Release ... What is it really?

In The Giver, the main character, Jonas, hears much talk about release in the community. At first he just thought of it as being kicked out or becoming free of the community. However, that thought changes in chapter 9. In that chapter, Jonas inquires to the Giver about release. He explained that a Newchild was released that morning and he wondered what occured during those events. Eventually, The Giver showed him what happened. Jonas was astonished as he learned what release truly was. As he watched the newchild being released, he soon realized that released really meant getting executed. Jonas was extremely shocked as described on page 150: "Jonas stared at the screen, waiting for something to happen. But nothing did. The little twin lay motionless. His father was putting things away. Folding the blanket. Closing the cupboard... He killed it! My father killed it!" Finding this out, Jonas was truly shocked. It is unfair to kill a baby who hasn't even enjoyed life. Jonas had a similar reaction. "
Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himself, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emerge in a cry." It is unbelievable the extent this community has gone to.

RELEASED REVEALED

Being released is like as being murdered by another person and its a terrible moment in which were a person's life is taking away just by simply sticking a needle in them. When your being released i believe that they think people are just in a better place but if they never got a chance at life how would they pick from right and wrong. If they are allowed to do this as like in Jonas community then it would be an act of killing and which is not allowed or necessary at all. After all that Jonas has been through, finding out what released really symbolized just made it harder to see and experience things in different ways. I think that being released should just be allowed at when the time is right and when the time comes, but since the community is like a perfect world then the old should be released but i don't agree that they should take a baby's life away because of one thing or the other.

The Secret Behind Release

The release of someone in Jonas' community is not something to celebrate or be happy about. When I found out that they kill the person being released, I felt a mix of emotions. I could only imagine how Jonas felt when he found out. "Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himslef, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emrge in a cry." (pg. 151) The community can never have two people that look the same so to solve their problem, they simply killed the other twin that weighed less. It seems unfair for the little guy to be killed without having a chance in life. I wouldn't know how to feel if my father kills and lies to me everyday. The secret behind the release of someone is a scary thing to see and even worse when you can't do anything about it.

The Grusome Horror of Release

Release did not seem like such a horrible act, until chapter 19. No one expected that the subjects who submitted or forced to do release were killed. Newborns, killed, the old, murdered, criminals who broke the law three times, dispatched. Before chapter 19, I believed release was sending the person to another community "let someone else deal with the problem". One could of never guessed that release meant "lets get rid of the problem entirely". On page 146 Jonas says "They never let children see it. Its very private" even the government is ashamed of their act and try to hide it with "release ceremonies". Of course one must understand that these people don' t understand the wrong of their actions. They never had a memory of war or murdered. So to them it is an everyday action. Truly Release is not a subject of joking matter as it was mentioned in Page 2 "For a contributing citizens to be released, from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment an overwhelming statement of failure".

Release

From the previous chapters release didn't seem like such an awful thing. You had a ceremony to celebrate it if you were an Old but not a newborn. I as other readers can feel that the ceremony for release for the old is like the ceremony of Twelve. Like it can be seen in page 56, "'thank you for your childhood."In the ceremony of Twelve they are thanking for their childhood unlike for the ceremony of the Old for release they are thanking them for the service they had made to the community. On the other hand they don't do anything for the newborns since they haven't given anything to the community yet. Now release means another thing which is killing you with a injection and then throwing your decomposed body to the garbage. Release can be cruel and harsh no matter if they give you a ceremony or not. Positively, release is a very serious thing which citizens should handle carefully in the community.

Melissa Atlixqueno

what is the real " released" in the Giver

" You are released!" This is the term that was often use in the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry. Everyone thinks that released is just kicking out of the community. Well, in Jonas' community released is a totally new story. being released is killing you with a syringe that is full with something that no one will know. this is a horrible event and why no one in the community will know? Blame the person who gave the releases. For example in the story, Jonas 's father is given a release to a twin. only one can stay and the another one will have to suffer the pain. When Jonas ask his farther what will they do with the one that was smaller , his father told him that he will do something nice for him . this " nice" little promise can be seen on page 137 " i get the smaller one clean up...then wave bye-bye....'will anyone come and get him? someone from the elsewhere.......'that's right" Well in reality it's a lie. he didn't do anything nice except throwing him down the trash. What a cold-blooded person or exactly a cold-blooded community. this painful event can be seen on page 150 "he opened a small door in the wall...it seem to be the same sort of chute into which trash was deposited at school"This made Jonas feel dolorous and will everyone in the community tell him the truth? perhaps this is what the community is like.

Release- Good or Bad?

Release: Is it good or bad? After finding out that release meant that they killed you with a lethal injection, I was shocked. And, while it may seem horrible, in a way, it is actually kind of good, but only in a way. For example, everyone knows that pain of losing a relative unexpectedly. It hits you hard when you're not expecting it. Wouldn't it be better to at least know when it's going to happen? It would ease the pain and grief so much more, especially since Jonas' community treats it as an honor. But, it is indeed horrible that they are killing innocent newborns. Wouldn't it be better if they only released the Old and the bad, but not the newborns? In addition, when Jonas asked if somebody from Elsewhere comes to get the released newborn, and his father said, "That's right Jonas-bonus,"- that was in fact, a lie. It's a lie because nobody from Elsewhere came to claim the baby. Maybe this is an answer for Jonas' question- "What if they had all been instructed: You may lie?" Is it that all workers associated with release, or maybe even all adults, where instructed to lie? Perhaps, this is true because Jonas' father, did, in fact, lie.

Literary Element Analysis

The novel The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, contains many literary elements. However, one element is clearly recognized in chapter 11. It had only been a while since Jonas received his assignment from the Chief Elder. Now we saw him making his way to his first day of training. During this chapter, Lowry makes the presence of the chapter's mood felt. It's as if the reader is there himself and is feeling what is being described. The previous "Receiver of Memory" is transmitting a memory to Jonas, the current "Receiver of Memory",. Lowry uses such depth in her description that one doesn't just create a regular visualization but one that is of quality and allows the reader to feel every single thought a character has, every feeling they have, every fear, every worry. For example, on page 80 it reads " He tried to relax, to breathe evenly. The room was absolutely silent, and for a moment Jonas feared that he might disgrace himself now, on the first day if his training, by falling asleep." As this is being read one feels as if they were the one trying to relax, they begin to put themselves into Jonas's situation.
If it wasn't for the mood an author creates, it would be impossible for the reader to be able to comprehend and visualize what is being portrayed in the text. The mood that is set in a chapter is crucial to a story's message because it helps one to analyze the novel in the way the author had meant it to be. Though the mood contributes to the overall theme or analysis of the book, diction plays a hand in setting the mood for a chapter. An author must be very precise and careful with what words they choose to use to describe an event. If not, well let's put it this way, the more specific and visually descriptive, the better.
" 'It's just that I don't know your name, I thought you were The Receiver, but you say that now I'm the Receiver. So I don't know what to call you.' " " He seemed terribly weary. 'Call me The Giver,' he told Jonas." Written as it is on page 87, this citation enables one to understand how the mood the author had set help connect the title to this chapter's significance. The mood of a chapter allows one to analyze the book better, connect loose ends, figure out the theme, visualize the scene, and comprehend what is being described. By setting the mood of this chapter, the author allowed us to finally realize who is the Giver and why he is the Giver. Indeed, there are many literary elements that play parts in The Giver but the mood connects them all. Do you disagree and if so then name one element that doesn't connect to the mood of a chapter.

Literary Element in The Giver

The Literary element of "foreshadowing" is noticed in Lois Lowry's The Giver. This novel has many hints and details of what may. This is what foreshadowing means. In chapter 7, the Chief Elder skipped Jonas' turn in the Ceremony of Twelve. This foreshadowed that something wasn't correct and was going to happen. It was later discovered that Jonas' was selected to be Reciever of Memories. Due to the foreshadowing in chapter 7, it gave us a better understanding of why Jonas' recieved that assignment at that time. This is one of the important literary elements in any novel.

The Giver's literary elements

In the story, The Giver by Lois Lowry, one of the literary element found in the book is diction. This element can be found on page 57. " she skipped me" is an example of diction. The author is trying to show that something important will happen or just happen. this can be seen on page 60 " Jonas has not been assigned......Jonas is selected". I agree with that they author is trying to show something important because after all the assignment was given out, the chief elder explain that Jonas becomes the receiver of memories. In every ceremony that was held in the community, one one dare to make a mistake unless otherwise. this can be seen on page 57 "the chief elder made no mistake. not a the ceremony of twelve". diction can sometime create mood. for example on page 57 " he felt dizzy and couldn't focus his attention" Truly diction can create many things that can make you and the character wonder

"The Giver",and its Literary Elements

I agree that literary elements occur in the novel "The Giver" and one I see is Foreshadow. Foreshadow is almost like predicting what will happen later on in the story. On page 24,Jonas,the main character, and his friend Asher were tossing an apple back and forth. Jonas noticed that the apple was changing in mid-air"Well this was the part that he couldn't understand -the apple had change". The apple foreshadows change in the future,something strange will happen to Jonas. Another foreshadow is Jonas' new rules,rule number seven states that he may not "apply for release". It gets one thinking, "Is training really that painful?" "Were other "Givers" released or applied for release because it was too vigorous?"

Literary Element

A literary element found in Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver, is mood. In chapter 9 (page 71) the author creates a sense of confusion and bewilderment. "He had never, within his memory, been tempted to lie... No one did. Unless... Now Jonas had a thought that he had never had before.This thought is frightening. What if others-adults- had, upon becoming Twelves, recieved in their instructions the same terrifying sentence? What if they had all been instructed: You may lie ? His mind reeled..." Based on this excerpt from the chapter, one can feel Jonas' wanting to know if others were able to lie. It would be a shock for him if they were because of the fact that he was taught not to lie. Also, on page 69, the restriction of medication related to his training unnerved Jonas. Its as if there was something to do with his training that would cause him to want medication. This gives Jonas a reason to be apprehensive about his training. Clearly, mood is a definite literary element found in The Giver .

Liteary Element Found in the Giver: EDIT

A liteary element found in Lois Lowry's fiction novel, "The Giver", is flashback. Rather than going "back in time" in the story, the past is presented with flashbacks and recollections of things, so that they make sense in the books current time period. Like in the beginning, when it says, "Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft flew over the community twice," then it proceeds with describing what happened that day. And, like in Chapters 10-12, the Giver transmits flashbacks of the previous life to Jonas, and these are a crucial part in the story. Without the flashbacks, the book would have to start at the time of the recollections and somehow skip to the time the book is currently at, which seems unrealistic. That is why flashbacks are used very often in the story and in many others, and why they are so important.

Liteary Element Found in the Giver

A liteary element found in Lois Lowry's fiction novel, "The Giver", is flashback. Rather than going "back in time" in the story, the past is presented with flashbacks and recollections of things, so that they make sense in the books current time period. Like in the beginning, when it says, "Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft flew over the community twice," then it proceeds with describing what happened that day. Without the flashbacks, the book would have to start at the time of the recollections and somehow skip to the time the book is currently at, which seems unrealistic. That is why flashbacks are used very often in the story and in many others, and why they are so important.

Element

"The Giver" by Lois Lowery is ongoing mystery. You never know whats going to come up next. So I think that the best literay element is Flashback. Jonas being a little boy still has so much questions and no one to answer them. I wonder if Jonas will runaway to go and experience new things or find the answers to his questions that no one will answer.Will he have a flashback on how simple everything was in his old community?Will he want to go back? These are the questions I ask as I read this novel.I wonder how many questions Jonas has?We can predict whats going to happen but to find the answers we have to read.

ELEMENTS

For me one of the elements that i thought would go along with this book up to chapter 12 is tone. In the book, The giver by Lois Lowry it uses tone to communicate with the reader to make it easier to understand. On chapter 10-11 it specifies that The Giver tells Jonas about snow and sleds and a downhill. The tone he uses to represent this was really strong. Also as he reminded Jonas of that specific detail in the book and the words that Jonas uses to describe the snow are also a good selection of word choice. So, so far what i state that this books symbolizes most for diction, tone, and some mood that we expirienced at the begining of the book.

Mood change

In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry Jonas was assigned rules that would change his mood significantly. His rules would be followed for his life if he's planning to work. The rule on page 68, jonas read, "From this moment you are prohibited from story-telling." Although Jonas hadnt talked much at dinner about it he'd tell them when things were important to him. Who could he express his feelings to if he could'nt story tell. His mood could go from being happy he told someone to suffering from holding it inside. Truly this rule makes me think Jonas's mood will be different.

Something That Disturbs Me

Something that disturbs me in Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver is the rule that was given to Jonas for being a receiver is you may lie. In the real world you the general population lies every day. In this community a lie is like a curse. Whats the point of being able to lie if after twelve years of not lying you would start to lie now? As a receiver though you would have to tell the truth most of the time, so that rule is not that important to him. "Still, the final rule said ... well, he wasn't quite ready to think about the final rule on the page." He knows he won't be using that rule that much. This is truly why this rule disturbs me.

In every book you read literary elements will be everywhere like they have been from chapter 1 up to chapter12 in the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. Like it can be seen in page 86, "This time, as he lay basking in the wonderful warmth, he felt the passage of time. His real self was aware that it was only a minute or two; but his other, memory-receiving self felt hours pass in the sun. His skin began to sting. Restlessly he moved one arm, bending it, and felt a sharp pain in the crease of his inner arm at the elbow." The reader can immediately see that the elemnt being used is diction. You can practically picture Jonas's actions as he is being sunburned because of the author's word choice which makes it real enough to picture it in our heads. Diction is an important element in one's writing like it is in the author's itself.
Melissa Atlixqueno