Perseverance In The Giver
Jonas and Cassie both showed perseverance and courage. Jonas started training to become the Receiver of Memories even though he knew it would be painful and harsh. Cassie showed courage by beating up Lillian Jean who was rude to her when she had an experience with her in Strawberry where she basically got bullied by Lillian Jean and her dad to walk in the streets, but later in the story beat her up. By doing these things, both Jonas and Cassie showed perseverance and courage by taking a painful memory to standing up for what you think is right! In the novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas (a 12 year old boy) becomes the Receiver of Memories through having these 5 qualities. The first qualities are intelligence, integrity, and courage. The
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Taylor, Cassie, the only daughter of the Logan family, and who would rather be running barefoot than going back to school, has shown courage by beating up Lillian Jean because she was not happy about what happened in the town of Strawberry with Lillian Jean and her dad. Outside of Mr. Barnett’s store, Cassie accidentally bumped into Lillian Jean while walking out of the store and was forced to call her Miz’ Lillian Jean. Soon, Lillian’s father came by and told Cassie to walk in the streets, and to watch where she was going. So Cassie decided to get revenge on her. She had been holding her school books on the way to school for a while and told Lillian she has a secret for her. Then she beat her up at a place hidden in the forest! In the story, the author tells us,” I flailed into her, tackling her with such force that we both fell. After the first shock of my actually laying hands on her, she fought as best as she could, but she was no match for me.”( Taylor 180) This evidence clearly shows Cassie’s courageous because she tackled Lillian Jean even though she knew she was not allowed to touch a white girl because of the law back then. She believed Lillian was no match for her. This showed her courage to go out and tackle her like that even though she had to call her Miss Lillian
Taylor, Cassie, the only daughter of the Logan family, and who would rather be running barefoot than going back to school, has shown courage by beating up Lillian Jean because she was not happy about what happened in the town of Strawberry with Lillian Jean and her dad. Outside of Mr. Barnett’s store, Cassie accidentally bumped into Lillian Jean while walking out of the store and was forced to call her Miz’ Lillian Jean. Soon, Lillian’s father came by and told Cassie to walk in the streets, and to watch where she was going. So Cassie decided to get revenge on her. She had been holding her school books on the way to school for a while and told Lillian she has a secret for her. Then she beat her up at a place hidden in the forest! In the story, the author tells us,” I flailed into her, tackling her with such force that we both fell. After the first shock of my actually laying hands on her, she fought as best as she could, but she was no match for me.”( Taylor 180) This evidence clearly shows Cassie’s courageous because she tackled Lillian Jean even though she knew she was not allowed to touch a white girl because of the law back then. She believed Lillian was no match for her. This showed her courage to go out and tackle her like that even though she had to call her Miss Lillian