Thank you to all of you faithful bloggers! This has been a highly educational experience for me as well as you (I hope!) I have been very impressed with some of the quality of thought and insights coming from these discussions, both here and in class. I will miss our daily blogs!
Be well
Chief Elder
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Daily Question for March 30, 2010
As Jonas flees the community, he thinks of all the rules he has broken. He knows that if he is caught he will be condemned. However, the community cannot "release" Jonas. Why? What do you think would happen to Jonas if he was caught?
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Daily Question for March 29, 2010
At the end of chapter 17, Lily tries to joke around that there are twins of everyone in the community in other communities, or Elsewhere. While Lily is not trying to be serious, she is inadvertently pointing out something important about her world. What is the significance of her statement?
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Daily Question for March 25, 2010
After Jonas receives the memory of Christmas, he begins to understand love. When he talks about the memory with the Giver, he admits that he likes the feeling of love and wishes that they still had that emotion. However, he also adds, "I do understand that it wouldn't work very well. And it 's much better to be organized the way we are now. I can see that it was a dangerous way to live."
What do you think Jonas is talking about? What is the danger in loving others?
What do you think Jonas is talking about? What is the danger in loving others?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Daily Question for March 24, 2010
Once Jonas begins to see colours, he becomes angry that he cannot have them all the time. For Jonas, the colours offer a kind of freedom he had never had before: the ability to choose. Soon, Jonas is often angry, even at his goupmates, "that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on."
Why do you think Jonas is angry that his friends are satisfied with the simple lives they lead? He is not really blaming them for being colour-blind, but he is upset that they are blind to something else. What do you think it is?
Why do you think Jonas is angry that his friends are satisfied with the simple lives they lead? He is not really blaming them for being colour-blind, but he is upset that they are blind to something else. What do you think it is?
Monday, March 22, 2010
Daily Question for March 23, 2010
In chapter 12, Jonas dreams of the sled-ride down the hill. However, in his dream, "it seemed as if there was a destination: a something--he could not grasp what--that lay beyond the place where the thickness of snow brought the sled to a stop." (Page 88) What do you think that "something beyond" is? Is it somehow tied in with the "seeing beyond" that Jonas possesses, or are they separate?
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