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A: Why is music excluded from the community?

// I think that music would be excluded from the community because, first of all, would there be any lyrics? Because nothing really happens in the community. Second, It would probobly cause disagreements. If one person doesn't like one type of music (Z), and likes a different type (X), then another person likes X, but hates Z, this would cause a disagreement between the two, and the community would have to take away both. This would result in no music. Personally, music ais a big part of my life. When I get home from school, I turn on my ipod and listen to some music. It calms me down and pumps me up. I couldn't imagine life without it, but apperently Jonas couldn't imagine life with it. I wonder what it was like when the Giver first heard it, was he surprised? Or maybe he was confused like Jonas. I wonder what type of music it was? I doubt we'll find out, but that would add to my whole understanding to the story //

B: My Observation

// After reading chapter 19, I found out what release meant. I also realized two things that connect to that. First, the characters were talking about "Elsewhere" throughout the book, I realized that Elsewhere is capitalized. I was wondering about that, and now I figured out that its capitalized because its a place, Heaven. Heaven is capitalized, so Elsewhere is too. Second, I knew that Jonas' dad was the one that "released" the baby twin, and all the others. I don't think that he knows that he's killing people, I think that he was told that he was giving then vaccinations for their release, and they would fall asleep when they are injected, not told that they were actually dead. This would make it so there is no questions and/or chaos. This would make it so nobody knows what is going on. //