The Giver

Page #1 paragraph #1

“It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen.” This introduction was really powerful because it has quite a bit of describing words. I also liked it because it was mysterious at first and these sentences encourage you to read further into the book because you’ll have questions in your head like “Why does he feel that way?” or “What’s going to happen in December with Jonas, is he going to be alright?  That is why i chose this as my first passage.

Page #2 paragraph #1

Then all the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay   there.“Immediately”, the

rasping voice through the speakers had said. “Leave your bicycles where they are.” I chose this as my second passage because it was really intense and there was action in it and a lot of urgency. Another thing I really like about these sentences is that they can really make the image in your head of what is happening in the book because they are very well written out and well thought through. These interesting sentences also made me engage in the book really fast. That is why i chose this as my second passage

Page #35-36 last paragraph

“It was only me and Fiona alone in the room, standing beside the tub. She was laughing. But I wasn’t. I was almost a little angry at her, in the dream, because she wasn’t taking me seriously.” “Seriously about what?” Lily asked. Jonas looked at his plate. For some reason that he didn’t understand, he felt slightly embarrassed. “I think i was trying to convince her that she should get into the tub of water.” I chose this for my third passage because it is a really important and interesting part of these 7 chapters. This is where you really find out that Jonas has feelings for Fiona. I actually  think that words and emotion are really powerful and firm in this paragraph, and I also think that this is well thought through and well put together. That is why i chose that for my last passage.