The Giver Argument
Is going thru pain and suffering worth being looked up to? Jonas being the receiver of memory is a punishment. Jonas is worried about the Ceremony of 12 when he will be given a job assignment and he fears he won’t know what to do. When Jonas is assigned the receiver of memory, he worries he is not ready and that the elders chose the wrong job for him. Jonas is assigned several new rules that he is required to follow for his new job assignment. Jonas and the Giver are the only two people in the community that share emotions and feelings. This greatly upsets Jonas because he feels that no one cares about anything. Being the receiver of memory has many consequences.
Jonas is assigned Several new rules that he must follow for his new job. One of Jonas’s rules is, “Do not discuss your
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This greatly upsets Jonas because he feels that no one cares about anything. Jonas is greatly saddened when he learns that he and the Giver are the only ones who feel love. (11). Jonas wishes everyone knew what love was because he thinks it is beautiful and that everyone should experience love. When Jonas is granted a rule, he wonders if he has been lied to for his whole life. Jonas’s new rule that he received was that he can lie” (65). When he receives this new rule it makes Jonas feel like everyone who has jobs can lie and he doesn’t know if he can trust people. Jonas feels proud of himself when the chief Elder had told his whole community Jonas had an ability that they didn’t, to see beyond. (60). Unfortunately Jonas’s friend Asher, didn’t know how to treat him because of his new job. Jonas is unsure why he must follow one of his new rules which is “Except for illness or injury unrelated to your training, do not apply for medication.” (65). Some people might think this is a honor and think he is strong, but now Jonas will have to go through great