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How Is The Giver Alike

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The people who have bravery and curiosity have a very big chance of succeeding in life, and Jonas both has these characteristics, and these two things help him get through the part taking in his new title. Jonas from The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, is a very interesting and dynamic character, and he changes very much when he gets the job of The Giver, as a person and as a friend. He receives these memories that makes him wonder about the way they live, and why they live this way. No one is allowed to know about anything besides their community, but when Jonas receives these memories, he starts to see colors and learn more about other things than his community. To start off, one example of Jonas changing is on page 82, when Jonas tells the Giver, “I am brave, I really am” At the beginning, he was …show more content…

Why did colors disappear?’” This shows that Jonas is changing, and is starting to be curious about the colors, and wants to find out more about his community. Jonas now can see that his community is different from the rest, and he wants to find out more. Before he got the job, Jonas wasn’t that curious, and he didn’t want to find out more; this may be because the community would not let him, but now that he has the job of the giver, he wants to find out more. Finally, on page 111, Jonas places his hand on Gabriel’s back and released the memory of the sailboat on the ocean. Jonas decides to not tell the Giver, and keep it a secret. If this happened before he got the job, he would have told everyone who he knows. He is becoming more brave, coming out of his shell, and is feeling more comfortable with the job and the rule that you are allowed to lie. In conclusion, Being Brave and Curious are very good characteristics to have, and starting off Jonas didn’t really have those. He is becoming braver from what he is finding out from the Giver, and also he is becoming more curious about the way he and his community members live in their

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