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The truth about Release
As he continued to watch, the newchild, no longer crying, moved his arms and legs in a jerking motion. Then he went limp. His head fell to the side, his eyes half open. Then he was still.With an odd, shocked feeling, Jonas recognised the gestures and posture and expression. They were familiar. He had seen them before. But he couldn't remember where. Jonas stared at the screen, waiting for something to happen. But nothing did. The little twin lay motionless. HIs father was putting things away. Folding the blanket. Closing the cupboard. Once again, as he had on the playing field, he felt the choking sensation. Once again he saw the face of the light-haired, bloodied soldier as life left his eyes. The memory came back. He killed it! My father killed it! Jonas said to himself, stunned at what he was realising. He continued to stare at the screen numbly.His father tidied the room. Then he picked up a small carton that lay waiting on the floor, set it on the bed, and lifted the limp body into it. He placed the lid on tightly.He picked up the carton and carried it to the other side of the room. He opened a small door in the wall; Jonas could see darkness behind the door. It seemed to be the same sort of chute into which the trash was deposited at school.His father loaded the carton containing the body into the chute and gave it a shove. "Bye-bye, little guy," Jonas heard his father say before he left the room. Then the screen went blank.The Giver turned to him. Quite calmly, he related, "When the Speaker notified me that Rosemary had applied for Release, they turned on the tape to show me the process. There she was--my last glimpse of that beautiful child--waiting. They brought in the syringe and asked her to roll up her sleeve."You suggested, Jonas, that perhaps she wasn't brave enough? I don't know about bravery: what it is, what it means. I do know that I sat here numb with horror. Wretched with helplessness. And I listened as Rosemary told them that she would prefer to inject herself.Then she did so. I didn't watch. I looked away."The Giver turned to him."Well, there you are, Jonas. You were wondering about release," he said in a bitter voice.Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himself, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emerge in a cry. This extract was on Jonas's reaction during and after watching the release by his father of a twin. Before that, he thought it was a very free and good thing to be released, and that his father was a good, kind man who loved the babies he dealt with, knew what he was doing, and didn't lie to him. Little did Jonas know that his father was responsible for killing the babies and people, for Release actually meant death. Jonas realised the truth and felt terrible in the above extract, and felt furious with his father for doing that. However, the reason for Release and the act of Releasing, were brought about by one thing--ignorance. Because of ignorance, the people, including Jonas's father and Jonas himself, believed that to be Released was a good thing, for the people to be set free after a long, full life. From here, however, we can see that ignorance is destructive, and highly, at that. Ignorance was seen in other parts of the book as well. The people in the community were ignorant of the memories the world once had. Because of this ignorance, they needed The Giver and Jonas to assist them by helping them to contain and bear the memories all by themselves. That was the reason behind the whole idea and need for a Giver. Ignorance is one of the largest themes in the Giver, and that is why I chose this extract, as it not only shows the delusions and ignorance of the people, but also the reactions and feelings of the people who actually managed to discover the truth. This book also makes us wonder: Which is worse, the truth, or lies? After reading this extract, I finally thought to myself, "So that's what Release is." Then after that, I felt so sorry for the people in the book: the people who died, and the people who were still living in ignorance about the things going around them. I feel really glad that our world isn't like the one portrayed in the Giver or the Handmaid's tale, thankfully, and I hope it remains like this.
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The truth about Release
As he continued to watch, the newchild, no longer crying, moved his arms and legs in a jerking motion. Then he went limp. His head fell to the side, his eyes half open. Then he was still.With an odd, shocked feeling, Jonas recognised the gestures and posture and expression. They were familiar. He had seen them before. But he couldn't remember where. Jonas stared at the screen, waiting for something to happen. But nothing did. The little twin lay motionless. HIs father was putting things away. Folding the blanket. Closing the cupboard. Once again, as he had on the playing field, he felt the choking sensation. Once again he saw the face of the light-haired, bloodied soldier as life left his eyes. The memory came back. He killed it! My father killed it! Jonas said to himself, stunned at what he was realising. He continued to stare at the screen numbly.His father tidied the room. Then he picked up a small carton that lay waiting on the floor, set it on the bed, and lifted the limp body into it. He placed the lid on tightly.He picked up the carton and carried it to the other side of the room. He opened a small door in the wall; Jonas could see darkness behind the door. It seemed to be the same sort of chute into which the trash was deposited at school.His father loaded the carton containing the body into the chute and gave it a shove. "Bye-bye, little guy," Jonas heard his father say before he left the room. Then the screen went blank.The Giver turned to him. Quite calmly, he related, "When the Speaker notified me that Rosemary had applied for Release, they turned on the tape to show me the process. There she was--my last glimpse of that beautiful child--waiting. They brought in the syringe and asked her to roll up her sleeve."You suggested, Jonas, that perhaps she wasn't brave enough? I don't know about bravery: what it is, what it means. I do know that I sat here numb with horror. Wretched with helplessness. And I listened as Rosemary told them that she would prefer to inject herself.Then she did so. I didn't watch. I looked away."The Giver turned to him."Well, there you are, Jonas. You were wondering about release," he said in a bitter voice.Jonas felt a ripping sensation inside himself, the feeling of terrible pain clawing its way forward to emerge in a cry. This extract was on Jonas's reaction during and after watching the release by his father of a twin. Before that, he thought it was a very free and good thing to be released, and that his father was a good, kind man who loved the babies he dealt with, knew what he was doing, and didn't lie to him. Little did Jonas know that his father was responsible for killing the babies and people, for Release actually meant death. Jonas realised the truth and felt terrible in the above extract, and felt furious with his father for doing that. However, the reason for Release and the act of Releasing, were brought about by one thing--ignorance. Because of ignorance, the people, including Jonas's father and Jonas himself, believed that to be Released was a good thing, for the people to be set free after a long, full life. From here, however, we can see that ignorance is destructive, and highly, at that. Ignorance was seen in other parts of the book as well. The people in the community were ignorant of the memories the world once had. Because of this ignorance, they needed The Giver and Jonas to assist them by helping them to contain and bear the memories all by themselves. That was the reason behind the whole idea and need for a Giver. Ignorance is one of the largest themes in the Giver, and that is why I chose this extract, as it not only shows the delusions and ignorance of the people, but also the reactions and feelings of the people who actually managed to discover the truth. This book also makes us wonder: Which is worse, the truth, or lies? After reading this extract, I finally thought to myself, "So that's what Release is." Then after that, I felt so sorry for the people in the book: the people who died, and the people who were still living in ignorance about the things going around them. I feel really glad that our world isn't like the one portrayed in the Giver or the Handmaid's tale, thankfully, and I hope it remains like this.
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