Dear Asher,
I'm deeply sorry that I had left home at the day of the Ceremony. I know you have tons of questions that you want to ask me but I don't have that much time left. I'm fine and so as Gabriel but I'm running out of food... You were probably wondering why I had ran away. The society that we are in isn't fair and is worse than you think. You probably won't understand this but it's because of the releasing, and the things that don't exist today. When I told you that something was strange about the flowers, I tried to tell you about something called "colors". I don't know how to describe about "colors" but it really attracts your attention. Something other than colors are animals. Animals are living organisms that have a well-defined shape. If you know Lily's comforting object, it's actually an elephant, my comfort object is a bear, and Gabriel's is a hippo.Another powerful thing is love. If you ask "do you love me?" to your parents, they probably would say that word is meaningless... Well guess what, they're wrong. Love is the feeling of very strong liking of someone, etc. Something that relates this is "grandparents". Grandparents are the parents of the parents. In my training, my "teacher" gave me a vision of grandparents .They were hanging out with their family members and they were passing gifts. The children "loves" their grandparents, and their parents. Love is similar to happiness. The final thing is music. I don't really know what music is but I don't know what it is...
Another reason why I ran away is about releasing. The former "Receiver of Memory" wanted herself released . Releasing is something like killing. So basically, she wanted to kill herself, commit suicide, whichever word you prefer. When I was having training with my teacher, I saw my father killing one of the baby twins by weight. My father injected a liquid into the baby's head. A few minutes later, the baby was very still, and it wasn't moving. Later my father threw the baby inside a simple box and into the trash. I was freaking out so badly so I decided to make a plan with my teacher. So that's why I took Gabriel with me to flee from home. Life is very stable in our society. But it's very unfair that nobody in the universe could experience these things except for me and my teacher. If you still don't understand, well just know that I'm sorry...
From your best friend,
Jonas
p.s: Tell my friends and my family members that I love them especially Fiona.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Literature Blog Post #3
" Gabriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing bare-footed on a damp lawn.
"Gabe?"
The new child stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love" Jonas whispered.
The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away"
I think that this quote relates to freedom and choice because Jonas threw away the pill because he wanted to be able to "love" people like Fiona. Jonas and The Giver liked the feeling of love so that's why Jonas wanted to throw away the pill. When Jonas saw the family handing gifts, Jonas feels the happiness in the training. Love is the most difficult question for mankind.
Love is patient, love is kind. Love protects; preserves and hopes for the positive aspect of life. By the end of the novel, two major realizations about Jonas's community are mainly responsible for Jonas's decision to leave the community. The second realization is about the nature of release, but the first realization is Jonas's discovery of the meaning of love. His parents reject the concept of love as an imprecise and slightly comical idea, but Jonas resorts to sharing his revelation with Gabe, who shares Jonas's capacity for receiving memory and who is still a blank list without the training of the community that later in life would cause him to say no to love. Since Gabriel is able to accept Jonas's love, the two characters form a nearly ancestral bond that causes Jonas to sacrifice greatly for his surrogate younger brother's sake.
Another thing is because although Jonas was suppose to take his pill, he had the choice to take it or not so he didn't take it. This is showing Jonas is making his own choices. The novel explores Jonas's encounter with memories of "the past," a time much like ours, in which people still had the freedom of choice. In his world, people weren't allowed to make their own choices such as choosing their own mates. "Oh." Jonas was silent for a minute. "Oh, I see what you mean. It wouldn't matter for a newchild's toy. But later it does matter, doesn't it? We don't dare to let people make choices of their own." "Not safe?" The Giver suggested. "Definitely not safe," Jonas said with certainty." This quote This quote takes place when Jonas and the Giver were discussing the rights of choices in the community.
So here is my blog. (The book)
Love is patient, love is kind. Love protects; preserves and hopes for the positive aspect of life. By the end of the novel, two major realizations about Jonas's community are mainly responsible for Jonas's decision to leave the community. The second realization is about the nature of release, but the first realization is Jonas's discovery of the meaning of love. His parents reject the concept of love as an imprecise and slightly comical idea, but Jonas resorts to sharing his revelation with Gabe, who shares Jonas's capacity for receiving memory and who is still a blank list without the training of the community that later in life would cause him to say no to love. Since Gabriel is able to accept Jonas's love, the two characters form a nearly ancestral bond that causes Jonas to sacrifice greatly for his surrogate younger brother's sake.
Another thing is because although Jonas was suppose to take his pill, he had the choice to take it or not so he didn't take it. This is showing Jonas is making his own choices. The novel explores Jonas's encounter with memories of "the past," a time much like ours, in which people still had the freedom of choice. In his world, people weren't allowed to make their own choices such as choosing their own mates. "Oh." Jonas was silent for a minute. "Oh, I see what you mean. It wouldn't matter for a newchild's toy. But later it does matter, doesn't it? We don't dare to let people make choices of their own." "Not safe?" The Giver suggested. "Definitely not safe," Jonas said with certainty." This quote This quote takes place when Jonas and the Giver were discussing the rights of choices in the community.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Giver #2
1. When Jonas learns all about colors, he claims "it isn't fair that nothing has color". Why does he say this?
The reason why I think Jonas said this because people can't see color except for him and the Giver, people would have difficulties, emotions,etc.
I chose that people can't see color except for him and the Giver because Jonas feels that color adds a vibrancy that all community members should share. The people can't see color except for black and white, because if everything was the same, then there aren't any choices. It would also be a disadvantage for the eyes. Life would be boring if there weren't any colors in the world. When The Giver explains that Jonas is seeing color and Jonas gets upset, he's realizing that it's not fair that the people can't see things in color because life is more beautiful in color. Without color, people wouldn't get to know what things are like."'I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?' He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. 'But it's all the same, always.'" Pg. 97. Red symbolizes enlightenment and the danger of the awakening of emotions and feelings. The red sleigh is a connection that The Giver uses to relate the excitement that having feelings and memories can provide but also the pain that they can evoke. Another scene in the story that uses red is when Jonas sees Fiona's hair change into the color of an apple for a brief moment. It is in this moment that Jonas is becoming aware of the differences he is feeling as compared to others in his society.
My reason why I chose people would have difficulties is because if a person wants to know what color the trees were people wouldn't have a clue because they can only see black and white. Obviously, the people would say black or white... If you were in the book and were drawing a picture, you would draw a white and black picture rather than a picture with colors. A film similar to the book is "Pleasantville". In humanities, we had to split into two groups. The Giver and the White Mountains. The Giver people watched a film called Pleasantville. Pleasantville is a place where everything is black and white similar to Jonas's world. It's all boring and colorless.
The reason why I chose emotions is because colors express emotions. When I was with Ms. Paz for trimester 1, she said that colors describe emotions such as green. Green is a color that represents calmness. Red is the first color that Jonas sees in the story. In the book, the only color that the people can see is white because black is not a color. Black is the absence of color so therefore it isn't a color. When there is no light, everything is black. But white is a color because it is the blending of all colors. Sunlight is white light that is composed of all colors of the spectrum. So therefore, black isn't a color because a black object absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them to the eyes. White is a color because white reflects all the colors of the visible light spectrum to the eyes. Anyway, yellow is a color that symbolizes happiness. If people couldn't see colors except for white, then people couldn't express their feelings by colors. So here are my reasons why I think that Jonas claimed in the story.
Sources: http://www.colormatters.com/vis_bk_white.html#Anchor-Part-47857
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/14800000/justin-in-his-fav-color-justin-bieber-14855946-400-438.jpg
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/karin_032/JUSTIN%20BIEBER/Justin-Bieber1.jpg
Here's a black and white photo of Justin Bieber
Here's a picture of Justin Bieber with color. See the diference?
The reason why I think Jonas said this because people can't see color except for him and the Giver, people would have difficulties, emotions,etc.
I chose that people can't see color except for him and the Giver because Jonas feels that color adds a vibrancy that all community members should share. The people can't see color except for black and white, because if everything was the same, then there aren't any choices. It would also be a disadvantage for the eyes. Life would be boring if there weren't any colors in the world. When The Giver explains that Jonas is seeing color and Jonas gets upset, he's realizing that it's not fair that the people can't see things in color because life is more beautiful in color. Without color, people wouldn't get to know what things are like."'I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?' He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. 'But it's all the same, always.'" Pg. 97. Red symbolizes enlightenment and the danger of the awakening of emotions and feelings. The red sleigh is a connection that The Giver uses to relate the excitement that having feelings and memories can provide but also the pain that they can evoke. Another scene in the story that uses red is when Jonas sees Fiona's hair change into the color of an apple for a brief moment. It is in this moment that Jonas is becoming aware of the differences he is feeling as compared to others in his society.
My reason why I chose people would have difficulties is because if a person wants to know what color the trees were people wouldn't have a clue because they can only see black and white. Obviously, the people would say black or white... If you were in the book and were drawing a picture, you would draw a white and black picture rather than a picture with colors. A film similar to the book is "Pleasantville". In humanities, we had to split into two groups. The Giver and the White Mountains. The Giver people watched a film called Pleasantville. Pleasantville is a place where everything is black and white similar to Jonas's world. It's all boring and colorless.
The reason why I chose emotions is because colors express emotions. When I was with Ms. Paz for trimester 1, she said that colors describe emotions such as green. Green is a color that represents calmness. Red is the first color that Jonas sees in the story. In the book, the only color that the people can see is white because black is not a color. Black is the absence of color so therefore it isn't a color. When there is no light, everything is black. But white is a color because it is the blending of all colors. Sunlight is white light that is composed of all colors of the spectrum. So therefore, black isn't a color because a black object absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them to the eyes. White is a color because white reflects all the colors of the visible light spectrum to the eyes. Anyway, yellow is a color that symbolizes happiness. If people couldn't see colors except for white, then people couldn't express their feelings by colors. So here are my reasons why I think that Jonas claimed in the story.
Sources: http://www.colormatters.com/vis_bk_white.html#Anchor-Part-47857
http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/14800000/justin-in-his-fav-color-justin-bieber-14855946-400-438.jpg
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/karin_032/JUSTIN%20BIEBER/Justin-Bieber1.jpg
Here's a black and white photo of Justin BieberHere's a picture of Justin Bieber with color. See the diference?
Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Giver
Recently in humanities yellow, literature circles came back as we got our new books. The new books were The Giver and the White Mountains. I received "The Giver" which looked interesting. In the beginning, it was extremely boring but from around chapter 3, it starts getting better and better. Jonas, the main character in the book, is in a communist place where everything is weird. People can't see colors, don't even know anything such as animals, stationary,etc. His parents decide the future for him and this has been going on continuously for centuries. But Jonas, is different from everybody. He could see some colors such as red in the book. (If you are curious, read the book!!!). Anyway, the question that I chose was:
1. Would you want your future to be decided by others ? Why or Why not?
For me, I would say no because I wouldn't get to have my own decisions, and I wouldn't even enjoy it. People need some freedom in their life so they have the right to choose what they want to be in the future. The reason why I chose that I wouldn't get to have my own decisions is that because I don't want a future that doesn't suite me. For example, my parents want me to be a dentist/doctor but if someone changes my future, I might become something else. Another reason is that you have the right to control your future. Everyone has a dream and what they want to be. "When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness." a quote by Nicole Kidman, an Australian actress.
I chose that I wouldn't even enjoy it because if for instance,if I wanted to become a tennis player (false) and if someone controls my future, later in life I might become like a pilot even thought you hate the job. You have the right to control your future and enjoy it. There aren't any benefits having a controlled future. There might be some benefits such as you don't have to find a job,etc but most likely people would want a future decided by themselves. In the Giver, I think that the Chief Elder has chosen what Jonas wanted to be..... So here are my reasons why I think that I don't wan my future to be decided by others.
1. Would you want your future to be decided by others ? Why or Why not?
For me, I would say no because I wouldn't get to have my own decisions, and I wouldn't even enjoy it. People need some freedom in their life so they have the right to choose what they want to be in the future. The reason why I chose that I wouldn't get to have my own decisions is that because I don't want a future that doesn't suite me. For example, my parents want me to be a dentist/doctor but if someone changes my future, I might become something else. Another reason is that you have the right to control your future. Everyone has a dream and what they want to be. "When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness." a quote by Nicole Kidman, an Australian actress.
I chose that I wouldn't even enjoy it because if for instance,if I wanted to become a tennis player (false) and if someone controls my future, later in life I might become like a pilot even thought you hate the job. You have the right to control your future and enjoy it. There aren't any benefits having a controlled future. There might be some benefits such as you don't have to find a job,etc but most likely people would want a future decided by themselves. In the Giver, I think that the Chief Elder has chosen what Jonas wanted to be..... So here are my reasons why I think that I don't wan my future to be decided by others.
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