Chapter Summary: The Giver

December is coming around the corner. Jonas is trying to find the right word to describe his feelings. He thinks he is frightened, and then decides that frightened is the wrong word to describe his feelings. Frightened is when an unidentified aircraft flies over his community and orders everyone to keep their bikes aside and go into the nearest building. He is very wary about his language, unlike his best friend, Asher. Asher always mixes up words and phrases. Jonas remembers the time when Asher was late for class and had to apologize for inconveniencing his class and the instructor. He used the word “distraught” instead of “distracted”. Jonas finally finds the right word to describe his feelings, “apprehensive”.
At the dining table, Jonas’s