FIVE-STAR QUOTE
“Sir?” Jonas said shyly.
“Yes? Do you have a question?”
“It’s just that I don’t know your name. I thought you were The Receiver, but you say that now I’m The Receiver. So I don’t know what to call you.”
The man had sat back down in the comfortable upholstered chair. He moved his shoulders around as if to ease away an aching sensation. He seemed terribly weary.
“Call me The Giver,” he told Jonas.
-from page 87, The Giver
This passage is my favorite quote in the whole book. This quote doesn’t affect the story or the theme but when I read this part, it thrilled me. At first, I thought why Jonas’s job was The Receiver because I thought it should be The Giver since the title is The Giver. After reading this passage, I understood why Jonas was The Receiver. I don’t have a special reason why that quote is a five-star quote, but it made my goose bumps come out when I read it.
“Gabe?”
The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him.
“There could be love,” Jonas whispered.
-from page 129, The Giver
I chose this quote as a five-star quote because it shows a streak of hope for Jonas. Although it was a suffer for Jonas to know that everything in his world wasn’t right after receiving the memories, he had obtained a little bit of hope that the world could change the way it used to be. Jonas knows that his family’s and friends’ “love” aren’t real. He knows that they just feel that way because they are supposed to. He wasn’t sure that how he can make the colors, grandparents, memories, and love true but he was sure that somehow things would change. This passage tells us that there is going to be a change in Jonas’s daily life.
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
-from page 154, The Giver
This one I selected as a five-star quote because I thought everyone would agree to it. It would be sad if I had no family or friends to share my precious memories with. The Giver must have felt the same way and also felt that things must change. The Giver thought it was hopeless for things to change but after Jonas came to receive his memories he thought there might be a way.
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Hi, Sarah!
I agree with you on the last quote that you picked. I will feel great sadness if I don't have a person to share memories, too. I think that is the reason why we should always thank to the peole who are near us-they are sharing memories with me, and not making me lonely. Let's share many happy memories for rest of our life, Sarah! ^^
Hello!
The first quote sounds very interesting to me. I don't know the whole story, but I think this quote was the impressive part in this story. Isn't it? I wonder what the relationship between the man and the Jonas is. When I read your second quote it made me feel so warm. I can predict some stuffs from the sentence that you have highlighted “There could be love,” Is Jonas in a bad situation? Why does he want a change in daily life? I have read in your explanation about this quote and knew that this passage tells us that there is going to be change in Jonas’s daily life. What kind of change was it? The last quote you have written down is very memorable. “Memories need to be shared.” After reading this quote I have thought about this one sentence. I think this one sentence applies to most of people. For example, in my case I share my memories with my family every day, with my friends everyday( or maybe every second ), also I share my memories with my teachers. Except for these people I always share my memories and thoughts. I think this is the one of thing that we always do and never realize until you see this kind of quote. In the explanation of this quote I found out that Giver have felt that the things must change. What kind of things have changed? Was it a good change? Did it affect the Jonas too?
Good job!
I like your explanation about the quote that you have selected.
These quotes are such good ones to pick. I, like Ray, think the last quote is also the strongest. Memories are such a blessing. I noticed you have also read "Fahrenheit 451" and the idea that Millie Montag has no memories just scares me. It is probably because the "snake" has taken so much out of her after all her drug overdoses, but it is still tragic when Guy Montag looks at her and asks her where they met and she honestly has no memories of meeting him.
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