Epilogue To The Giver

Jonas immersed himself in the memory. Suddenly, he was sitting down next to a small window. He looked out and upon seeing the clouds he realized he was flying. Below, he could see a long strip of tree tops, skyscrapers, bridges and tiny moving dots. He noticed that all the people around him were sitting orderly, in rows. There was blue carpeting on the floor and white paneling on the ceiling. He was in what seemed like a long and narrow tunnel. “I must be in a plane, Jonas thought.” He had never been inside a plane before, but he had seen some flying over the community. Suddenly, a large thump resonated followed by multiple noises and explosions. People were startled and confused, murmuring to each other.

After a ding- dong sound, a voice
The plane hit the river. Quickly, large gushes started to fill the plane. The frigid water made Jonas’s feet numb. The stewardesses calmly announced, “We will evacuate the plane.” The doors opened and large inflatable slides popped up from every exit door. People were rushing to get out. Jonas noticed a lady crawling over the seats with a wrapped-up baby in her arms. Older people struggled with the incoming current. People were trembling and their faces looked pale from the shock and the freezing temperature of the water. The pilot paced the aircraft back and forth making sure all the passengers had been evacuated. Sirens could be heard from the city, and helicopters hovered above. One by one, the passengers went down the slides without hesitation. Nobody was hurt, but everybody was wet and shaking. A large ferry shuttled everyone to safety.

Jonas snapped out of the memory and found the Giver staring at him with curious eyes. “How was your experience?” The Giver asked. “I felt I had no control,” Jonas said quickly. “I was anxious and scared and couldn’t move.” “What did you learn?” The Giver asked curiously.
“I learned that there are some situations in life in which you can’t control what is happening, you can only control yourself and try to stay calm and