Hanna's+Giver+Journal+Five

=Hanna's Giver Journal #5=

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I think the Giver's relationship to Jonas is like when your with your grandfather. Jonas ('grandkid') and the Giver ('grandfather') share their feeling with each other. In one of their conversations they said this,

Jonas: I feel foolish saying this..

Giver: Nothing is foolish Jonas

Jonas: I just think that it's not very practical having the Old be in the same place as you.

Later on in the conversation Jonas says that he wished that it could be the way that is was and that you, the Giver, could be his grandparent.

In a different part of their conversation Giver says, "But think son"

They have a much closer relationship than the other people in the community because they know what love is. They know what it feels like. They can relate to the things they have shared throughout the memories. They are grateful for one another and they also don't have to be the person they're told to be. They can ask questions and they can choose whether they want to share their feelings. The Giver tells Jonas things that he's not allowed to know and caares for him like a grandfather.

I'm starting to wonder if the memories the Giver has keep him alive but in a painful way. He says he's so old so wouldn't he die?
If he did die the memories would be gone nobody would have them. There must be a way to keep the person alive until the memories are gone.