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creamcheese
creamcheese
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High School - 9th Grade

In "The Giver", why does Jonas have to recieve and store memories of pain?

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Posted by creamcheese on Tuesday December 16, 2008 at 2:26 PM and tagged with jonas, memories, pain, the giver.

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  1. slchanmo1885
    slchanmo1885 Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    The role of the Receiver is very important in the community. The Receiver holds the memories of what has happened in the past so that he can advise the committee of Elders. The Giver explains his role to Jonas, saying that he advises the committee "only when they are faced with something they have not experienced before. Then they call upon me to use the memories and advise them" (Chapter 13). This becomes very important later on in the book when it is explained what happened to the last Receiver in training, Rosemary.

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    Posted by slchanmo1885 on Wednesday December 17, 2008 at 7:01 PM

  2. momo9112
    momo9112 Teacher

    Um, where does it say in the story of The Receiver advising the Committee of elders? Show your text evidence!

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    Posted by momo9112 on Monday March 23, 2009 at 4:26 PM