Jonas and the Giver's original plan was for Jonas to secretly leave his dwelling under the cover of darkness on the night before the annual December Ceremony. Before Jonas would sneak out of his dwelling, he would leave a note for his parents saying that he went for a morning bike ride along the river. Jonas would also take an extra set of clothes with him on his journey and leave them next to his bike along the riverbank. This would make it seem like Jonas fell in the river.
Jonas would then make his way to the Annex, where he would spend the night with the Giver. On the morning of the December Ceremony, the Giver would order a vehicle and send the driver on an errand when he arrived. Jonas would then hide in the storage area of the vehicle while the driver was away and eventually make his way to Elsewhere.
Once the citizens discovered that Jonas went missing, a search team would find his bike next to the riverbank and assume that he drowned. The Giver would then head to the Auditorium, where people would gather and seek advice for dealing with Jonas's released memories. The plan goes awry when Jonas's father says that Gabriel will be released the next day. Jonas is forced to abandon the plan and escape on his own without the Giver's help.
Jonas sneaks out of his dwelling, steals his father's bike, and takes some of the remaining food left out for the Food Collectors. Jonas then rides throughout the night past the surrounding communities and expansive agricultural fields. Jonas also begins traveling by night to avoid the community's searchers until he eventually reaches Elsewhere, where the landscape dramatically changes.
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In chapter 20, the Giver and Jonas come up with a plan to change society for the better by exposing the citizens to difficult memories in order to eliminate Sameness and do away with horrific practices like releasing citizens. Their plan is for Jonas to escape to Elsewhere on the day of the December Ceremony. On the night before the December Ceremony, Jonas plans on sneaking out of his house and hiding his clothes and bike by the river before heading to the Annex. When Jonas's parents wake up on the morning of the December Ceremony, they will read a cheerful note from Jonas saying that he has gone for a bike ride. Jonas's parents will eventually leave for the festivities while the Giver hides Jonas in one of the community's trucks, which is heading to Elsewhere. After Jonas leaves the community in the truck, the Giver will tell the citizens that Jonas drowned in the river, and the Giver will help them cope with Jonas's difficult memories.
However, their plans immediately change after Jonas discovers that Gabriel will be released the next morning, which is two weeks before the December Ceremony. Jonas is then forced to steal his father's bike that night and escape from the community on his...
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own. As he is leaving the community, Jonas must avoid search planes as he travels to Elsewhere with Gabriel. One assumes that the Giver is helping the citizens cope with the released memories after Jonas flees from the community.
In their original plan, The Giver and Jonas planned for Jonas to escape from the Community in two weeks, on the night before the December Ceremony. During those weeks, The Giver would transfer his memories of courage and strength to Jonas, so he could use them to find Elsewhere. Jonas would sneak out of the house at midnight, when no one would be out on the streets. He would take his bike to the riverbank and leave it there with some folded clothes, to make it look like he had gone for a swim in the river and drowned.
Jonas would then go to the Annex, where he would hide in a vehicle The Giver would have ordered to transport himself to one of the outlying communities he frequently visited. Jonas would ride the vehicle until he was well away from his Community, and then make his way on his own (Chapter 20).
The plans change when, that night, Jonas' Dad announces that Gabe is scheduled to be Released the next morning. In a desperate attempt to save the child, Jonas steals away that night, taking his father's bike and Gabe along with him. There is no time to say good-bye to The Giver, but Jonas feels he will understand. Peddling frantically by night and hiding by day, Jonas eludes the seach planes which have been sent to find him. He and the baby approach what Jonas believes is their destination with the last remaining strength remaining within them. The book ends ambiguously; finally, it is not clear whether Jonas and Gabe make it to Elsewhere or not (Chapter 21).
What is the plan Jonas and the Giver come up with in Lois Lowry's The Giver?
The original plan that Jonas and the Giver come up with is found in Chapter 20. Initially, the Giver plans on transferring memories of courage and strength to Jonas over the next two weeks before the December Ceremony takes place. On the night before the December Ceremony, Jonas plans on leaving a note telling his parents that he went for a bike ride in the morning before he sneaks out of his home and arrives at the Annex. On his way to the Annex, Jonas plans on leaving his bike near the river to create the illusion that he fell into the water. On the morning of the December Ceremony, the Giver will request a vehicle. When the driver arrives, the Giver will send him on a quick errand, which will give Jonas enough time to hide in the vehicle before the driver returns. In the meantime, the December Ceremony will have started, and Jonas's parents will be in attendance, expecting Jonas to show up at any moment. After the ceremony, the community will look for Jonas, only to find his bike by the river, and the Giver will tell them Jonas has drowned. While the community is lamenting his death, Jonas will be secretly traveling to Elsewhere in the truck.
What is the plan Jonas and the Giver come up with in Lois Lowry's The Giver?
The plan created by Jonas and the Giver happens in chapter 20 after Jonas witnesses a "release" in chapter 19. Jonas sees his father administer a lethal injection into the head of a newborn twin who just happened to weigh a little less than his brother. Jonas refuses to go home after that, so he stays with the Giver that night. They stay up and come up with a way to end the community's life under Sameness. Jonas has to take all of the memories that he has acquired for the past year and cross over to "Elsewhere". Once he does that, all of the memories he has will flood back into the citizens of the community and Sameness will end.
Unfortunately, Jonas will have to go alone to Elsewhere because the Giver must stay behind to help the citizens of the community bear the overwhelming weight and burden that the the memories will give them. The Giver explains as follows:
"If I go with you, and together we take away all their protection from the memories, Jonas, the community will be left with no one to help them. They'll be thrown into chaos. They'll destroy themselves I can't go" (156).
Therefore, Jonas must go to Elsewhere alone and he can never come back. He must sacrifice himself in order to end Sameness so that everyone can enjoy colors and feel love, and possibly create families again. Unfortunately, Jonas will never know what life could be like with everyone in his community bearing the burden of the memories together.
What plan do Jonas and the Giver think of after they decide that things have to change?
In chapter 20, Jonas has just witnessed his father kill a baby by administering a lethal injection. Jonas is so shocked and horrified that he doesn't want to go home. He stays with the Giver that night. They devise a plan to overthrow Sameness—the condition that enables the community to live without pain through a Receiver. The Giver tells Jonas that he must get away from the community in order for their plan to work. The Giver says the following:
"So if you escape, once you are gone—and, Jonas, you know that you can never return . . . If you get away, if you get beyond, if you get to Elsewhere, it will mean that the community has to bear the burden themselves, of the memories you had been holding for them" (155-156).
In order to topple Sameness, Jonas must cross the borders of the community so the memories will flood back into the minds and hearts of the citizens. Once this happens, they will be scared of the pain and sorrow they will feel. They will need the Giver to help them handle the memories, so he cannot go with Jonas. The hope is, though, that once the Giver helps the citizens deal with the memories, life will return to the way it was before their ancestors chose to live under Sameness. As a result, people will be able to live with personal choices, love, and families, and be able to decide what they do for a living and not be forced to be released, or killed, at the will of the community.
The Giver decides that he will give Jonas memories of courage to draw from when he escapes, so that he will be able to fulfill his mission. Once he crosses the boundaries, the memories will leave him and he will be free to go where he pleases. Unfortunately, when Jonas finds out that Gabriel is set to be released the next morning, he is forced to flee with the baby without the memories of courage to support him in his flight.
What plan do Jonas and the Giver think of after they decide that things have to change?
The plan that the two of them dream up is that they are going to do something that will destroy the way the community is currently set up. They are going to try to destroy the sameness that they hate so much.
The way that they will do this is by having Jonas escape to Elsewhere. Once he leaves, all the memories that he has will somehow be transferred to the minds of the people in the community. We know this will happen because that is what happened when the previous Receiver was released. As the community gets all these memories that Jonas has, their society will be forever changed because they will understand about colors and feelings and love and pain and things like that.
What plan do Jonas and The Giver come up with in The Giver?
Jonas and The Giver plan for Jonas to escape to Elsewhere and return the memories to the people while The Giver helps them through the difficult and confusing time.
When Jonas sees the Release of the newborn twin, he realizes that his community is not what he thought. He and The Giver decide to change things. Jonas is infuriated, and The Giver reminds him that his people “know nothing” (p. 153). Jonas is puzzled when The Giver says they will make a plan.
"A plan for what? There's nothing. There's nothing we can do. It's always been this way. Before me, before you, before the ones who came before you. Back and back and back." (p. 154)
The Giver reminds Jonas that people “felt things once” and they can again. Jonas has made him realize that “things must change” (p. 155). Jonas and The Giver develop a plan that The Giver now thinks will work. Jonas is not sure.
It was possible, what they had planned. Barely possible. If it failed, he would very likely be killed. (p. 155)
Jonas realizes that if he stays, “his life was no longer worth living.” Jonas also knows that if he leaves, he can never come back. Once the memories are returned to the people, they will be there to stay. People will begin to feel: love, fear, and everything else. The Giver thinks that the people of the community will “acquire some wisdom.”
The plan is for The Giver to transfer memories of strength and courage to Jonas before the Ceremony of Twelve, and then he will escape. The plan changes when Jonas finds out that Gabriel is scheduled for Release. He flees early, taking Gabe with him.
Lowry, Lois (1993-04-26). The Giver (Newbery Medal Book) (p. 156). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.