Q. What does the word diminish most likely mean?
The word “diminish” most likely means ‘To end’ as used in line 6. John Donne had written this poem based on end of life because he was approaching death due to a fatal illness.
Q. What happens in chapter 22 of the giver?
The Giver Chapter 22 Jonas moves ahead into an unfamiliar territory with untended roads. There are also more trees, forests, and streams. For the first time, they see a waterfall and wildlife. They even see a bird flying over them which Jonas vaguely remembers from the memories he received from The Giver.
Q. What rule did Jonas break in the giver in Chapter 3?
The first rule that he breaks is being outside of his house at night, which he describes as a “major transgression.” Second, he takes food with him, just leftovers, but he describes that as “a serious crime.” Food is tightly controlled in the community. The last thing he did was take his father’s bicycle.
Q. Who has the most power in the giver?
Elders
Q. Is the giver married?
After Jonas begins his training, the Giver explains to him that having a spouse when you are the Receiver of Memory is a little difficult. He had a spouse, but since their children are grown (well, one is presumably grown, but the other is dead), she lives with the Childless Adults and he has his own special dwelling.
Q. Did the giver ever get married explain?
Is the Giver married? Explain about his marriage relationship. He did have a spouse, but no she lives with the Childless Adults.
Q. What volunteer work did Asher Fiona and Jonas do together?
4-5 Who had an exiciting life? Chp. 4-5 What volunteer work did Asher, Fiona, and Jonas do together? Chp.
Q. Why does Jonas choose to spend his volunteer hours with Asher and Fiona?
Jonas enjoys volunteer hours because they are less regulated than other hours of his day—he gets to choose where he spends them. He volunteers at a variety of places, enjoying the different experiences, and has no idea what his Assignment will be.
Q. What method does the giver use to train Jonas?
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| A | B |
|---|---|
| What method does the Giver use to train Jonas? | He places his hands on Jona’s bare back and gives him memories |
| What are stirrings? | The beginnings of sexual desire |
| What is the first memory Jonas receives? | A ride on a sled through falling snow |
Q. How are babies born in the giver?
A Birthmother (Also known as a Vessel) is a role given at the Ceremony of Twelves to an eligible female. Their job is to birth Newchildren for the community. Most Birthmothers give birth naturally, but in Claire’s case, she had to have a Caesarean section. …
Q. Do you love me quote from the giver?
There was an awkward silence for a moment. Then Father gave a little chuckle. “Jonas.
Q. Why did Larissa chortle with laughter?
4, why did Larissa “chortle with laughter” and “hoot” at Jonas’s words words? They were laughing because their parents had said the same thing about bathing the old. They were laughing because they enjoyed working in the House of the Old.
Q. How are babies treated in the giver?
In fact, very little is sentimentalized: the Old are treated like children and cared for by people with whom they might have had no relationship in their childhood or adulthood. They are kept ignorant—as are most members of the community—about what happens when they are released from the society.
Q. Why did they kill babies in the giver?
The Committee of Elders sanctions the killing of babies in The Giver as a form of population control and to maintain the delicate balance of their highly organized community. Euthanasia is common in Jonas’s community, and the smaller, less healthy twin infant is killed during a release ceremony.
Q. Who gets released in the giver?
The ones whose lives in the community are finished, are released after a special ceremony honoring their lives. The old ones, at the House of the Old, are able to watch the ceremony, but they do not get to see the departure, as they believe the old ones are sent to another place.
Q. How are babies born in Jonas’s community?
Newchildren are born to birthmothers, who carry and deliver babies as their job only, at the Birthing Center. They do not raise the babies. The babies are raised by Nurturers in the Nurturing Center. Jonas’s father is a Nurturer, and he explains the process.
