Changing perspectives can be like getting a new mindset, and this can make you feel different about life, especially if the new perspective shows you flaws or errors in your previous perspective. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main character, Jonas, lives in a community devoid of color and feelings. However, another character, The Giver, who is the only one with any memories, changes all of this for Jonas by giving him the memories and starting up the cycle of rebellion. In The Giver, Jonas' perspective of his community changes. Although he is content with his community at first, he eventually rejects the values of this community. At the exposition, Jonas feels safe and welcomes his community. When Jonas goes to the breakfast table, he thinks about a dream he had. The text states, "He knew he had to tell it all, that it was not only all right but necessary to tell all of a dream" (Lowry 36). When Jonas takes an apple …show more content…
When Jonas is on his journey to Elsewhere after leaving his community, he is thinking of whether he has made the right choice. But what did that matter? If he stayed, his life would no longer be worth living. "(Lowry 155)" - "Lowry 155" When Jonas is thinking about his feelings and their depth, he knows that there is no going back. "But he knew he couldn't go back to the world of no feelings that he had lived in for so long." Lowry 131. Jonas' inner thoughts reveal that he likes these new feelings, and that life is not worth living without them. This continues into the second quote, as he knows that there is no going back to having no feelings for him, as they are so enjoyable and almost essential to living, though everyone in the community (other than The Giver and Jonas) have no clue what it is like to feel feelings and see colors and experience the joyous, wonderful memories. In the end, Jonas completely rejects his community and its