The Giver Group

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woomi
woomi
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Community / Jr. College

Why are the nurturers considering releasing Gabriel? How does the family feel about it?

please explain specificly and easily

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Posted by woomi on Sunday November 1, 2009 at 1:18 PM and tagged with gabriel, releasing, the giver.

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  1. lynn30k Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    Gabriel has a hard time sleeping through the night, and is small for his age. In the "perfect" society desired by the community, this is enough to "release" a child. Jonas' father, who works with the infants, thinks Gabriel is "sweet", and should be given a chance to survive--maybe more importantly, a chance to experience life in the community. The family has to sign contracts that they will not become too attached to the child...a difficult thing to ask of humans.

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    Posted by lynn30k on Sunday November 1, 2009 at 5:09 PM

  2. editress
    editress Teacher

    The Giver describes how lives of people will be in the future. Each family is only permitted to nurture and own two children as their own. Gabriel somehow needs to be released in that sense and also because he cannot sleep through the night without crying even after being given the extra year which was given to him to learn how to sleep soundly.

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    Posted by editress on Monday November 2, 2009 at 1:31 AM