The Giver Chapter 15

In in class today we worked in pairs and students then took turns telling their memories to their partner and then writing down what he or she felt.

Homework

-read chapters 16-18
-do Qs chapters 14-16
-do vocabulary Qs chapters 14-16

Chapter 15

Jonas finds The Giver once again incapacitated by pain and offers to take some of it. The Giver transmits to him a horrible scene of war where men, some barely older than he is, are lying injured, dying and thirsty. Jonas experienced lying near death in agony for hours before the memory is complete. When he opens his eyes, The Giver asks him for forgiveness.

The Giver Chapter 14

Chapter 14

The Giver passes a memory of a sledding accident that gives Jonas his first understanding of real pain. Jonas feels the pain of it even after the memory, but is not allowed to take anything for the pain, as has been the usual reaction to pain his whole life. The Giver explains to Jonas that these memories of pain are important so that the Receiver can give good council to the Committee. At home, Gabriel is growing well, but is still sleeping poorly at night. Jonas's father says it is unlikely that a decision would be made to Release him soon, because another Release is already expected due of the upcoming birth of male twins. If identical, one will be Released by Jonas's father. Jonas asks his parents to put Gabriel's crib in his room for the night, and inadvertently sooths the restless newchild with a memory of a beautiful lake. He realizes this was probably an error, and resolves not to tell anyone