Les 10-11-12-13

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Read Chapter 10. Tip: take notes of things you find important

How are Jonas and the Receiver physically similar?

1. They are the same height
2. They have the same color eyes
3. Their names are the same
4. They have the same father

Why was Jonas so surprised to see all the books in the office?

1. Books are not allowed
2. Books are very expensive
3. Books at the library are usually fake
4. He had never seen books before

What memories did the Receiver want Jonas to have?

1. Memories of the world
2. Good memories
3. Memories about the community
4. Memories of all communities

How does "The Giver" give memories to Jonas?

Read Chapter 11. Tip: take notes of things you find important

Why did the leaders go to “sameness?”

Read Chapter 12. Tip: take notes of things you find important

What happens to the memory once the Giver gives it away to Jonas?

1. It is released to the world
2. It is released to the community
3. They both keep it
4. The Giver loses it

5. Why did colors disappear in their society?

Think about it!

Jonas soon realizes he is seeing the color red. This means, the community does not see color. Resorting to sameness meant taking away color. (No differences, everything the same = sameness). Start considering things that the community does not feel or go through and that Jonas will. Will this become a problem? 

Read Chapter 13. Tip: take notes of things you find important

anguish

1. Why was the community without color?

What happened 10 years ago?

Think about it!

Jonas learns that the community does not have the option of choice - because people might make bad ones. How does this effect your life? 

The Receiver keeps all the memories, good and bad, so that the citizens don't have to carry the pain. What does that mean for The Receiver? Did he choose this life? What if he doesn't want to be the carrier or memories? 

Look up the definitions of:

- admonition

- relinquish

-mutilate

- wryly

- anguish

 - meticulous

admonition

hueless

1. a variety of a colour
2. pale
3. without variety of colour
4. tint

very slowly the elephant walked to the 'mutilated' body
mutilate

wryly

relinquish

meticulous

irrationally

1. misconception
2. reasonably
3. misunderstanding
4. without reason or understanding

assimilated

1. absorbed
2. conformed
3. simulated
4. adapted

Placidly

'assuage'
find a synonym for this word

'ominous'

1. foreboding
2. consistent
3. iluminating
4. dark and threatening

'sinuous'

1. indirect devious
2. having many curves or bends; winding
3. trapped