Blog 11B-Notable Moment: The Giver
Having finished the Giver, the notable moment that I have chosen is from the scene where Jonas discovers what being released is. This part of the book I felt was somewhat disturbing. This is because we as the reader become aware of the impact of being released, which is death by injection of anesthesia. Jonas finds out about being released by the video of his father injecting the baby twin that was born and this becomes emotionally tough for him. We then find out that Rosemary, the past receiver requested release, and her fate was handed to her in the same room as the baby. Below is an excerpt from this very scene with Rosemary.
“When the speaker notified me that Rosemary had applied for release, they turned on the tape to show me the process. There she was—my last glimpse of that beautiful child—waiting. They brought in the syringe and asked her to roll up her sleeve.”
This revelation for Jonas was so painful and he became so distraught that he ended up spending the night at the Givers. Jonas is so emotionally upset about his father’s actions and why he has never told them about it. Jonas, among all his rage says, “‘I won’t! I won’t go home! You can’t make me!’ Jonas sobbed and shouted and pounded the bed with his fists.” Because Jonas emotions were so out of control the Giver must then calm him down, and this is where the plan is then devised by the Giver and Jonas.
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