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xcatheex
xcatheex
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High School - 9th Grade

In Chapter 11 of The Giver, what words or concepts did Jonas experience?

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Posted by xcatheex on Monday May 25, 2009 at 10:48 PM and tagged with chapter 11, characters, jonas, the giver.

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  1. jessecreations
    jessecreations Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    In this chapter, Jonas's first visit to the Giver's home provides him with his first memory transmission: sledding on a snowy hill. For the first time, he sees snow and feels the exhilaration of sledding. He also feels sunshine, and then later, sunburn, to understand the concept of pain. We learn in this chapter that the community has gone to Sameness, which means that they don't have unusual weather or the fun activities associated with snow. So Jonas's experiences are entirely unique to him, as he is accustomed to total climate control in his environment.

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    http://www.enotes.com/giver

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    Posted by jessecreations on Tuesday May 26, 2009 at 6:07 AM


  2. marilynn07 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

    The old man gives Jonas the memory of snow, sledding, and the feeling of snow hitting you in the face. Jonas experiences that adrenaline rush of a sled ride as well.  Jonas also experiences cold for the first time.  After a while, Jonas is given the memory of sun, warmth and sunburn as a way to experience pain.  The sunburn is not a bad one, so the pain is not "horrible", but just enough to know what it feels like to be in pain.

    Since the community has gone to Sameness, there is no "fun" or thrill-seeking. One day is just like the next. The weather is all the same, everyone sees in black and white.  Jonas is given the memory of a rainbow so that he can see all of the colors. (in a later chapter)

    After his work with "the old man" Jonas notices that the old man looks tired and a little drained. Once the memories are passed from him to Jonas, The Giver has a very vague recollection of them.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/giver/critical-overview
    http://www.enotes.com/giver/summary

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    Posted by marilynn07 on Tuesday May 26, 2009 at 7:55 AM