The Giver Chapter 3 & 4 Annotations (PDF)

Chapter 3 Objective summary (main idea) of 🔥 Identify text that stands out, that is FIRE Share your original the chapter (5 sentences). thought relating to it. DO NOT WRITE A LINE AND THEN In ch...

Chapter 3 Objective summary (main idea) of 🔥 Identify text that stands out, that is FIRE Share your original the chapter (5 sentences). thought relating to it. DO NOT WRITE A LINE AND THEN In chapter 3 of Lois Lowry’s The PARAPHRASE IT. TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS. Giver, Jonas’s father brings home the newchild he was concerned Find evidence in chapter 3 that contributes to the character about, Gabriel. Despite the fact development of Jonas. Explain how/why that differences are not supposed to be brought up, Lily emphasizes Evidence in chapter 3 that contributes to the character development how Gabriel and Jonas have the of Jonas is when it explains, “It was the first thing Jonas noticed as same pale, deep, knowing eyes. he looked at the newchild peering up curiously from the basket. The This stood out because, before pale eyes. Almost every citizen in the community had dark Gabriel, only Jonas and a female eyes…But there were a few exceptions: Jonas himself, and a female Five had these types of eyes and Five who he had noticed had the different, lighter eyes…Now, everyone else in the community seeing the newchild and its expression, he was reminded that the had dark eyes. Lily expresses her light eyes were not only a rarity but gave the one who had them a desire to become a Birthmother, certain look --- what was it? Depth, he decided; as if one were but her mother angrily emphasizes looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where that they only give birth 3 times, things might lurk which hadn’t been discovered yet…But suddenly becoming Laborers for the rest of Jonas had noticed, following the path of the apple through the air their lives. In the end, Jonas recalls with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had…the apple had the time when he got called out on changed…‘Ash?’ he had called. ‘Does anything seem strange to the speakers for taking home an you? About the apple? ‘Yes,’ Asher called back, laughing. ‘It jumps apple from the Recreation Area out of my hand onto the ground!’ Asher had just dropped it once that only he seemed to notice had again.” (Lowry 25-31). This quote enhances the character changed. development of Jonas because it really highlights his difference in the community. Unlike all of the other members, besides a female Five and Gabriel, Jonas has pale eyes instead of dark eyes. This quote does a good job of making the correlation between the depth of Jonas’s eyes and their significance in viewing peculiar things that are not seen by others. Jonas’s character is being developed as a different, knowing character. It is made clear that Jonas will not go on to be a simple character like all of the others; he explicitly has something different about him. Find evidence in Chapter 3 that further helps you understand the setting. Explain how/why Evidence in Chapter 3 that further helps me understand the setting is when the novel explains, “Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes…But there were a few exceptions…No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals…Mirrors were rare in this community; they weren’t forbidden, but there was no real need of them…‘I think newchildren are so cute,’ Lily sighed. ‘I hope I get assigned to be a Birthmother.’ ‘Lily!’ Mother spoke very sharply. ‘Don’t say that. There’s very little honor in that Assignment.’...‘Three years,’ Mother told her firmly. ‘Three births, and that’s all. After that they are Laborers for the rest of their adult lives, until the day that they enter the House of the Old…’...Everyone had known, he remembered with humiliation, that the announcement Attention. This is a reminder to male Elevens that objects are not to be removed from the Recreation Area and that snacks are to be eaten, not hoarded had been specifically directed at him, the day last month that he had taken an apple home.” (Lowry 25-29). The fact that everyone in the community has the same exact eyes, except Jonas and two others, shows exactly how much lack of individuality there is in this community. Instead of embracing these differences, they set them aside and refuse to mention them at all. I find it even worse that certain differences, like this, are considered to be “unsettling” about a person. The fact that mirrors were rare and deemed unnecessary also shows how people are not so focused on themselves, individually, in this community. Everything seems to be about honor, rather than individual desires or passions. It is expressed that the job of a Birthmother is not an honorable one that one would wish for. This is rather ironic because without the Birthmothers, there would be no cute newchildren that everyone likes. Finally, I think this community is a very exposing one. Nothing is private. Even small mistakes are corrected publicly. After simply taking an apple from the Recreation Area, the  Speakers announced it out loud, leaving Jonas embarrassed. Clearly, this community lacks individuality, neglects personal desires and features, and publicly humiliates people if they make even the slightest mistakes. Chapter 4 Objective summary (main idea) of the 🔥 Identify text that stands out, that is FIRE Share your original chapter (no more than 5 sentences) thought relating to it. Analyze each piece of evidence and explain why this is important in this chapter and to the plot of the story. In chapter 4 of Lois Lowry’s The DO NOT WRITE A LINE AND THEN PARAPHRASE IT. Giver, Jonas joins Asher and TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS. another female Eleven, Fiona, at the House of the Old for volunteer Text evidence #1 : “The freedom to choose where to spend hours, which are crucial because those hours had always seemed a wonderful luxury to they ensure a person’s Assignment Jonas; other hours of the day were so carefully regulated.” would be celebrated publicly at (Lowry 26). the Ceremony of Twelves. Jonas finds Asher and Fiona in the Thoughts: This makes it clear to me that the bathing room and he begins by community is strictly monitored. The people bathing an old woman, named practically do not have any free time. All of their time Larissa. She tells him about how is basically managed by the people in control of fond she was of Roberto’s release, them. This explains to me why Jonas seemed to like which had just happened. The volunteer hours so much; they were the only time assignment of Birthmothers and when he could sort of choose what he wanted to do. Laborers is once again It’s very intriguing how free time is something so disapproved when Larissa amazing and unattainable for these people. It makes expresses dislike of the release of me wonder why they are acting satisfied with all of Edna, a Birthmother, claiming that these rules in the first place. I think this is important to she did not have an interesting this chapter and the plot of the story because it life. Jonas asks her what happens emphasizes even further how controlled the when someone is released, but community is. Not only is everything chosen for the she explains that she does not people but even their time is managed for them. know and that she wonders why Individuality and freedom are non-existent in this they do not let children in the community. This definitely seems relevant to the plot of Releasing Room. the story since the story seems to revolve around the community and its strangeness. Text evidence #2: “Jonas slowed the strokes of his hand on her back thoughtfully. ‘Larissa,’ he asked, ‘what happens when they make the actual release? Where exactly did Roberto go?’ She lifted her bare wet shoulders in a small shrug. ‘I don’t know. I don’t think anybody does, except the committee.’...Jonas grinned. ‘I wish I’d been there to see it.’ Larissa frowned. ‘I don’t know why they don’t let children come. Not enough room, I guess. They should enlarge the Releasing Room.’” (Lowry 32-33). THoughts: This piece of evidence seemed significant to me because it goes to show how the community members simply go along with what they are told. No one really thinks about what being released really means, they just believe what has been made clear to them. Even an old woman, Larissa, does not know what happens during the actual release. No one knows but the committee. I included the part when Larissa questions why they do not allow children in the Releasing Room because I felt it was significant to the chapter itself and the plot of the story. I also included this because it caught my eye when I read it. I am still unsure, however, I think that this piece of evidence might be foreshadowing. Maybe Larissa’s question is a hint that releasing, even for the elderly, is not as pleasant as they make it to be. Possibly, it could be something more intense, like killing, which is why they refrain from allowing children in the Releasing Room. This piece of evidence might serve a significant role in the plot of the story. The entire chapter is mainly Jonas learning information from Larissa, so this part is a good ending to the chapter. Instead of giving him an answer, Larissa leaves the question unanswered, making the readers and Jonas ponder.