The book The Giver by Lois Lowry is supposed to show what would happen if everyone was the same. It shows us that it's good to be different and if people tried to make us all the same our lives would be boring. The author tries to show the reader that our lives are better because we don't have to take pills to stop our feelings like they do. We say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayJonas feels isolated because his eyes are light and he realizes it when he sees Gabriel for the first time. “It was the first thing Jonas noticed as he watched the new baby peer curiously from the basket. The pale eyes. Almost all the citizens of the community had dark eyes. But there were some exceptions: Jonas himself and a female of five who had different, lighter eyes. Jonas has light eyes while everyone else has dark eyes and he notices this and feels isolated because he feels he is different from others but he isn't sure. The ceremony of the twelve follows. Jonas and his friends all line up ready to be called with their number to receive the job. Her friend Fiona is number 18 who is eventually called, meaning Jonas is next. “He took a deep breath and smoothed his hair with his hand. “Twenty,” he heard his voice say clearly. He ignored me, Jonas thought, stunned. Jonas was preparing for the senior boss to call his name and when he was about to go on stage to receive his work the senior boss skips him and Jonas is shocked and doesn't understand what happened and feels embarrassed because he knows that all the people in the audience felt his mistake as did Jonas. The senior leader apologizes. While all the numbers were called and all the jobs were handed out one by one, Jonas still didn't have his. Eventually all the numbers were called and only Jonas remained. “'I know,' he said in his vibrant, gentle voice, 'that you are all worried. That you think I made a mistake.' “Jonas has not been assigned,” he informed the crowd, and their hearts sank. Then he continued. “Jonas has been selected.” “Jonas has been selected to be our next memory receiver.” Eventually Jonas' name is called and he is told that he has not been given a job but has been selected to be the next recipient of the memory. Everyone in the audience gasps and Jonas doesn't know why he was chosen. They are told that to be a recipient you must have: intelligence, integrity, courage (there will be pain), wisdom, and the ability to see beyond. Jonas never knew what it was, but when he was there on stage he looked out at the audience and saw red for the first time. Jonas didn't know what it was. Jonas received a series of instructions and was told that he could do things that others could not do. “4. Do not discuss your education with any other member of the community, including parents and elders.” “8. You could lie." Jonas has known for as long as he can remember that at dinner time they always discuss what they did that day and now he's being told he can't. The other big instruction was that he could lie. You have never been allowed to lie in the community and now you can. Jonas has his first memory as a catcher. “'I will pass on the memory of the snow,' said the old man and placed his hands on Jonas's bare back.” Jonas has his first memory as a catcher. The giver places his hands on Jonas' bare back and Jonas feels a hissing sensation and then finds himself on a hill in the snow. He sees a sled, heads towards it and gets on. The sled starts downhill and doesn't stop until it reaches the bottom. But there are also bad memories. During the year the donor has?.