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GIVER QUESTIONS

1 . the first memory of pain Jonas received was sunburn. What is the second, much worse experience with pain he receives?

The Giver gives the memory of poachers killing an elephant, taking its tusks, then leaving it dead on the ground.

// While I don't really disagree with this answer, what "pain" does Jonas feel here? He says later in the book that the only real pain he's received is the sunburn, and that's when he gets the memory of the broken leg while sledding. //

2. What is Jonas' solution for getting Gabriel to sleep through the night?

To get Gabe to sleep, Jonas gives pleasant, happy memories to him. √

3. One day, the Giver is in great pain, and Jonas takes some of it from him. what is the extremely painful memory?

The memory is Warfare. People, and horses, killing each other. √

4. What is the Giver's favorite memory? What does the family in the memory have that Jonas, in his society, does not?

The Giver gives Jonas the memory of Christmas, family, and love. There is no religeon in the community, so no Christmas, there's no real family, and there is no love. √

5. What would happen to his memories if Jonas were to accidentally fall into the river and drown?

If he was to drown, all of the memories that he had received would be spread around the community, and everybody would have them. √

6. What is the real defenition of "release"?

When somebody gets released they are injected with a poisonous liquid and die shortly after. √

7. When the Giver was young, he didn't have the ability to see beyond. He had what ability?

The giver had the gift to hear beond, this ment that he could hear music, and other things that did not exist in the community. √

8. What is the plan that the giver and Jonas come up with to release the memories back into the community?

Their plan is for Jonas to sneak out of the community and get to "Elsewhere." When he gets there, all the memories that he has will be spread across the community, so everybody will have them. √

9. What goes wrong with the plan?

When Jonas heard that Gabe was going to be "released" he took Gabe with with him, this caused problems along the way. √

10. What happens in the last two novels? How does the story end?

First of all, the story doesn't really "end." It doesn't say exactly what happens. I think the author ment to do that to make the reader make up their own ending. I feel that Jonas dies at the end, and goes to "Elsewhere" which is actually Heaven //Good points. What all happens during those last two chapters?//

Section One - 3+

1. Somehow you come upon Jonas' community... a group of people living peacefully, no poverty, no suffering, no pain, no war. Should you tell them about pain and war and all those bad things, or not? List arguements for telling them, then for not telling them. Then decide whether youd tell them or not.

// Arguements for telling them: //

// - They all need to know what goes on outside their community // // - They also need to know that the way they live isn't how it always used to be // // - They need to know that there WAS a before. //

// Arguements for not telling them: //

// - They don't understand what pain is. // // - They will think your crazy and not listen // // - Even if you explain, they still won't get it. //

// If I had to choose between the two, I wouldn't tell them. They wouldn't believe me, and wouldn't understand. Just like that scene where the kids are playing "war" and Jonas tries to explain what warfare actually is, but they think he's crazy. This also goes back to one of those questions that we had to answer before we started reading the book. It said, "Is it better to be ignorant about some things?" I said no at the time, but in this case I think otherwise. I think that these people are safe, and thay seem to be happy, even though they don't really know what happy is. In this case, it would be better to stay ignorant. // //Well discussed!//

2. EXCEPT for the "release" of babies and others, describe what you think are the worst parts of society described in this book.

//I think that the worst part of this society is the "no choices" aspect of it. I think that everybody should be able to choose something. Anything really. Do you know that feeling that you get when you make a BIG desicion and you get it right? The good feeling like you've done something good for somebody other than yourself? Well there's no such thing as that in this community. Yes, people can make bad choices, but that's just part of life.// √

3. Describe the best parts of society described in this book.

//I think the best part of society would be the no crime part. Everybody's doors are unlocked. Thay have TRUST. There's no such thing as stealing. None of that exists in the community. Also, nothing goes wrong. Everything is organized. Basicly, Nothing bad happens.// √

4. Do Jonas and Gabe reach Elsewhere? Another community? Is he hallucinating? Do they just die together in the snow? To you, when you read it, what exactly happens? To you, is the end of the book a happy or sad one?

// My first thought was, "oh! he makes it to another community!" but then I realized that he doesn't make it to another community, he makes it to Elsewhere, which is actually, as we found out before, Heaven. I think that he dies in the end, and this is why: // // "But he began, suddenly, to feel happy. He began to recall happy times. He remembered his parents and his sister. He remembered Asher and Fiona. He remembered the Giver. Memories of joy flooded through him suddenly." // // Right at this moment, I'm pretty sure Jonas dies. His life basically flashes before his eyes. After that, he goes down the hill on the sled, that happened to be waiting for him. He is remembering the first memory that he had received, the sled ride. Then he hears music, another memory he's been given, and the Christmas lights. I don't feel that this is a sad ending, or a happy ending. There is really no words to describe it. That's why I'm gonna make up one that describes it: // //DOOPLERTANGO, it describes being sad and happy, but also means being none of those, if that makes sense.// √ I like it! Can I use it?

5. Tell what the lessons, themes, and messages were in the book.

// Well, I think the author is trying to tell us that a world without pain isn't all its cracked up to be. That, there is pain, no matter how hard we try to get rid of it. It will always be there, along with the opposite of pain, pleasure. She might also be trying to tell us that if we keep acting the way we do, the world might become similar to this. The past, only memories. // // Thoughtful discussion here, Sean // // Section Two - 4 //