-Who is the receiver? Is he the one in charge of the community?
The receiver is a man who is the most important person in the committee. 

-Why do they get things taken away and given to them at a certain age?
Because the committee wants the kids to become more mature. 

EVENTS/THOUGHTS:

After reading this chapter, I am starting to get a deeper understanding of how controlled the environment is in this community. 

In the second chapter, we learn that the ceremony of twelve is a birthday, it is one of the biggest celebrations because after twelve you don't count your age anymore. After you turn twelve, your life will change a lot. You will no longer be with the age group you were with for your whole life, you will be with the same people that were chosen the same career path.  Everyone's birthday is in December. The parents don't get to choose their baby's name unlike here in Canada, the babies are given to them in December at around one year old and are named by the nurturers as they are handed to their new family. We learn that Jones's father (a nurturer) could have secretly broken the rules and looked at the baby's names. In the text, the father says that he feels guilty because he did have a look at the name sheet for the newborns this year to check the name of the baby who was having a hard time. He wanted to know his name to comfort him and to grow a bond with him to help the kid out so that he wouldn't be “released.”  The father said the baby's name was Gabriel but he calls him Gabe for short. All of the children receive their bicycles at nine and are not allowed to ride bikes if they are younger, however, most older siblings secretly teach their younger siblings how to ride their bikes. I believe that Jonas feels scared that he will feel disappointed with his given job, and I think he might feel he will be unhappy with his life if he doesn't get something that he wants. If they are unhappy with their selection, they went to an appealing party that went to the community. Jonas and his parents talked about how life will be different after the ceremony of twelve and then lily came in ready for bed wanting her “comfort animal”, the mother thinks that lily should start sleeping without her stuffed elephant because once she turns nine it will be talent away and recycled to the newborns. However, Jonas and Lily's father were already reaching for the stuffy, and lily was off to the “sleeping room”. Chapter two ended there. 

-Why would he want to be called the giver?
Because he is giving memories to Jonas. 

-What type of weather has the community experienced if they don't get sun or snow?
Nothing, just grey everything. 

-why does the giver keep saying they don't have enough time?
Because he knew Jonas had to escape, and they only have a certain amount of time for training. 

-Does the giver want to be called this because he is giving memories?
YES

-If Jonas has never seen the sun is there only clouds and coldness?
Yes, just grey. 

-what and who is climate control? 

EVENTS/THOUGHTS

After reading this chapter, I am more and more curious about the weather in the community. Jonas has never seen the sun, or he has but hasn't known the name, and he has never seen snow. 

The eleventh chapter, starts off with Jonas, feeling cold. He started to breathe in the cold air and he felt energized. He took another breath and felt the air all threw his body. He could no longer feel the man's hands but something else. It was the snow. One part of him realized he was still in the apex room but another separate part of him was sitting upright. His hands were holding onto a tough damp rope. He could see even though his eyes were shut. He could see the white twirling flakes around him. The snow. The object he sat on was the sled just like how the old man described it. He was looking out on the hill. The sled began to move and he then realized he was going downhill. He cut through the snow and was on the sled going downhill on snow and was being propelled by what he was certain the runners were. When the piled-up snow became too much for the runners the sled came to a stop and holding onto the rope Jonas was breathing heavily. When he opened his eyes he was back on the bed with the old man next to him. "How do you feel?" the old man asked. Jonas responded with the feeling of being surprised. Jonas finally asked a question when the old man said something about transmitting that memory to him. We learned that once the memory is transmitted it is no longer in the transmitter's memory. Jonas began to ask more questions and from them, we learned that at one point the community did have snow hills and sleds, not when the giver or Jonas's parents were a child but before that. They were stopped and removed by climate control because the unpredictable weather made transportation impossible at times and the snow made it hard to grow food. The hills made it hard for busses and trucks to go up, it slowed them down. Jonas made the suggestion to bring those things back because of all of the power that the receiver has, but we learn the receiver has little to no power but the most honor. Jonas laid back down to experience more climate. This time he went into the place faster and he felt warm this time not cold. He didn't move, posture was the same. he was giving the word sunshine. he learned it came from the sky just like the snow. He said the word aloud and opened his eyes. The old man was pleased because the word came to Jonas with no explanation.That made his job easier. There was also sunshine in the community before the "sameness" the old man said. And before "climate control" Jonas added. Jonas asked more questions. Through them, we learn that there will be pain involved just like the chief elder had said. The giver had enough energy for one more. Jonas closed his eyes. He felt warm again. Very warm. In the real world, he knew it was only a few minutes but he also knew it had been a few hours in the sunshine. His mouth hurt to speak but he cried out "ouch" still. the pain was so bad the word could not come to him. He opened his eyes. the old man explained that it was a sunburn. The training day was over and they said their goodbyes. Jonas had one last question. If Jonas was the receiver what should he call the old man? the old man responded, "call me the giver." the chapter ended there. 

EVENTS/THOUGHTS:
This chapter of the giver has left me thinking that Jonas might have PTSD because of what he experienced in the memory. There are different forms of PTSD and Jonas went all short of breath. my stepdad actually has PTSD because he went to Afghanistan. he has been shot at and his friends have been killed in suicide bombs. as I said there are different kinds of PTSD and some people might have it worse than others. 


Four weeks later, the community loudspeakers announced an unscheduled holiday. Jonas does not have to go to school. Now that he has stopped taking the pills, his Stirrings have returned. He feels a little embarrassed about the dreams he is having at night but also is not going to start taking the pills again. He understands that his dreams and the memories that he has gotten from The Giver have given him a new look at feelings, and he gets annoyed when people use expressions like sadness and anger because he knows that only he has actually felt genuine emotions. Jonas rides his bike along the river and he knows that the river might lead somewhere. Returning from the river, Jonas sees Asher and his friends playing a game of war. He tries to explain to Asher that the game is a cruel mockery of the terrible realities of war. Asher doesn't understand him and responds that he has to play these games because of his job in recreation. Jonas realizes it is useless to try to explain all that he has experienced. Fiona arrives and tries to comfort Jonas, but eventually leaves on her bicycle. Jonas sadly realizes that he loves Asher and Fiona, but that they can never love him back.