The Giver blog

     In The Giver by Lois Lowry the word released is used very often so far in the story. This word keeps showing up again and again because the author wants the reader to know. That the word is very important throughout the book and it could help the reader understand the book more. In the book it says that, “There was even a boy in his group of Elevens whose father had been released years before.” This quote means that the word is brought up a lot to value it's negativity and it maybe foreshadow the main character that will maybe get released in the book. I predict that Jonas’s younger Lily will get released because in the story the story it says that she is an eight, but she hasn't been released yet maybe that will happen later on in the story.

    Another signpost is in chapter four. There is a memory moment Jonas remembered he was an eight. In the story it says that, “He remembered when he had become an Eight as Lily would do shortly.” This memory might be important because it shows that Jonas was an eight and it might affect him later on in story maybe will will remember all his younger ages. Jonas was bike riding with Asher because he doesn't do volunteer hours very often, but with 12 coming soon they didn't have to do volunteer hours anymore. They had the freedom to choose where to spend those hours and that's when Jonas remembered he was an eight. I predict that Jonas might have more memory moments about all his ages and he might tell his sister Lily what was it like being that age.