In the beginning of the book Jonas is a lot like everyone else in his community. He is satisfied with his life, does what he is supposed to, and believes the things that he is taught. He lives with his parental unit and his younger sister and accepts the idea of release in his society. He functions well in a world of sameness.
After he becomes the receiver, he begins to get memories from the Giver. The memories open his mental understanding of concepts unknown to the others in the community. He becomes awae of color, and sensations, emotions, and fear. He experiences the terror of death on a battle field. Finally, he observes his father releasing a twin, and he realizes that it is death/murder.
Jonas becomes aware that he will have a very lonely life in his role as the receiver. He has an understanding about life that no one else other than the Giver can realte to. The Giver plans to ask for release once the memories are changed over.
Unhappy about the things he has realized about the society, Jonas can no longer function in it. He makes plans to run away and he takes the baby Gabriel with him.
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