The Giver Conflict Essay

In the novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas has experienced many types of conflict in his life. This novel is about a young boy named Jonas who is given the title of the Receiver of Memory. He is different from everyone else and has the capacity to see beyond. He learns of many feelings and decides to run away from the community because he does not believe in the rules the community follows. In this novel, Jonas experienced a Man vs. himself conflict. Throughout Jonas’ journey, he becomes accustomed to feeling alone and hungry. Although he feels upset, Jonas knows he would have felt worse staying in the community. “His thoughts continued. If he had stayed, he would have starved in other ways. He would have lived a life hungry for feelings,

Man conflict. In The Annex, Jonas and The Giver are frustrated at each other because Jonas wants The Giver to leave with him but The Giver doesn’t. “Giver,’ Jonas suggested, ‘you and I don’t need to care about the rest of them.’ The Giver looked at him with a questioning smile. Jonas hung his head. Of course they needed to care. It was the meaning of everything” (196). Both of these characters know what the real world is, they know the secrets that the Council has kept from them. However, Jonas doesn’t understand why The Giver couldn’t go with him until he tells Jonas, “I wouldn’t make it. I’m very weakened now. Do you know that I no longer see colors?” (196). Upon hearing this, Jonas realizes that he had to go on his journey alone. The only way the community would be saved was if Jonas left, attempting to cross the border to Elsewhere. Jonas struggles with fitting in the entire novel, but when he is given a chance to leave the community, he is hesitant. Jonas is hesitant because he isn’t sure it is the right decision, but when Jonas hears The Giver had lost his colors, Jonas knows he had to save the community for The

Looming in front of Jonas is a huge hill leading to Elsewhere. The only way to get to Elsewhere was by going up the hill in the thick, treacherous snow, and to Jonas that seemed nearly impossible. “In the best of conditions, the hill would have been a difficult, demanding ride. But now the rapidly deepening snow obscured the narrow road and made the ride impossible. His front wheel moved forward imperceptibly as he pushed on the pedals with his numb, exhausted legs. But the bicycle stopped. It would not move” (220). The only thing standing in Jonas’ way was a hill. A giant, antagonistic, treacherous hill leading to safety. Taking everything Jonas had left in him, he pushed through for Gabriel, and pedaled up that hill. Jonas overcame everything nature had thrown at him plus everything the Council had thrown at him. When Jonas reached the top of the hill, he felt like he was on top of the world. When Jonas got to the top, it symbolized that only good could come from that point