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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:38:27 en-us <![CDATA[why did Rosemary request release? do you think that Rosemary was brave?...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-did-rosemary-request-release-do-you-think-that-119737 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-did-rosemary-request-release-do-you-think-that-119737 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:38:27 PST <![CDATA[I don't know at what point along the story line you are referring to,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-jonas-decide-he-felt-what-was-causing-this-119537 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-jonas-decide-he-felt-what-was-causing-this-119537 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:41:07 PST <![CDATA[This question touches the painful subject of suicide, for that is the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-does-giver-feel-about-rosemarys-release-119607 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-does-giver-feel-about-rosemarys-release-119607 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:14:22 PST <![CDATA[How does the Giver feel about Rosemary's release?]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-does-giver-feel-about-rosemarys-release-119607 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-does-giver-feel-about-rosemarys-release-119607 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:04:02 PST <![CDATA[After a particularly intense session where the Giver shares the horrors...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-jonas-decide-he-felt-what-was-causing-this-119537 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-jonas-decide-he-felt-what-was-causing-this-119537 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:30:42 PST <![CDATA[The primary conflicts in this novel are Jonas versus society and Jonas...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/what-some-internal-external-conflicts-that-occur-119583 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/what-some-internal-external-conflicts-that-occur-119583 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:06:06 PST <![CDATA[What are some internal or external conflicts that occur in The Giver???...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/what-some-internal-external-conflicts-that-occur-119583 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/what-some-internal-external-conflicts-that-occur-119583 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:58:55 PST <![CDATA[How did Jonas decide he felt?  What was causing this feeling?]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-jonas-decide-he-felt-what-was-causing-this-119537 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-jonas-decide-he-felt-what-was-causing-this-119537 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:33:20 PST <![CDATA[In this dystopian community, there is no collective consciousness...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-dose-giver-decide-stay-behind-he-leaves-what-119359 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-dose-giver-decide-stay-behind-he-leaves-what-119359 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:35:06 PST <![CDATA[Why does the Giver decide to stay behind? If he leaves what will happen...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-dose-giver-decide-stay-behind-he-leaves-what-119359 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-dose-giver-decide-stay-behind-he-leaves-what-119359 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:59:17 PST <![CDATA[The volunteerism is a way for the children to begin to explore the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-children-voluntering-hours-imp-support-refute-110775 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-children-voluntering-hours-imp-support-refute-110775 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:48:37 PST <![CDATA[The Giver warns Jonas that it may be hard for him to have a spouse and a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-did-giver-warn-jonas-about-having-spouse-child-119131 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-did-giver-warn-jonas-about-having-spouse-child-119131 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:41:43 PST <![CDATA[Why did the giver warn jonas about having a spouse and a child?]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-did-giver-warn-jonas-about-having-spouse-child-119131 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-did-giver-warn-jonas-about-having-spouse-child-119131 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:14:14 PST <![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-does-comunity-have-realease-116357 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-does-comunity-have-realease-116357 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:05:54 PST <![CDATA[In The Giver, why does the community have release?  ]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-does-comunity-have-realease-116357 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/why-does-comunity-have-realease-116357 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:52 PST <![CDATA[The people there have lost not only a sense of history but all reference...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-lack-memory-effect-jonass-society-116169 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-lack-memory-effect-jonass-society-116169 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:04:35 PST <![CDATA[How did the lack of memory effect Jonas's society?]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-lack-memory-effect-jonass-society-116169 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/how-did-lack-memory-effect-jonass-society-116169 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:47:18 PST <![CDATA[In addition to simplicity there is a value for getting along and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/chapter-6-giver-what-values-does-books-society-115595 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/chapter-6-giver-what-values-does-books-society-115595 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:31:41 PST <![CDATA[For chapter 6 in The Giver what values does the book's society embrace...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/chapter-6-giver-what-values-does-books-society-115595 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/chapter-6-giver-what-values-does-books-society-115595 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:23:15 PST <![CDATA[In The Giver, Jonas's community was based on a Utopian ideal, meaning...]]> http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/you-would-you-able-see-people-fish-jonass-114619 http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/you-would-you-able-see-people-fish-jonass-114619 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:10:51 PST