Joseph's+(Amazing!)+Giver+Journal+4

= Part A/ #2 =

The memory I will transmit to you happened not too long ago. It was winter. The first day of snow! It was 5:00pm and already, the sky was dark and streetlights were providing a source of dim light as I walked down 123b street towards Sean's house. I was wearing a red ﻿ Santa hat and a heavy blue coat to keep me warm. I pulled into Sean's driveway and knocked on the door. Sean opened the door ready with a smile on his face and 2 sleds in each hand. I took the orange one and we left his house to go sledding at the school. After a few minutes of small chit-chat we arrived at the hill. The hill was steep and slightly intimidating. It was perfect for a thrill ride! Sean and I both laid our sleds onto the snow and backed up to the cold steel fence. On the count of 3 we both ran and jumped onto the sleds for top speed and velocity! We zoomed down the steep hill with snow flying behind us. Unfortunately, ultimate speed also means danger and as we glided down the slope, I hit a bump and flew off course crashing into Sean! We both log rolled down the rest of the way with our riderless sleds trailing behind us. We finally reached the bottom laughing and unable to get up due to dizziness. Eventually we rose still giggling. We took our sleds and trudged back up the hill. We slipped about 2 or 4 times and had to restart our desperate climb back to the top but soon enough, we made it. We continued to slide down the slippery slope doing wild tricks and breaking our necks. At one point we even ditched our sleds and went penguin style! That was an amazing night and when I woke up the next morning, I had a cold.

= Part B/ Question =
 * WELL WRITTEN, JOSEPH! SOUNDS LIKE FUN! GOOD SENSE OF "ATMOSPHERE" IN THIS MEMORY. SOME OTHER DETAILS TO CONSIDER: HOW COLD WAS IT WHEN YOU STARTED OUT? HOW DID YOU DRESS FOR THIS? WHAT WAS THE AIR LIKE? WHERE THERE ANY SMELLS YOU COULD ASSOCIATE WITH THIS MEMORY? HOW DID THE "DANGER" MAKE YOU FEEL?**

Something that really makes me wonder in the story so far is color. We've heard that Jonas is seeing new colors such as red. The reason this makes me wonder is because when Jonas was tossing the apple with Asher he said it changed. By changed he means it turned red. The thing is, if it changed to red, what color was it before? Was it green? Did it even have color? Can people in Jonas' community see color? The thing I am thinking is that everyone in Jonas' community is color blind. The reason is because Jonas is so ignorant to colors and it seems that everything in his community is grey, white, or black. He doesn't describe the stream as blue or the books as having any color either. Maybe everything in the community is painted grey, white, and black. It's possible but that still doesn't explain how the apple turned red. You can't take the color out of an apple. Unless of course they have a machine that magically does that but from what we know now, they don't. This concludes me to say that yes they are colorblind and that only Jonas, the Giver, and the Chief Elders have the ability to see color probably because of memories.


 * THE COLOUR ASPECT IN THIS STORY IS WHAT MAKES IT FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF "FANTASY" - EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THE THINGS THE STORY DISCUSSES ARE VERY REAL IN OUR WORLD, AND WE COULD IMAGINE THEM HAPPENING IN SOME SORT OF WILD FUTURE. JONAS AND THE GIVER ARE THE ONLY ONES TO SEE COLOUR.... SO, SOMEHOW, THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN CHANGED IN SOME WAY THAT MAKES THEM SEEM COLOUR BLIND. EVEN THE CHIEF ELDERS DO NOT HAVE THE GIFT OF "SEEING BEYOND" - THIS IS WHY THE GIVER SOMETIMES PROVIDES ADVICE FOR THEM.**