Riley Rowe Final Exam Essay

Imagine lining in a society where everything, in our perspective is wierd. There is no color and everything is black and white. Peoples job are chosen for them at a younge age of 12 as well. There is no say in what type of interests or idead you have in the working field. In the book The Giver the main character, Jonas, was living in this type of societ. They had a pretty safe, calm society that had some restrictions in it that would seem normal to us. Simple love or affection would be considered wrong and the sorrow killing of babies wasn't there. The hero's journey that Jonas goes through really makes him realize what kind of place he is living in.
When the book begins, Jonas is 11 years old and is about to celebrate what they call the ceremony of 12 (birthday). He was a normal, nice kid that would play catch with his friends until one day he sees something that he has never seen beror. He sees the ball change to color in mid air. Only he saw it, and now realizes that he is a special kid. The day of the ceremoney of 12 comes and is when the calling or the beginning of the journey begins. He was giving the job called The Giver. This job is a rare job that no one really knows a lot about. He becomes weary and not sure what to do at this point of the story.
When your job is selected you must go and practice with the recent people that do your job. Jonas has to practice in a deep, dark room that he thought wasn't a good idea. This is when the abyss of the journey apears. The recent Giver on top of everything else seems real old and creepy to him. He was hesitant to talk or do anything in the room because of the way the room looked to him.
Jonas learned that the Giver holds memories from the past and that would also help offer advise for decision making. So Jonas eases up and starts to get trained for to become the Giver.
He actually realizes that the giver is not so bad and then is when the recent giver becomes his mentor. The giver shows Jonas everything he knows about memories.
Gabe is not doing so well later in the book so they decide to execute him. But not before Jonas witnesses an exicution of another kid.
Gabe actuall realizes how bad his community is so he stills Gabe and sneaks out late at night. He has a struggle to protect Gabe and keep him alive so he gives Gabs all the memories he has. He ends up sliding down the hill and leave the reader with an unknown ending.
This was a great book that really makes us realize how lucky america is and how good we got it.