Tuesday, June 5, 2007

brenda trujillo -- final exam essay

hero's journey
the hero's journey is basically a hero of every movie or book who goes threw pain,obstacles and faces dangers in order to get where he needs be. that's why i think that that the hero's journey relates to the book The Giver because in the book Jonas is born with a gift, a gift that makes him diff rent from anybody alts and at the same time a hero.Jonas was only twelve when he was called to be the receiver of memory Jonas was scared, he didn't know what the meant or until later he would leave his home and and start his training with the giver,which would be his mentor. i think that every hero goes threw a time where they find out about themselves just like Jonas did.
when Jonas got the first taste of how the world was really like,Jonas felt cold because that was the first memory he received from the giver but later he felt sadness, anger ,love ,happiness and violence. it was then when Jonas realized the cruel ways there town lives in.
Jonas was angry at the way people aloud people or baby's to die and then called it a realise,he was also sad that his dad was a part of it Jonas was full of anger and sadness at the same time when he saw the poor baby get realised he couldn't look at his dad but then again there was nothing that he could do about it it was Joneses job to receive and to take the pain that every one should be going threw.Jonas had a little brother his name was Gabe Jonas and Gabe had the same gray eyes that made them diff rent and special,Jonas was told that Gabe was going to be realised if he didn't grow a certain amount, so Jonas knowing what that meant he came up with a plan a plan to escape and let every one feel what he was feeling Jonas told the giver his plan to see what he would say the giver "said it would be a disaster but i could work if they planned it well.so they planed it the plan was that Jonas would run away as far as he could so that they couldn't find him.
the plan was set but what Jonas didn't know was that after the day that people would wake up and not find him would be the day Gabe would be realised when Jonas herd this from his parents his plans changed. the day Finally came and Gabe and Jonas took off. The people in there town looked for them and never found them Jonas and Gabe got to their happy place and the people back in there town were left to deal with there own feelings, i think that Jonas was a hero in this book because he saved Gabe his little brothers life and said enough took a chance and got his happy ending .

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