Ch. 18 & 19 Summary

Student Chapter Summaries:

In chapter 18 Jonas and the Giver were talking about the release. Then Jonas asked to the Giver the name for the last receiver. The Giver told him “Rosemary” was her name. Then the Giver told him how important was Rosemary for him. The Giver told him how he loves her as he loves Jonas too. The Giver said that she wasn’t strong enough for the memories of pain. Then Rosemary asked to the elders for her own release. After Rosemary left the community it was a disaster because the community was suffering about the memories that lost but the community doesn’t no like that.

In chapter 19 Jonas is curious about release because his father is going to do it. The Giver remains Jonas that he is allowed to ask whatever question he wants, and also he can watch a video of the releases. Jonas watched the release’s video where his father injects something in the veins of the boy; Jonas realizes that the baby is dead. Jonas watched how his father put the body of the child in a dark window.
Jonas felt sad when he realizes what release really is. He starts crying and refuses to go home with his family, knowing that his father lied to him about what would happen to the twin.