The Giver 12-14

 Color and Wisdom  

These few chapters were really surprising because Jonas learn more about the memories and how the world was before the Community exist. On chapter twelve Jonas was with Fiona walking together to their assign jobs.  When they get to the House of The Old where Fiona´s assignment was Jonas see something different on her hair for a moment it change just like the way he saw the apple changing. He was surprise so he run to ask The Giver he told him that he thinks that now he is seeing what he calls to see beyond. Then The Giver tell him to call back the memory of snow and that now he needs to see the sled. What Jonas was seeing was the color red. The Giver explain him that long time ago before them everyone make the choice of Sameness that´s why no one sees with colors just in black and white. Jonas was agreed because if people start to choose the color they want then people would also starrt to choose their wifes and assignments and maybe they will commit errors with their own choices. Jonas now was starting to see more often colors but they dont last and Jonas really like them. In one memory he saw some people of dark brown sking and light skin killing an elephant.

He learned that people used to have different colors of the skin and that animals existed long time ago (OMG they dont have animals!!!). In the next day The Giver give him a memory where he was in the sled downhill but the speed was very quickly so he couldnt stop the sled in that moment he crush and broke his leg. Jonas feel the excruciating pain. Another painful memory that was given to Jonas was the memory of hunger. The Giver told him that this memories give him wisdom and without wisdom they wouldn´t fulfill the function of advising the committee about the good or bad decisions. After some days at night with his family Jonas told his parents that he can take care of Gabriel for that night his father told him that is okay. At night Gabriel was starting to cry so Jonas pass him the memory of a sail. Jonas believe that Gabriel would come when he grow up a Reciever of Memories.

Surprising Texts 

The Giver shrugged."Our people made that choice, the choice of Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences." (95)

I think that in some way the Sameness can be helpful by not having social problems like the bullying because people differences. Also with this way of thinking there is no delincuence and racism that may led to other problems in the society But not always is so good to be equal because the differences are what makes people so special and unique.  Sameness is BORING!

"Anyway," he sighed, "they wont make the decision for a while. Right now we´re all prepering for a release we´ll probably have to make soon. There´s a Birth mother who´s expecting twin males next month."

"Oh, dear," Mother said, shaking her head. "If they´re identical, I hope  you´re not the one assigned-"

"I am. I´m the next on the list. I´ll have to select the one to be nurtured, and the one to be released. It´s usually not hard, though. Usually it´s just a matter of birthweight. We release the smaller of the two." (114)

After reading this passage I think that releasing a little child from his twin is not so cool because they have the right to live with a family unit and spend time with his brother until they are chosen their family units. Also why instead of releasing they dont just count the years of the birthmother like two? like this I think it would be better and not so sad and hard for the nurturers.

Conclusions and Inferences

The only think I hope is that Jonas dont get in trouble with The Giver and disapoint the Comunnity because he pass to Gabriel one of his memories. I´m just wondering if Gabriel is going to be a second reciever with Jonas because now he knows one thing about life long time ago or if Jonas is going to give him more memories. How does Gabriel will act if something like my prediction happens?