Is Jonas' world perfect?No, it's missing some of the things that many people in our world would consider necessary to life. Although there are no diseases or wars, there is also no uniqueness or choice. What's missing?First of all, emotion is missing. If things were never bad, they could never be good. The Community doesn't experience true joy or grief, there is no death or celebration of life. What's the point of a life without love? They have no music, sports, choosing families, or colors. They can't choose what they want with their life. Why did he run away?He ran away because he was planning to release his memories back into the community and the giver would help them deal with it. He decided to leave earlier because his dad told him that they would be releasing Gabe. What would you give up?I could give up choosing where to live and what clothes to wear. I don't think that I could give up my family, choosing what I want to do with my life, music, and colors. Would you give up as much as those in Jonas' community?I don't think that I could because many of the the things that I love to do are not included in community life. They can't choose what they want in any aspect of life and don't feel the emotions that we do in out world.
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Think about the plan that The Giver and Jonas develop. What are the causes that lead to this plan? What effect will this plan have? The Giver and Jonas plan to release the memories that they hold into the community. After Jonas sees what release really is, he and The Giver know that the community must change. Jonas is outraged that the elders are so ignorant to the value of life and love. When he hears that Gabriel is going to be released, he knows that it is time to embark on his journey to Elsewhere, even if he isn't fully prepared. After he leaves the community, his memories of the past will be released and the lack of a new receiver will force the community to bear the memories together. The Giver will help them and they will finally realize the beauty of a life with love, emotion, color, and music.
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