In chapters 9-12 in my reading of the book the giver many interesting things happened. First we were introduced to Jonas assignment as the new receiver. For this to happened we found out what his instruction folder said about his assignment. In this folder we saw few instructions and rules like "you may not discuss your training with anyone" and " you are prohibited from dream telling" and finally and the most shocking one "you may lie" this caused a lot of confusion on Jonas. Next Jonas is properly introduced with the current receiver or The Giver. In his first day at his assignment Jonas is shown how the transplant of memories is conducted and he is given a memory of him riding in a sled.This then leads to more memories including a painful one involving sunburn. This causes Jonas to ask many questions as we are left with a desire to keep reading.
This quote that says "you may lie" and is situated in Jonas's folder containing the descriptions of the assignment, really causes me confusion and many thoughts rush through my mind. In this quote I am interested in Jonas's reaction and on the previous receiver also known as the giver. First Jonas is amazed by this sentence because it had never occurred to him that lying was a possibility and in that instance he was sure he would not take advantage of the privilege. Also right on top of it was another weird privilege like " you may be rude" and Jonas thought of not taking advantage of it as well. This interested me because the lying part is a bit understandable because he may not participate on dream telling nor tell anybody about his assignment as receiver. But allowing someone to be rude does not seem as a understandable privilege. His assignment does not have anything to do with being rude so I do not understand it. I hope this will be explained in the future because it sound like a really interesting idea.
All of this weeks reading has left me with a lot of question and information that we do not understand at the moment. For example, I am not sure about what kind of pain will Jonas suffer and if his pain will be too much for him. In this chapters Jonas felt a strong pain involving sunburn but in the book hints were dropped about that just being a insignificant pain compared to whats ahead. Although we did not read about it this week, I am still very interested in the previous receiver and what happened to her. Did she die? Did she run away? Also, I am still wondering, when will Jonas find out about the true meaning of his assignment? I have really enjoyed the book and I am anxious to know how the story will develop.
I agree with your point about the possibility of being rude going a little too far but we also have to consider that being the Receiver is a hard and painful task. The committee of elders can understand that it will be hard for Jonas to keep secrets form his job and that sometimes he may be angry in general as he feels later in the book. I think that Jonas is allowed to be rude because his job might be really frustrating for him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your opinion on the quote and I think it can mean many things. I think you are correct when you say that he won't take advantage of the privilege but I also think that Jonas in some point of the book he might say I big lie that might change the course of the story. I also think your summary is very clear and I enjoy all your media because it has to do with the text. I think you have done a great job balancing text and media!! Keep up your good work.
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