I think that it relates to freedom and choice because Jonas decided not to take his pill which is disobeying the community's orders. I think it is because of Gabriel (the new born) why Jonas did not take his pill because he felt some sort of freedom inside of Gabriel. They also had the same eyes which made him feel like there is a sense of freedom in him.
Freedom is when you get to make your own decisions and choices. In this case, in Jonas's community the elders make the decisions but he did not take pills and that relates to the themes of freedom, because he made a choice based on how he felt about it. In my opinion that is how that quote relates to the themes of freedom and choice.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Blogpost Comments (Blog Post #3)
I commented on Khairi's two fascinating blog posts.
The First Blog Post
Your blog post really helped me understand the book in different ways because I did the same question as you but your answer is really different to mine. You helped me understand a lot from your example of the slaves because that is very similar to how Jonas or anyone in his community can just as easily be slaves as opposed to being the receiver of memories. This post is very interesting and makes me think of things from a different point of view.
The Second Blog Post
This blog post helped me understand the novel better by giving a very interesting answer to why you think the giver said that people would be afraid to make their own decisions. I especially enjoyed your connection between playing a game you have not played before and making decisions on your own. What you said was very true, and one of the things I learned from it was that they are scared that they will make a mistake which they will regret, but as we know it mistakes are just a part of life.
The First Blog Post
Your blog post really helped me understand the book in different ways because I did the same question as you but your answer is really different to mine. You helped me understand a lot from your example of the slaves because that is very similar to how Jonas or anyone in his community can just as easily be slaves as opposed to being the receiver of memories. This post is very interesting and makes me think of things from a different point of view.
The Second Blog Post
This blog post helped me understand the novel better by giving a very interesting answer to why you think the giver said that people would be afraid to make their own decisions. I especially enjoyed your connection between playing a game you have not played before and making decisions on your own. What you said was very true, and one of the things I learned from it was that they are scared that they will make a mistake which they will regret, but as we know it mistakes are just a part of life.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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?
Jonas probably says that for a lot of reasons but I think that the three main reasons to why he said that in my opinion is that he thinks somethings actually deserve emotions, there is no difference between things because they all contain the same colors, and my final reason is that no one can have sympathy, hatred, or anything towards anyone at all.
I think that Jonas thought that some nice people deserve to have emotions because they have done so much for some people or made a big change, or maybe changed his life and they can't get feelings in return, so they cannot feel of any emotions about anybody or anything. Also if there are'nt any emotions in life there is no way you can ever be happy.
My second reason is that there is not any difference at all between things because they are all the same color and you cannot notice any difference. For example, flowers are supposed to be colorful but in Jonas's Community they are all black and white. Also all animals, walls, and paintings don't have any big difference because they don't have any particular color so you cannot look at them and say you feel any emotions or feelings.
My Final reason to why Jonas said that is no one in his own community who he knew of had ever felt sympathy, passion, hatred, happiness etc. I also find that it is not fair that in Jonas's community they cant live life freely and their community cannot be counted a "Utopia" in my opinion if no one can personally say that they enjoy or have fun in this community. Those are the three reasons that I find the most important to why Jonas claims "it isn't fair that nothing has color".
My second reason is that there is not any difference at all between things because they are all the same color and you cannot notice any difference. For example, flowers are supposed to be colorful but in Jonas's Community they are all black and white. Also all animals, walls, and paintings don't have any big difference because they don't have any particular color so you cannot look at them and say you feel any emotions or feelings.
My Final reason to why Jonas said that is no one in his own community who he knew of had ever felt sympathy, passion, hatred, happiness etc. I also find that it is not fair that in Jonas's community they cant live life freely and their community cannot be counted a "Utopia" in my opinion if no one can personally say that they enjoy or have fun in this community. Those are the three reasons that I find the most important to why Jonas claims "it isn't fair that nothing has color".
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The giver
1. Would you want your future to be decided by others? Why or Why not?
I would never want my future to be decided by others for a lot of reasons. I don't think it would be fair to have your whole future decided by one person because they could choose if it would be really good or really bad. Jonas does not know any different than having his future decided but he knows why he likes his job and why he does not like his job. If my life would have been all set out and decided for me I would be really concerned because if it was bad, you would live the rest of your life knowing what bad things were going to happen.
If my future was chosen by others I would be sad because I would not have any choices of my own. Also life would not be an adventure because it would just be a cycle decided by some random person. If there was a no decision based on my action life would just be an order that would go on for ninety years. Those are the reasons why I would not like my future to be decided by others.
I would never want my future to be decided by others for a lot of reasons. I don't think it would be fair to have your whole future decided by one person because they could choose if it would be really good or really bad. Jonas does not know any different than having his future decided but he knows why he likes his job and why he does not like his job. If my life would have been all set out and decided for me I would be really concerned because if it was bad, you would live the rest of your life knowing what bad things were going to happen.
If my future was chosen by others I would be sad because I would not have any choices of my own. Also life would not be an adventure because it would just be a cycle decided by some random person. If there was a no decision based on my action life would just be an order that would go on for ninety years. Those are the reasons why I would not like my future to be decided by others.
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