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What do people of the community have to take for "stirrings"?
Pills
How does Jonas receive memories from the Giver?
He lies face down and the Giver places his hands on Jonas' back.
What is something Jonas took without permission?
an apple
Jonas has the ability to "see beyond".
Hearing beyond
What does release really mean in the community?
Release means they are killed by euthanasia. (a needle)
What is Jonas' friend Asher assignment?
Assistant Director of Recreation
What happens to a child if they accidentally die in this community?
the child's name will be given to another child born later
What is the first lie Jonas tells his parents?
That he had no dream the night before
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His mother asks, "Do you understand why it's inappropriate to use a word like 'love'?" Jonas pauses, feeling a new sense of loneliness and isolation because he now understands the true meaning of the word. He finally responds, "Yes, thank you, I understand," which is the first lie he has ever told.
What is first memory of pain Jonas receives from the Giver?
a sunburn
On the community's 'holiday' near the end of the book, what does Jonas see that shocks him? What memory from the Giver does this remind him of?
Jonas sees the children of the community playing what he now realizes to be 'war' and it shocks him and triggers the vivid, traumatic memory of a battlefield, where he had witnessed a young soldier's painful death. He attempts to stop the game, pleading with his friends, especially Asher, to understand that the game is a cruel mockery of a horrible reality. It makes him feel utterly alone
This is the one-word guiding philosophy of the Community that led to the elimination of deep emotions, individual choices, and visual differences like color.
Sameness