I think that Jonas dies but in the messenger there is a leader who i think is gabe because they talk about the leader came to th community in a sled and that's how the giver ended they were on a sled going down a hill seeing that there are colors and sing its chrimas! anyway the messanger tells about how the sled gets there TE HE...
Jonas finds out what happens during a release in "The Giver" when he witnesses his father administering a lethal injection to an infant twin. This revelation leads Jonas to question the society he lives in and eventually makes him determined to escape.
in this book, Lois Lowry makes you CHOOSE what happens... here are some theories our class discussed:
- Jonas Dies, since it says on page 178 "He felt himself loosing consciousness," "seemed to lead to a final destination," "Inside his freezing body... he knew that this time there would be no ice, no fall, no pain" (could mean heaven or afterlife)
-Jonas returns to the community years later to find it has changed into a community with memories, feelings, ect. On page 179 "Behind him, across vast distance of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he had heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo" (Vast distances, the Giver is the only one who can hear music but The Giver is still at the community, the echo "bouncing back")
- Jonas makes it Elsewhere (where memories exist), page 178 it said "He forced his eyes open as they went downward, downward sliding to where they kept memories and celebrated love"
It really makes you think... Lois Lowry writes about a world without choices, yet makes us choose what happens at the end. It really requires us to think!
Jonas doesn't relase himself. The book ends when he leaves the community and sees another town.
The ceremonial naming and age assignments of the children. Jonas's selection as the Receiver of Memory. Jonas's training with the Giver and the memories he receives. Jonas's realization of the truth about the community. Jonas's escape with the baby Gabriel. The community's response and the implications of Jonas's departure.
Jonas, definitely. He saves Gabe from release.
In "The Giver," Jonas learns that during a Release, individuals in his community are euthanized by lethal injection. The community believes this is a peaceful way to release individuals to "Elsewhere," though Jonas eventually learns that it actually means they are killed.
In "The Giver," Jonas's parents have a private conversation with him to explain the concept of "release." They tell him that it is something that happens to individuals who are deemed unfit for the community, and that it is for the good of society. They attempt to reassure him that it is a natural part of their way of life.
At the end of the story Jonas and Gabe reach elsewhere
The giver treats Jonas with love and care. Once Jonas learned about love, The Giver tells Jonas that they have a great bond and that he loves him dearly.
he fails
The Giver shared a dream with Jonas about a child being released by his father, which disturbed Jonas as he had been taught that release was a positive thing but the dream implied something darker. The dream foreshadowed Jonas's realization about the true meaning of release in the community.
When The Giver transmits a memory to Jonas, he transfers the memory by placing his hands on Jonas's back, and the memory enters Jonas's mind through a shared consciousness. Jonas then experiences the memory as if he were the one who originally had the experience.
In "The Giver," Jonas and The Giver's plan is for Jonas to escape from the community and journey to Elsewhere, taking with him the memories and knowledge he has gained from The Giver. Their hope is that by leaving, Jonas can bring those memories to the people in the community and help them experience a full range of emotions and choices.
Jonas was with gabriel making their way to someplace
What puzzled Jonas the most about The Giver's favorite memory was how the memory evoked feelings in The Giver that were foreign to both of them. Jonas couldn't understand the depth of emotion and connection that The Giver felt during the memory, as he had never experienced such emotions in his own community before.