Lit Circle Blogpost #5

When Jonas was talking to the giver and he said I can't go back, I can't, it showed what would happen if he was able to make choices everyday. He didn't want to go home because he was under a lot of stress and he thought that if he went home, that guilt would still be inside him and he would just have to tell his father what he has done and what knowledge he has gained from the tape the Giver played. What I mean by that is, when he has the choice of going back to his house and he doesn't, it shows that sometimes in Jonas' community, choices are good but sometimes they make you stress out and you start thinking about things that could happen and sometimes they might not be good either. " I won't! I won't go home! You can't make me!". Jonas sobbed and shouted and pounded the bed with his fists. "Sit up, Jonas, " The Giver told him firmly. Jonas obeyed him. Weeping, shuddering, he sat on the edge of the bed. He would not look at the Giver. " You may stay here tonight. I want to talk to you. But you must be quiet now, while I notify your family unit. No one must hear you cry."

The next morning when Jonas had a feeling that told him to not take the pill, he said that this could be love. What I think he means by that is when he was talking to the giver, and he says what if Fiona finds out that the old's get killed too. I think he says that because he cares about Fiona a lot and for the first time, he is experiencing love." What about me? Do you lie to me too?" Jonas almost spat the question at the Giver. " I am empowered to lie but I have never lied to you". jonas stared at him. " Release is always like that? For people who break the rules three times? For the old? Do they kill the old too?" when he says that,it really says that he cares about Fiona and if she ever finds out, he wants there to be no impact on Fiona. The same thing might happen to Fiona. She could be very shocked and she might want to ask for release. Those are some reasons when freedom and choice in Jonas' community might make a big effect.

my comments were on zifan's blog

The Giver Blogpost #2

When Jonas learns all about colors, he claims it isn't fair that nothing has color. Why does he say this.

I think that Jonas says that it's not fair to not have color because there are many reasons why. One of those reasons is that if Jonas was going to a party or something and he wanted to wear really nice clothes, he wouldn't be able to. I think that if I was in his position, I would feel really stressed because colors help you express things such as your feelings. For example if I was angry I would choose a bright color, possibly the color of blood such as red. Also color helps explain all sorts of things. For example if there was a person who painted a picture and he wasn't able to use color, then might as well not paint the picture because the color is what helps express the painters feelings. It also helps express moods because if you were sad, you would use a light color. If you were mad, you would choose a dark and bold color. I think those reasons are why Jonas says it's unfair that nothing has color.

If there was color, I think Jonas' community would be shocked but at the same time happy. I think that they would be shocked because for many years, they have been living with the same things and with the same color. It would be very boring to live with the same thing for years because nothing new is ever going to come out. If color starts to appear in Jonas' community, I think that people would be very happy. I also think that more things would come out of the shop. Even if the same old things came out with color and a few modifications, I think a lot of people would buy those things because they are a shock to the community. If we could compare those things to our lives, the new things that came out would be like ferraris. The normal things that all of the people would live with would be like hondas or toyotas to us. If I were to live with the same thing for a whole bunch of years, I think that I would go nuts because I would have to live with the same things for my lifetime. Those reasons are why I think that Jonas says it's not fair to not have color.

The Giver

Would you want your future to be decided by others? Why or Why Not?

I would not want my future to be decided by others. I don't want it to be chosen by others because if they choose something for me that I don't want and I can't change it, then why bother living. Also when other people choose your future for you, it leaves you stuck with that one thing for the rest of your life. Although in the Giver, Jonas' future is decided for him, he has fun. One thing that he doesn't get to do is have a proper life. Jonas doesn't get to have a proper life because in the story all the people's futures are decided and they have no chance to explore. Another reason why I would not like my future to be decided by others is because if they choose for me to work in an office, there are different levels. When I start work, I might be at the bottom and not at the top. What I mean by that is that there are different levels of society. In Ancient Egypt, there are peasants, artisans, scribes, government officials and the pharaoh.

If my future was decided for me, there would be ups and downs. Some of the ups are that you don't have to find a job on your own. One down about that is that when you do find that job, you could be put in a lower level of society then what you should be put in. Also another down about that is that if you are put in a low level of society, then you will get paid the least. The higher up you are in society, the more you will get paid. There are more people at the bottom of the levels and less people are at the top of the levels. Those are some reasons why I would not like to have my future decided for me by the people who control or decide for people.

If my future was decided for me then I would get some friends and did what Martin Luther King did, which was stand up for your rights. I would stand up for my rights even if I knew that I was eventually going to get killed. I would do that because even if I die, I would have probably started the plan before I died. The plan that I would come up with was probably boycott the place we work at. If you are reading this and you are thinking how are they going to survive without money, then here is the answer. I would ask everybody to combine their money so that we could all live on each other. The person who had the most money would have to chip in the most. It would also have to be the other way around. If this plan didn't work, then we would all still be able to survive because he didn't chip all our money. This is what I would do if my future was decided for me.