upstander. 2. The Giver: The Giver is both an upstander and a bystander. Before Jonas became a “Giver-in-training”‚ the Giver was a bystander. The Giver was a bystander because he saw what happened when people were “Released”. The Giver saw through the utopian facade of their government‚ yet he did not do anything to change the Releases or the functioning of the society. For example‚ when the Giver saw Rosemary’s Release‚ or even before that‚ he could have stopped it. Maybe the Giver could’ve ran away
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The giver Jonas is a ordinaire kid in a utopia world. As a kid he was different not wanting to say anything because different is bad he let it pass. As he got older he started to realize things that no other human was. Color as he watched it go and then leave he then realized he was different. The ceremony of 12 was coming up for Jonas the ceremony of 12 is the change in adulthood. As the newborns were brought into their families it went to the ceremony of release to elsewhere. As it got closer
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felt a lot warmer than he did before‚ because of what he is seeing‚ and what he knew he had accomplished. Ahead of him were houses decorated with the colors red‚ green and gold. “It’s the place where I learned love”‚ Jonas thought. The thought of the Giver made him tear up a little. “I wish he would have came with me” Jonas said to Gabriel as he started walking towards the house. “He would have loved this scene”‚ Jonas whispered remembering that this was the Giver’s favorite memory. As Jonas approached
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Was this what the Giver was talking about? Jonas pondered to himself. Was this the beautiful sounds the Giver had described before? Could Gabe hear it? Jonas decided he had no choice but to keep going‚ at least until he reached the first house. He felt ashamed to be disruptive on whatever they were celebrating‚ but Jonas knew it was what was meant to happen. Jonas got off the sled‚ with Gabriel still in his arms‚ and began his trek. The distance seemed insignificant now‚ after the long voyage
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The Giver placed his hands on Jonas’ back‚ and decided to transmit the memory of summer. Jonas awoke in a foreign place far from the small room in the Annexe‚ he was in a place where there was constant sunlight and the sound of laughter surrounded him. There was a place where everyone seemed to be which was a combination of sand and salty water‚ beach he thought. Aside from the constant laughter of children and adults‚ Jonas could see several colors‚ the light blue of the sea that grows darker as
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December is coming around the corner. Jonas is trying to find the right word to describe his feelings. He thinks he is frightened‚ and then decides that frightened is the wrong word to describe his feelings. Frightened is when an unidentified aircraft flies over his community and orders everyone to keep their bikes aside and go into the nearest building. He is very wary about his language‚ unlike his best friend‚ Asher. Asher always mixes up words and phrases. Jonas remembers the time when Asher
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a familiar voice yelling around the corner. When they walked over to the people‚ he saw the Giver being tortured and the Giver yelling at them. Jonas needed a closer look to make sure it was him‚ so when Jonas and Gabe checked to make sure‚ they noticed that it was the Giver. The men hurting the poor Giver ran away because they didn’t want anyone to rat them out. When Jonas finally went to the Giver‚ Jonas suddenly passed
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first main event in the Giver comes early on in the book. Jonas’s father brings the struggling newchild Gabriel home to spend nights with Jonas’s family. Lily says that Gabriel has “funny eyes” like Jonas both boys have pale lightish eyes‚ while most people in the community have darker eyes. At this point lily is being quite rude and In their society it is unacceptable to call attention to all the ways people are different. Another major event occurs in the same chapter and happens almost immediately
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“. Jonas said his name and the little girl opened the door and said “Hi‚ My name is Rosemary. “ Jonas looked at her with a surprised face and asked her “ Are you The Givers‚ I mean Receivers daughter? “ Rosemary replied “ Yes Jonas I am “ Jonas explained to her that he became the new receiver and that her father had became the giver. She asked “Jonas why did you knock on my door crying ? “ Jonas answered her question‚ “ My family had been watching this little boy named Gabriel and my father decided
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gone as well. In his opinion he had saved Gabe from being released. Even though Gabe wouldn’t have known what was going on‚ Jonas did‚ and it was to much for him to bear. He wondered if there was a new Receiver back in the old community. Was the Giver still alive? As these thoughts scrambled through Jonas’s head‚ Gabe was in the woods trying to find even a scrap of food for them to eat. Food was scarce and they
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