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What is the summary of chapter 15 in The Giver?
When Jonas shows up at The Giver’s room, the old man is crumpled in pain. Jonas readies to leave, but The Giver begs him to take some of the pain, which he willingly does. This time, Jonas receives the memory of a body-strewn battlefield.
What does Jonas learn in chapter 15?
Lying there in pain, Jonas learns about “warfare.” Opening his eyes, he sees The Giver look away, asking for his forgiveness for giving him such pain.
Is Rosemary The Giver’s daughter?
Rosemary Rosemary was The Giver’s daughter. Selected ten years earlier to become the new Receiver of Memory, she began training with The Giver, but after only five weeks, she asked to be released from the community.
How is Gabe able to sleep in The Giver?
Having light eyes like Jonas, Gabriel is also able to receive memories. This helps him to sleep through the night until he is returned to the Nurturing Center. Gabriel cries all night, so the decision is made to release him.
What did Gabriel mistake for a plane?
What does Gabe mistake for a plane in Chapter 22? A bird.
What is the memory that Jonas has in Chapter 15?
He gives Jonas a memory of a war, a battlefield and men injured and dying. In the memory, Jonas is a young man who gives another badly injured solider water and then stays with the other soldier as he dies. Jonas is himself injured, and the pain he feels is horrifying.
What happens in Chapter 15 of the giver?
The Giver Chapter 15 Summary & Analysis. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Giver, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The next day The Giver is in terrible pain, and he asks Jonas to take the memory he is having. He gives Jonas a memory of a war, a battlefield and men injured and dying.
What is the war scene in the giver about?
The war scene shows Jonas the best and worst of humankind. Just as the young man cares for the injured soldier, Jonas is himself caring for The Giver, courageously taking on The Giver’s troubling memory in order to spare him pain.
What happens to the giver in the annex?
One day Jonas enters the Annex and finds The Giver in tremendous pain. He expects to be sent away, which sometimes happens when The Giver is suffering, but this time The Giver begs him to “take some of the pain.”
How does Jonas feel about pain in the giver?
The realization that his family has never known pain makes him feel alone, and he dreams of the loneliness he felt in his memory. Nevertheless, the pain of the broken leg is the least of the painful experiences; The Giver imparts to him more memories of the world’s suffering. He always leaves Jonas with a happy memory to assuage the suffering.