The Giver Memories Quotes

Would you ever live in a world without memories? “The Giver”, a provocative novel by Louis Lowery is about a boy named Jonas, who lives in a world where everything is in order and to perfection. From sunrise to sundown everything is in order and running smoothly. Even though this sounds like the perfect place to live, it has a flaw. The one flaw is that memories do not play a major role in lives of the people who live in this community, as they should be. When Jonas gets the assignment of being the next Receiver (the one who holds the memories) he discovers not only this flaw but, the power of it too. He discovers how pain from the memories gives wisdom. Jonas also sees that the community could use the wisdom; therefore he takes the risk of leaving the community. Power
The capability of the memories are so powerful that Jonas experienced how they felt and he could actually sense them. For example on the first page of chapter 11,“ Then he shivered… tongue touched the suddenly chilled air, or “ He felt it blow against his hands…”, (Lowry)these quotes show that the memories grip a great power. The memories made Jonas perceive words he had never knew of before. They let him feel sensations that he had never knew existed. Jonas needed these memories because they were going to become a major part of his life. This is only one of the great things the memories can do. These memories also can cause awful things, such as destruction. When talking about sharing memories with the Giver, the Giver denies the idea. “… the community has to bear the burden themselves…great chaos…” (Lowry 194-195)so if the memories were to be released there would be great a pandemonium and vast destruction. But after conquering that, everyone will have wisdom, the ability to feel, and emotions, to live normal lives. From all the memories it is learned that the memories hold both good and bad