Chapter13

<Story>

After weeks pasted, Jonas lives in the life with colors. Gradually he is realizing the reality of this job and the difference between ordinary people’s life and his life. One day, he tried to transmit a memory to Asher as the Giver did to Jonas, but it didn’t work.  It proved to him that it only works between the Receiver and the Giver. In the Giver’s life, he has a wife, but he advised to Jonas not to have a partner and family. That is because the Receiver is not allowed to share the memories and books with families and friends, and it will be terribly hard. Jonas asked a question to the Giver about the reason why the previous Receiver failed. She seemed to let normal citizens access to the memories. After that, it caused the confusion in the community.The Giver decided to give Jonas a special memory which may cause pain on Jonas, but it is time to do it.

 

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<Impressions>

Keeping secret in his heart until he died is terribly hard for us…..However, it will be allowed when Jonas got older to become a Giver? I was quite disappointed by the Givers words, such as ……. “They know nothing.” , “Life here is so orderly, so predictable---so painless. It’s what they’ve chosen.” The Giver is having negative view with the present world, and I feel sorry about his whole life. Living in the wrongly controlled world, and it’s impossible to be changed. I was wondering which person can live in happy life……”The people who don’t know the all secret, but everything is prepared for your life under the huge control. “ OR ......“The people who knows the reality, but everything needs to be selected by yourself.” When people feel happy or be satisfied with your life, it might be the time when people feel confident with what you have done through your life. The life is the result of your assembled selections. In the community, people still can feel happiness with your own life. I am not sure which life is wonderful….In China, there is internet access barrier and there is no freedom of speech (ex. newspaper and broadcasting). Once Chinese people get out of their own country, they may realize the reality of the free world, but they still love their own country. I think Jonas should have similar love to his own community. He was unlucky to be in the present community, but I hope he can find the way to enjoy his life. Let’s watch how he can survive with whole memories of the world….  

 

<My new words>

1. lawn/n/lɔːn/ an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden/yard or park
> the landscaped lawn around the Central Plaza.

2. absurdity/n/ əbˈsɜːrdəti/ completely ridiculous; not logical and sensible
>He laughed at the absurdity.

3. irrationally/adj/ ɪˈræʃnəli/ not based on, or not using, clear logical thought
> irrationally angry at his groupmates.

4. spatter /v/ ˈspætər/ to cover somebody/something with drops of liquid, dirt, etc,
> spattered with blood.

5.ragged/adj/ ˈræɡɪd/ old and torn
>the  ragged comfort object

6.spouse/n/ spaʊz/ a husband or wife
>Don’t you have a spouse?

7. astonish/v/ əˈstɑːnɪʃ / to surprise somebody very much
> The news astonished everyone.

8. predictable/adj/ prɪˈdɪktəbl/ if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like
>Here is orderly, so predictable.

9. assimilate/v/ əˈsɪməleɪt/ to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself
>The memories were assimilated.

10. accusation/n/ ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/ a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong, especially of committing a crime; the fact of accusing somebody
>There was a terrible accusation.



*Discovery*

The difference between “glance” and “glimpse”.

Glance means that you look quickly at something/somebody.

And

Glimpse means  that a look at somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely.