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aceboogie
aceboogie
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High School - 9th Grade

Why would Fiona, a trainee in the care of the old, probably accept the pratice of releasing the old?

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Posted by aceboogie on Thursday May 7, 2009 at 9:38 AM and tagged with reference, the giver.

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  1. afi80fl Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    She would probably accept this practice because she would be trained to believe it was normal.  Also, people in this community are devoid of emotions, so there is no reason that she would consider the practice cruel or merciless.  While Fiona is painted as a sweet, caring, and kind girl, this only adds to the sad fact that even the most congenial of characters can become doers of evil in a society that controls their citizens' every move.

    Lowry shows throughout this book that each character is capable of falling into evil.  Perhaps the most important of these illustrations is that of Jonas' father "releasing" or murdering an infant because it was born weighing less than his twin brother.  All characters are capable of doing horrible acts, all in the name of doing their jobs in the community.

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    Posted by afi80fl on Thursday May 7, 2009 at 10:41 AM

  2. mimizsweet
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    because the community has no emotions and she has no memories of death. she has no feelings or anything. she has no ideas what she is doing she dosn't really understand what release really mans. to her it is just the name of releasing someone. she dosn't know what death is and was trained not to

     

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    Posted by mimizsweet on Sunday May 10, 2009 at 8:11 PM