The Reaction of "The Giver"

I read “The Giver”, which was written by Lois Lowry. 

This book is one of my sister’s favorite books, but I had never read it yet. When I found this book on the list, I thought it was chance to read this book, and I tried this book.

In this story, people lived in the “Community”, where people obeyed many strict rules and they never thought anything by themselves. In this Community, there was a person who was called “the Receiver”. The Receiver had many memories such as colors, emotions, climate and war, which people had forgotten long time ago. Jonas, who was chosen as the new Receiver, was given many memories from last Receiver (who was called the Giver) and he became to feel doubt about the system of this Community. He wanted to make the Community better, and finally he decided to leave his Community.

I think the theme of this story is what the bravery is. 

There were three Receivers in this Community, the Giver, Jonas, and Rosemary (she was selected as a Receiver ten years ago, but she was failed and she chose to be released from the Community). Every Receiver had their bravery. The Giver endured terrible memories only by himself for a long time. Jonas decided to leave his hometown in order to make the situation much better. Rosemary could not be the Receiver and she chose to quit her training, but it was also one form of bravery. In the Community, no one made choice but people only obeyed the rules, so I think Rosemary needed much courage to choose the end. There are many type of bravery and some might not be able to be understood. However, it is brave to do what one believe is right.

  

Through this book, I was impressed by the scene where Jonas asked his father whether he loved Jonas or not. Father said he could not answer because the word “love” is not suitable for this situation. For me, it is natural to say “I love my family”, and often forget these emotions, because they are too natural. However, these emotions may be special things. I hope to remember that.