Lit Circle blogpost #4

Chapters 16-18 is related to the theme of freedom and choice in a few ways.

One way that is related to freedom and choice is when the giver gives the memory of love. In the community that Jonas lives in, they control everything. They controls the weather, the climate, the family members and even love. Not many people in the community knows what love feels like and what it actually is and some does not even know the word love. Well the memory of love that Jonas received helped him become more free. The community controls love by when some kids get stirrings they give the pills so that nobody will love each other. When stirrings occur it usually, some how, leads up to love or relationships. The community does not want that because with love people act in stupid ways but with love there is more choices and freedom. If you love someone than you will try to be on him/her side if there is an argument. If you don't love them than you will make fun of him/her. That was one example of choices that you make because of love.



Another passage that is related to the theme of freedom and choice is when Jonas did not take the pills. As I explained in my last paragraph the pills stop you from having dreams of stirrings so that the feeling of love won't develop inside you. Jonas made a dissuasion that he did not want to take the pills one day. This was because the day before he did not take his pills he received the memory of Christmas with grandparents, parents and children from the Giver. In that memory Jonas felt joy, warmth and happiness which the Giver explained that it is called love. Jonas liked the feeling of love a lot and he wished there was still the feeling of love, because of this he did not take the pills that he took before the memory of love. This showed that the love for the feeling love effected Jonas' normal life. This shows that love leads to                                                                                  freedom and choices.


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