Examples Of Sacrifice In The Giver

Most of the time sacrifices are driven by some type of love, strength or necessity. It is done by giving up something good for the better, whether for yourself or another person. In the real world, the idea of selfless sacrifice still exist, however it has become more rare. This idea also in the literary world where one character’s act of courage to make a sacrifice becomes an important variable in the novel. One such novel is Lois Lowry’s The Giver. The main protagonist, Jonas makes many sacrifices being the receiver of memory. As the receiver, Jonas must keep all the pleasure and the painful memories he obtained from the giver away from the peaceful community. Jonas takes on this responsibility which help prevent the community from experiencing an overwhelming of emotion and sensation the memories may cause. However, this is not the only sacrifice he makes. He wants to regain the people’s humanity, individuality and freedom by recovering their memories. Therefore, Jonas escapes to the Elsewhere, leaving his

Although he did not understand the role as a receiver, he knew it was an important job that require a relentless amount courage. Without a Receiver, when the giver dies, the memories will be released throughout the society and cause a great amount of chaos for the people. Therefore, this sacrifice prevents the community from being interrupted and disturbed from their regular life. They are able to live their life without any pain, while Jonas keeps the agony to himself. His job as a receiver also helps to remove torment for the Giver because the Giver could transmit some of the aching memories to Jonas. As the novel progress, the responsibilities Jonas has to deal with increases. In order to keep the community under control, he has to live up his role as a receiver. He grows distant from his family and friends, but because of Jonas, the people don’t have to face