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Chapter 19 Of The Giver By Lois Lowry

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In chapter 19 of the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, the author shows the reality behind the release. Jonas, curious at the event, wanted to see the ceremony of release, and The Giver showed it to him. In the community, release is portrayed as leaving the community and going off to elsewhere. In reality, though, the caretakers killed the release. When someone gets released, they must take an injection intravenously. This injection causes the body to go numb and eventually kills the person. After the bodies are released, they get thrown into a trash chute. This causes Jonas to feel anguish at the event, as he saw the event as the caretakers essentially killing the child. In chapter 20 of the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas creates a plan to
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