Every individual is placed on earth to attain the responsibility of shaping others’ lives, to the better, as well as the life of oneself. One should sacrifice a portion of his or her life to initiate a mirror like image of what one dreams into the forced reality. Memories of elation, triumph, affection as well as suffering, agony, and anguish should all be entrenched within the hearts and minds of every being. Jonas, in The Giver, is one of few who are honored with the discovery of life, the journey from the joyous start to the exhilarating hardships of middle until the unseen end. Memories should be shared because "the worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it" (Lowry 20.33). Personal sacrifice also necessitates one’s own need for satisfaction. Through sacrifice for others, one is able to discover life as one imagines. If an individual sacrifices his or her own joy to others who need it more, it may prevent a mourning individual from extreme minorities such as suicide and death but also from simplicities like the inclination to frown. This fraction of change is one which may lead to a chain reaction pursuing an improved world. Jonas, towards the end of the novel, chooses to cross the border of memories to sacrifice himself for the people whom he loved and to share his experience of the unseen. Along with him, he had brought Gabriel, a young baby, who would in future years be the Giver. They both depicted suffrage for the whole. The author spoke, “Gabriel had not cried during the long frightening journey. Now he did. He cried because he was hungry and cold and terribly weak. Jonas cried too, for the same reason, and another reason as well. He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself” (Lowry
Every individual is placed on earth to attain the responsibility of shaping others’ lives, to the better, as well as the life of oneself. One should sacrifice a portion of his or her life to initiate a mirror like image of what one dreams into the forced reality. Memories of elation, triumph, affection as well as suffering, agony, and anguish should all be entrenched within the hearts and minds of every being. Jonas, in The Giver, is one of few who are honored with the discovery of life, the journey from the joyous start to the exhilarating hardships of middle until the unseen end. Memories should be shared because "the worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it" (Lowry 20.33). Personal sacrifice also necessitates one’s own need for satisfaction. Through sacrifice for others, one is able to discover life as one imagines. If an individual sacrifices his or her own joy to others who need it more, it may prevent a mourning individual from extreme minorities such as suicide and death but also from simplicities like the inclination to frown. This fraction of change is one which may lead to a chain reaction pursuing an improved world. Jonas, towards the end of the novel, chooses to cross the border of memories to sacrifice himself for the people whom he loved and to share his experience of the unseen. Along with him, he had brought Gabriel, a young baby, who would in future years be the Giver. They both depicted suffrage for the whole. The author spoke, “Gabriel had not cried during the long frightening journey. Now he did. He cried because he was hungry and cold and terribly weak. Jonas cried too, for the same reason, and another reason as well. He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself” (Lowry