloured eyes have the Capacity to See Beyond. I think this because Jonas, the Giver, and Gabriel all have pale-coloured eyes, and the Capacity to See Beyond.]]> 2020-05-07 18:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558277338 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558320244 Notes:

- One day, Jonas walked into the Annex to see the Giver in terrible pain
- Jonas asks if he can do anything to help, and the Giver says that he can take some of his pain
- This is when the Giver transmits the memory of warfare
- In the memory, Jonas' arm was cut off, and he watched a boy die in front of him, he continues to lay in pain, as he watches people and animals die all around him

Questions/Answers:

Q: When did the community decide that they needed a Receiver of Memory to hold all their burdens?
A: ?
Q: What injuries did the boy in the memory have that caused him his death?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

I think that these memories should be shared with the rest of the community. That way, the burden doesn't fall on just the Receiver of Memory, and everyone would be able to make their own choices and to understand why certain choices are right while others are wrong.]]> 2020-05-07 19:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558320244 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558363732 Notes:

- Jonas was deeply disturbed by the memory of war, and the Giver knew this, so he gave Jonas many happy memories for the next couple of days
- The Giver gives Jonas his favourite memory; of family, holidays, candles,  grandparents, and love
- Jonas tells the Giver that he enjoyed many things about the memories and that he believed that everyone should know about love and colour and family and be able to experience it as well, even if some things weren't considered practical
- Gabriel had tried to sleep at the Nurturing Center again but he would still cry in the night, although he slept soundly in Jonas's sleeping room at night
- Jonas had continued to transmit happy memories to Gabe each night

Questions/Answers:

Q: How come children in this community don't know who their grandparents are?
A: The children in this community don't know who their grandparents are because that information isn't considered important.
Q: Why did Jonas's father think that it was so funny that Jonas had used the word love? What did his father actually think it means?
A: Jonas's father thought that it was funny that Jonas had used the word love because he didn't know what it actually meant because he had never been taught the meaning of the word.

Personal Thoughts:

I think it is sad that the people of the community don't know who their grandparents are, and that they don't celebrate normal holidays like Christmas and Easter. I also think that it is very sad how the people in the community don't understand what love is, and they live each day without knowing the true meaning.]]> 2020-05-07 19:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/558363732 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590707804 Notes:

- It is an unscheduled holiday today
- Jonas finds Asher, Fiona and some other kids playing a war-inspired game for fun, although they, of course, don't understand how wrong that is
- Jonas is extremely upset about this at first and tells them not to play the game anymore
- Asher is mad that Jonas is telling him what to do, but then apologizes rather rudely several seconds later
- Jonas can't help but feel that nobody will ever experience real feelings of sadness, anger or others, no matter what they say
- Jonas's father has to release one of the pair of identical twins that will be born tomorrow
- Lily begins to chatter endlessly about release and Elsewhere and what she thinks happens

Questions/Answers:

Q: Do "unscheduled' holidays actually mark the ones the community doesn't know about such as Christmas or Easter?
A: ?
Q: Why does the community force everyone to apologize for their mistakes, even if they aren't sorry?
A: The community force everyone to apologize for their mistakes, even if they aren't sorry, to try to make people understand that they should be sorry for mistakes they make.
Q: Where do people in the community go when they are released? Where is Elsewhere?
A: When people in the community are released, they are actually killed through the process of inserting a syringe into a vein and slowly pushing the liquid into the vein.
Q: Is Lily actually correct? Is everyone in the community a twin, where the other twin is Elsewhere, with the exact same name?
A: No, Lily's theory about everyone in the community being a twin is incorrect. When someone is released, they are actually killed.

Personal Thoughts:

I think Jonas is right in believing that the war game is inappropriate and wrong, and even though Fiona and Asher don't share these memories with Jonas, I think that they should trust his word and stop the rude game. I also think that Asher was being extremely rude by interrupting Jonas when he was explaining why he would need them to stop playing the war game.]]> 2020-05-23 20:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590707804 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590865501 Characters (new to this chapter):

1) Rosemary (the Receiver-in-training that had failed 10 years earlier)

Notes:

- Jonas asks the Giver if he ever thinks about release and he said sometimes he does and he tells him about Rosemary, the Receiver-in-training that he had failed to train 10 years earlier)
- The Giver loved Rosemary as he loved Jonas and didn't want to give her memories of pain
- When he finally gave her brief memories of pain like loneliness and loss, she was in shock, and never recovered from what she had learned
- Rosemary had only been training with the Giver for 5 weeks when she applied for release
- But when she was released, the memories didn't leave with her, they came back to the community and troubled them greatly
- If Jonas were to have an accident where he is lost, and the memories came back to the community, it would be awful for them, considering his year of training compared to Rosemary's 5 weeks

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why did the community decide not to speak or use Rosemary's name ever again?
A: The community decided it was better not to use Rosemary's name ever again so that they could forget what had happened.
Q: What was troubling the Giver at the end of the chapter and what was he thinking about?
A: At the end of the chapter, the Giver was thinking about what Jonas had said, and was finally realizing that there could be a way for them to give the entire community the memories.

Personal Thoughts:

I feel bad for the Giver because he was forced to inflict pain on Jonas and Rosemary, two children whom he loved, and forced to give him the painful training and burden that he had once been put through.]]> 2020-05-24 02:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590865501 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590872021 Notes:

- The releasing ceremony his father had performed with the identical twins had happened earlier in the morning
- Jonas is curious about what happens at a release so the Giver says he can watch it, saying that once he is the new Receiver, he can have access to anything he wants
- The two watch the recorded tape of the release; Jonas's father weighs the twins and sends the heavier twin away
- Then Jonas's father prepares a syringe that he then inserts into a vein in the smaller twin's forehead until the syringe is empty, and the newchild is limp and his eyes go blank
- Jonas finally realizes that his father had killed the smaller twin, as Jonas's father places the twin in a small box and pushes it down a chute
- The Giver tells Jonas that when Rosemary had been released, she had asked to inject herself, and she did just that

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why is it so important to the community to not have identical twins, even at the expense of killing them for the cause?
A: It is so important to the community that they don't have identical twins because that would make it very confusing to tell the difference between two people.
Q: What do they do with the "released" newchild after it goes down the slide? Is the body buried somewhere?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

I cannot believe that releasing in this community actually means killing them. I think it is horrible that people who perform releasing as part of their jobs and know the truth about it lie to others about it, even if it protects others from getting upset over it. I also don't understand why they cannot have identical twins in the community. Aren't the Committee of Elders focused on Sameness? And if it means so much to people, why couldn't they have their hair dyed a different shade, wear different types of clothes, or one wear a bracelet or a necklace? Why is it so important that they have to kill one??? I also think that it was very brave of Rosemary to inject the syringe herself.]]> 2020-05-24 02:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590872021 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590877942 Notes:

- Jonas is horrified and doesn't want to go home now that he knows his father killed the twin
- The Giver lets him stay for the night
- The two of them are up late working out a plan to return the memories to the community
- They decided that Jonas would leave the community the night before the Celebration of the ages so that people would be too distracted to notice him
- They planned to make it look like Jonas had fallen into the river, and Jonas would run away from the community, and he could never come back, for he will break too many rules
- Jonas wants the Giver to come with him, but the Giver explains that he will have to stay to help people deal with the rush of new memories that will come back to the community once Jonas has fled
- The Giver tells Jonas that once he has helped the community he wants to join his daughter, who was apparently Rosemary

Questions/Answers:

Q: Do all jobs in the community permit people to lie, or only some?
A: ?
Q: How come the Giver never told Jonas that Rosemary was his daughter before that day?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

Like Jonas, I am also very disgusted at how his father had killed the twin, and how he lied about what he was doing. I also think that this plan will work out well, and I hope that the community can soon share the burden of his memories. I had no idea that Rosemary was the Giver's daughter, but I'm amazed that she, like her father, had the Capacity to See Beyond. What are the odds?]]> 2020-05-24 02:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/590877942 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591682029 Notes:

- That night, Jonas had to flee
- During supper, Jonas's father explained to him that Gabriel would be released in the morning because he wasn't sleeping well enough to be placed with a family unit
- So, that night when Jonas fled, he stole leftover food, his father's bike, so that he could bring Gabriel with him
- Because he had decided to take Gabriel with him, Jonas had not had the time to stop at the Annex to say goodbye to the Giver, and Jonas hoped he would understand
- As the days passed, and Jonas rode further away from the dwelling, he became stronger because of all the biking
- The two of them slept under shrubbery during the day, and they traveled during the night to avoid being seen
- When search planes flew above them looking for the missing boys, Jonas brought back and shared the memory of snow with Gabriel so that the heat-seeking devices wouldn't detect their body heat
-  Eventually, they were so far from the community that the search planes didn't come any more

Questions/Answers:

Q: Did the Giver sense that Jonas wanted to say goodbye, but couldn't?
A: ?
Q: How did Gabriel often sense the planes coming before Jonas did?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

I'm so glad that Jonas decided to take Gabriel with him in his escape. I am glad that Jonas decided to save his life, even during his super important mission. I am also a little surprised at how knowledgable Jonas is as he fled the community, thinking quickly on his feet as he remembered the school lesson on heat-seeking devices, and using the memory of snow to avoid the search planes detecting them. This shows that Jonas is very intelligent and a quick thinker.]]> 2020-05-24 18:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591682029 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591724885 Notes:

- The further that Jonas and Gabriel traveled, the more new things they experienced, such as animals, birds, flowers, fish, big trees and rain
- The further they went, the harder it was to find food and water and the harder it became to stay warm and dry
- Jonas and Gabriel became weaker and lived in hunger and fear
- They both cried often, and Jonas was worried that he couldn't keep Gabriel safe

Questions/Answers:

Q: Why didn't Jonas's memories of grand feasts of rich, filing foods leave them feeling full and satisfied, and instead even hungrier?
A: ?
Q: Where does Jonas want to end up? Will they continue to travel for the rest of their lives?
A: Jonas wants to find a destination, though he doesn't yet know what that destination is.
Q: If they do have a destination in mind, when will they arrive?
A: They arrive to a destination on the last chapter of the story.

Personal Thoughts:

I am glad that the two boys are able to experience new things that they had not previously known in the community, even if they posed new dangers. I hope they stay safe and make it alive to their destination. ]]> 2020-05-24 18:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591724885 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591745998 Notes:

- Jonas began to feel more and more sure that there was a destination ahead, he felt it inside him
- Gabriel had become so very weak and frail, constantly cold and starving
- Jonas used memories of sunshine and warmth to help himself and Gabriel survive
- The two of them continued, traveling further and further
- They finally reached a point and Jonas used his memory of the fun sled ride downhill, and Jonas was sure that joy was below, waiting for him and Gabriel
- For the first time he heard music and singing coming in the distance, and behind him too, although he wasn't sure if it was just an echo

Questions/Answers:

Q: Was the community where Jonas lived just an isolated place, and around it, the rest of the world, where they still have all memories of the past?
A: ?
Q: How long will the community take to settle down after all the memories were released into the community?
A: ?
Q: Who will Jonas and Gabriel meet in this newly discovered place?
A: ?

Personal Thoughts:

I hope that Jonas and Gabriel are well cared for and I hope they stay safe. I also hope they have a promising future ahead of them, where they can use their memories of the past. I also hope that the community ends up settling down and getting used to their new reality, and have the chance to live normally.]]> 2020-05-24 18:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591745998 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591886420 Heaven:]]> 2020-05-24 20:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591886420 juliakea https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591887017 Hell:]]> 2020-05-24 20:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakea/l2qjg8w4haft/wish/591887017