Seeing the Colors

It is Jonas' second day on the job and he is saying goodbye to Fiona when it happens again. As Fiona turned away to go into the House of Old her hair changed. Not for a long time but only a small glimpse of a change. It wasn't in length or shape of her hair but something was distinctly changed. Jonas then calls back the memory of the sled ride and looks down at the sled underneath him. It happened again the sled changed the same way Fiona's hair did. Also the change happened with an apple a few weeks ago and the people in the audience in the Ceremony of Twelve. Jonas is very puzzled by this and asks the Giver what it could be. The Giver then explains that he is beggining to see the color red. Such as the apple, the sled, Fiona's hair, and the face of people in the crowd. All those situations have the color red in them. Then the Giver explains how he sees all colors and eventually one day he will too. He will once his memory is expanded by what the Giver gives to him.

The Transmit

The Giver lays Jonas down on the bed flat on his stomach. He then presses his hands against Jonas' back. The Giver then says "I am going to transmit a memory of snow" Jonas does not know what snow is at this point. Once Jonas fully relaxed he felt himself getting colder. He shivered licking his lips. He could see his breath and the air got colder and harder to breathe. There were torrents of air crystals that the Giver called snow. Then Jonas looked down and he was sitting on something his conscious told him was a sled. He and the sled were both at the top of a hill. The sled eventually tipped forwards and his face cut through the small ice crystals. It is hard to tell what Jonas is thinking at that point in time because it is not his memory it is being transmitted by the Giver. While he is rushing down the hill on the sled he started to enjoy the easy ride down the hill with the speed of the sled propelling him forwards. When the transmission comes to a stop the Giver asks how he felt. How Jonas truly felt was surprised. I am sure that Jonas is excited to keep learning but I am sure that with all the good memories there must be bad memories also.

The Workplace of Jonas

When Jonas is first beginning on his first day and is walking into the Annex(the building where the Receiver of Memory works) he feels very uncomfortable and is very nervous. When Jonas is walking into the building there are many locks and a speaker. The lady at the front desk is controlling the locks and letting him in. The lady at front desk makes a joke to help relax Jonas from all the nerves he is having. When he walks into the back he sees a nicely furnished room with thousands of books on the wall and he is very confused by that because in every standard house there are only about three books. When Jonas enters there is a man who looks very aged and is sitting in a chair watching him. He then confronts the man and tells Jonas to call him the Giver and that he will show him the ropes. The Giver seems like a very wise and all-knowing man. Then Jonas and the Giver speak about what Jonas will be doing as the Receiver of Memory. As you can see the Annex is a very luxurious place and a very tough job at hand.

Jonas' First Day

Ah! It is Jonas' first day on the job as Receiver of Memory! I am sure Jonas is nervous to begin his job! I can relate to Jonas and how he is feeling because I am always nervous to begin my first day at school. I am always wondering who I am going to be working with or have a class with because he and I are going to have to get along. Also I think he is going to be nervous because he has no idea what that job has in store for him and is one of the most highly respected positions in the community so I would be very nervous if I were him. There are many rules that he got for his position. One is he has to discontinue the use of his stirring medicine. Also this could make him nervous because Jonas has to stop what he has been taught for his whole life. Also another one of the rules is you do not talk about your dreams and you can lie to people. This is something that every child would get yelled at for and now Jonas has to deny everything he has been taught just to go to his job. I am getting a feeling that Jonas is very nervous about his first day at work as the Receiver of Memory
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My Predictions

So what I have last been reading in the book was Jonas has just been chosen as the Receiver of Memory. From what I have been reading     Jonas is very nervous about his first day of work. He is nervous because he has no idea what is going to happen to him because nobody knows what goes on inside the book. I can predict from the front of the book that the trainer will be called the giver. I also predict that he is going to have a lot of challenges he has to face in training. He will also be highly respected from other people because it is most highly respectable position in the community. I have seen what the rules is to be the receiver of memory and he has to stop taking his medicine for his stirrings so his dreams can continue happening. I have also felt nervous before starting at a new school it is a completely new feeling and the size, shape, and the system on how it runs makes me to feel extremely nervous and scared when I am in a new situation and don’t know what is going on. I can relate to how Jonas is feeling from that experience. Also I know other books such as the Hunger Games which can relate to the feeling he his having right now. It can relate by when Katniss is very nervous about the new situation she is in and she knows she will have to go through many tests and challenges in the arena. But I am very excited to see how Jonas will react to his tests in training!