Courage In The Giver

Jonas, the protagonist of the novel, “The Giver”, is a courageous character. I can tell he is very courageous because of the risky scenarios he puts himself through, and he ends up being alright. He was able to go through his training, in which he felt some of the worst pain possible during the process. He was able to sacrifice himself for Gabriel so that he didn’t get released, whilst breaking many serious and strict rules from the community. Jonas showed his courage when he went to a harsh day of training. The Giver gave him a memory of terribly fracturing his leg after falling off a sled, but he accepted the fact that he’d have to endure through memories even worse than that one. However, Rosemary, the Receiver before Jonas, couldn’t take

Instead, he left earlier in the night to save Gabriel, who was to be released the next morning. He decided to save him because after finding out the truth about release, he didn’t want that to happen to Gabriel, because he loved him. So, he broke many strict and serious rules to retrieve him, and then he ran off out of the Community, saving him. This showed courage because he went out of his way, risking a lot for himself, to save someone he loved. Finally, the courage in Jonas’s character is shown when he receives the assignment to be the new Receiver of Memories. I think that the fact that he was even able to accept that he was the new Receiver was courageous. I say this because he was warned of the great pain that he’d have to go through during his training, and he still accepted it. Although he had only felt little pain at that point in his life, he still knew what pain felt like. He was told when he received his job that he would feel that pain, but far worse than when he, for example, smashed his finger in a door. Sure, that hurts, but the pain that was explained to him was far worse. In conclusion, I’d say that Jonas, from “The Giver”, is a courageous character, and I feel that the author did a fine job developing that trait for him. He isn’t afraid to step up to take responsibility, or to do the right thing in situations that others may find