Prompt: Discuss why you like or dislike what you are reading
Spoiler Alert
Introduction of The Giver
The Giver talks about a community that is has no war or pain. The community is very strict and everything is under control. A boy named Jonas lives with his family unit and his 8-year later 9 year old sister Lily. Jonas has a perfect life because he does his volunteer hours, he doesn't tell lies, and his family is as perfect as can be. Jonas is about to be a Twelve and being Twelve is the most important part of your life. Jonas is about to receive his assignment in the Ceremony of Twelves but they suddenly skipped his number. The Chief Elder says that skipping Jonas number was not an accident because Jonas will be the next Receiver of Memories. In order to be a successful Receiver Jonas will need to be trained by the Giver. The Giver holds the true pain and happiness of the world and throughout the story he begins to have stronger feelings towards Jonas.
Why do I like This Book?
The first time I started to read this book I thought it wasn't going to be adventurous and exciting. After I read chapter 12 I realized that this book holds a grand adventure because of the memories of the Giver. I enjoy this book because it has a lot of explicit details and the book got even more better in chapters 17, 18, 19, 20. The reason that these chapters were amazing was because they revealed the true of many mysteries of the book. When Jonas first received his assignment the council of Elders mentioned that there was a failure with the previous receiver ten years ago. Another reason I like this book is because it doesn't tell you right away the truth of some of the mysteries . You would have to read the end to find out the truth of some of these mysteries. When you read more and more chapters it makes the book more suspenseful.
Why I like This Book Continued.....
The first reason I like this book is because it showed me how to be more thankful with my family. In one memories Jonas sees a happy family sitting in a table laughing and joking with each other. The feel thankful because I have a happy family and actually I get to spent time with them every day. I think you people should be more thankful of their family because kids like Jonas doesn't have the privilege to have love in his family. Another reason I like this book because in the chapters I just read the revealed the truth of one of the mysteries. I found out that the previous receiver was a girl named Rosemary. The Giver transported the most painful memories to Rosemary but she couldn't bare these memories. Rosemary left the Giver and she told the Council of Elders that she wanted to be released. I found out that released means that they kill whoever is released. In the 20th chapter it was revealed that Rosemary was the Giver's daughter.
I put this picture because happiness and memories play a big part in The Giver. Jonas wants to share his memories out loud with the people in his community. Jonas wants to change the community by releasing the memory of happiness and love. Jonas is determined to go to Elsewhere so he can change the world.
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Your graphic matches your blog perfectly!
ReplyDeleteNice blog post! In fact I felt the same way you did, I thought the book wasn't going to be adventurous and exciting but later on it was indeed. I do too like reading this book. By the way great graphic you included!
ReplyDeleteI love how you share your feelings in each chapter. It is like giving proof that you are aware of what you are reading. Good job I should try that technique for my blog.
ReplyDeleteYou did a really good job of showing your opinion through your writing! When you said that the book made you more thankful for your family, that reminds me of Thanksgiving. You and I have a lot of similarities with liking this book! Great blog!
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