the father described the release as a cut scenario, where the released twin would go to the elsewhere. Instead, father killed the released twin.
In the ceremony of the release of the twin in "The Giver," one of the twin babies is released from the community. The baby is most likely euthanized, although this is not explicitly stated in the book. This ceremony is a way for the community to maintain population control and promote sameness.
In "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, Jonas was released a twin. His twin, Gabriel, was considered too weak to thrive in the society, so he was scheduled for release. Instead, Jonas decided to take Gabriel and flee from the society.
In "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, the number "ones" referred to the age at which children in the community received their assigned roles. At the Ceremony of Twelve, children were assigned their roles and responsibilities in society, not at the age of one.
In The Giver, when someone had a twin in the community, one of the twins was released from the community, which meant they were killed. The release of one twin was carried out to maintain the principle of Sameness in the society and prevent differences among individuals.
Gabriel and Caleb are both Twins. But they make a test to see who weighs more, and whoever weighs more, Gabriel or Caleb, doesn't get released. Later on Caleb gets released. And be released, it means killing them. Elsewhere means to the Spiritual World.
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Jonas believed that his father was going to release the smaller twin by taking him to Elsewhere. However, later he discovers that the smaller twin was actually euthanized through lethal injection.
The other twin is unlikely to survive.
Jonas felt terrible that his father would participate in that. After he watched his father do that he really couldn't look at his father.
In "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, the twin was euthanized as part of the community's practice to release those who do not meet the strict criteria for staying in the community. This act underscores the lack of individual freedom and the control exerted by the society in the book.
A twin is on the way
The memory that tortured the Giver was the traumatic experience of witnessing the release of a twin infant, who was deemed "less-than-perfect". This memory haunted him because it was the first time he saw the dark truth behind the seemingly perfect society he lived in, leading him to question the ethics and morality of the community's practices.
Jonas's first disturbing memory is of seeing a release ceremony in which a newborn twin is released from the community due to its inability to thrive. This memory horrifies Jonas and foreshadows the darker aspects of his society.