"They started down.
Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright atop the sled, clutching Gabriel, keeping him safe. The runners sliced through the snow and the wind whipped t his face as they sped in a straight line though and incision that seemed to lead to the final destination, the place that he had always felt was waiting, the Elsewhere that held their future and their past.
He forced his eyes open as they went downward, downward, sliding, and all at once he could see lights, and he recognized them now. He knew they were shining through the windows of rooms, that they were red, blue, and yellow lights. that twinkled from trees in places where families celebrated love.
Downward, downward, faster and faster. Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting too, for the baby. For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing.
Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo."
The Giver, page 168
The last paragraph of The Giver is open to interpretation. Some people read that they arrived safely at the welcoming house, and others read that they died in the snow. You could say that how you read the end of the book determines if you are an optimist or a pessimist.
It is on pg. 123 in the Giver. Great book by Lois Lowry!
The people in The Giver only have first names.
oh one topic would be why should u read the giver book or not
The first paragraph,the followng paragraph,and the last paragraph.
The first paragraph,the followng paragraph,and the last paragraph.
The very last ceremony celebrated in the community in "The Giver" is the Ceremony of Release.
Chapter 6 page 46 paragraph 4. "Buoyancy," Jonas corrected him.
penultimate?
Usually the last paragraph of a resolution begins with "be it resolved". This lets the reader know that the resolution has begun.
giver of sorrow
Asher's assignment was Assistant Director of Recreations. Found in chapter 7 page 56. (in the first paragraph)