Thesis For The Giver By Lois Lowry

In the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry Jonas sacrifices his life in the community for the community to live their lives to the fullest and his bravery paid off in the end when he lives. For example one reason that Jonas lives to see the lights of elsewhere is because he explains that he can see lights shining through windows. This suggests that the lights are shining through real windows and you can see lights through the rooms of houses. The author shows this on page 179, “he could see lights,and he recognized them now ,he knew they were shining through the windows of rooms…”. Another reason why Jonas lived through the book is that he insists that people are waiting for him and Gabriel in this quote on page 180, “They were waiting for him;
and they were waiting, too, for the baby…”. This could show that people were waiting in heaven ,but they are sledding down a hill so the people could have seen them and were waiting to help them. Lastly, Jonas starts to lose his consciousness but he forces his eyes open and to stay upright holding Gabe as they go down the hill. Evidence from the text of this is on page 179, “Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright…” and “he forced his eyes open as they went downward…” Even though the story could have gone either way there is a chance Jonas lived in the end.