When the Giver and Jonas first meet, the Giver tells him that he bears the memories of the whole world within himself and he must transfer them all to Jonas eventually. The Giver has a difficult time trying to explain the memories to Jonas at first, so he tries to describe it to him with an analogy in the following way:
"I am so weighted with them. . . It's as if. . . It's...
When the Giver and Jonas first meet, the Giver tells him that he bears the memories of the whole world within himself and he must transfer them all to Jonas eventually. The Giver has a difficult time trying to explain the memories to Jonas at first, so he tries to describe it to him with an analogy in the following way:
"I am so weighted with them. . . It's as if. . . It's like going downhill through deep snow on a sled. . . At first it's exhilarating: the speed; the sharp, clear air; but then the snow accumulates, builds up on the runners, and you slow, you have to push hard to keep going, and--" (78).
Therefore, the Giver compares the feelings of receiving the memories of the world to sliding down a snowy hill on a sled. It's fun and refreshing at first, but as more memories are added to the Receiver, it gets more difficult to bear the burden of them all and "keep going." Later on, Jonas discovers just how difficult bearing the weight of the world on his shoulders really means as he experiences sunburns, broken legs, hunger, and even war.
No comments:
Post a Comment