In the donor, the company has no choice about what it wants to do in the future. At the age of twelve, each member is assigned a job by the donor based on your abilities and the interests they learned about you. In this community, liberation means death, however, people in this society do not understand the true meaning behind the word “liberation”. They think that when someone is released, they go somewhere else. Also, those who break any rules must be released because in this community it is something to be ashamed of. Everything is planned and organized for you so that you can go through life without difficulty. The author implies a dialogue to help readers understand that in the Giver no pain is felt to know true beauty. Jonas was questioning the Giver about why he can't share any memories with other people in the community to release some pain. . The Giver said to Jonas: “Everyone would be burdened and grieved. They don't want it. And that's the real reason The Receiver is so vital to them, and so honored. They chose me – and you – to lift this burden from them.” (Lowry 142). Jonas then suggested changing it! The curator knew that nothing could be changed since the decision had been made a long time ago. In subsequent training, the Giver had given Jonas the memory of Love. Jonas loved this feeling and understands that if everyone in the community knew what love meant, it would be dangerous. Then Jonas went home with this family and asked his parents if they loved him. The mother responded: “Our community cannot function well if people do not use precise language. You might ask, “Do you like me?” The answer is 'Yes'." (Lowry 160). Jonas could lie because he would become the new catcher. On this day, it was his first lie. He had to lie to his parents by telling them that he understood why he couldn't use the word Love .The receiver had told Jonas that he could watch whatever he wanted to watch. That day his father told him that there were twins and that one of them was to be released. Jonas had seen the movie and that's when he found out what Release really meant. He was so devastated that he saw his father kill someone. He knew that soon Gabriel would be released. Gabriel was the new baby that his father had brought into the house and Jonas had built a relationship with him. Jonas was so fed up with everything the one who wanted to leave the community and take Gabriel with him told the bankruptcy trustee and he was even willing to help him escape. “It's no use. They will choose a
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