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furrysh0ts
furrysh0ts
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High School - 10th Grade

What two lessons did Jonas learn about the sun?

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Posted by furrysh0ts on Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 8:13 AM and tagged with and giver, jonas, the giver.

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  1. dalepowell1962
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    The Giver used the sun to show pleasure and pain.  Remember, that the people of the society including Jonas up to this point did not know real pleasure or pain.  First, the Giver placed his hands on Jonas's back and transferred the memory of the warmth and pleasure derived from the sun.  Jonas then saw the sun as a source of pleasure. 

    Jonas then told the Giver he was ready to experience pain.  Knowing that Jonas could handle very little, the Giver gave him the experience of a sunburn.  It did cause Jonas pain and the Giver was oddly quiet when Jonas said he now understood what pain was.  The Giver realized that Jonas only knew discomfort, not pain.  Stll, the Giver was able to use the sun to show the difference in pleasure and pain.

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    Posted by dalepowell1962 on Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 9:15 AM