Chapter12

<Story>

 

His life as the Reviewer has started. The second day of training, the school in the morning was very lively with chatting about their own training each other. Jonas kept listening to others since it’s not possible to share his experience. Although it’s not allowed to talk about the training for Jonas, but what he experienced was hard to explain to the people who doesn’t have experienced snow, sled and so on.Fiona shared her surprised experience with Jonas. The House of the Old  also has several rules like a school, and even discipline wand and recreation activities exist  for the Old. However, Fiona and Jonas had good overall impression for the first training day.  The other thing which made a change for Jonas was “seeing beyond”. Jonas began to see odd illusion more often than before. In the Annex building, the training began with the Giver. It was a little bit different from yesterday. About transmitting the memory from the Giver to Jonas seems to be only one chance for one memory. Once the memory was transferred to the other, the memory is already belonged to the other’s body. Also the Giver can has more than one generation’s memory, but normal citizens can only have one generation’s memory.The second day’s training is about “color”, and it means that the community lost “color” in the past generation.  


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<Impressions>

I was shocked when I knew that they don’t have “color” in the community. How did “color” interrupt their life? so…..are they living in Black and White world? When Jonas knew many things had disappeared by the past generation’s control, his anger should be increased more and more. Can he be patient for this job? Also can he keep loving the present world? However, the Giver is telling  him “But we had to let go of others.” For Jonas, It’s the time to grow up……face to the reality and admit the present life in the community…..The reason why the Giver looks is because he knew the reality on this community? I don't want Jonas become like the Giver. Hope he can find delight on this job....

 

 

<My new words>

1. fist /n/fɪst/a hand when it is tightly closed with the fingers bent into the palm
>He punched me with his fist.

2. fretful /adj/ˈfretfl/behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy or uncomfortable
> He is so fretful at night.

3. abuzz/adj /əˈbʌz/ noisy like  the sound of a bee
>Twelves were abuzz with descriptions of their first day of training.

4. disobedience /n/ ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiəns/ failure or refusal to obey
> punishment for disobedience

5. startle/v/ ˈstɑːrtl/ surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them
> Jonas stood for a moment beside his bike, startled.

6. fleeting/adj/ ˈfliːtɪŋ/ lasting only a short time
>This time it had been Fiona who had undergone that fleeting indescribable change.

7. sought/v/ sˈɔːt/ past tense of “seek”
>He took a deep breath and sought the sled and the hill and the snow in this consciousness.

8.  atop/preposition/ əˈtɑːp/ on top of; at the top of
>atop the hill

9. dumbfound/v/ dʌmˈfaʊnd/ to surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to speak
> Dumbfounded, he stared at it.

10.  beneath/preposition/ bɪˈniːθ/ under somebody/something
>the sled beneath

11. wryly/adv/ raɪli/ showing that you are both amused and disappointed or annoyed
>He smiled wryly

12. relinquish/v/ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly
>We relinquish color when relinquished sunshine and did away with differences.