The Giver- Chapter 3

What does Jonas's experience with the apple tell us about how things look/appear in the community?

Clue: remember our Station 5 Activity about the things his community does not experience. 

• People in his world can not see sunshine.

• People in his world cannot see color.

• His community is full of bright colors. 

What is different about Jonas's eyes?

• His are brown

• Nothing. Everyone has the same color eyes.

• They are paler than the others

What is "the new child"?

• The new baby in Jonas's family

• Jonas's cousin

Lily wants to be a ____.

• nurse

• nusery worker

• birth mother

What job does Jonas think Lily should have?

• farmer

• Speaker

What did Jonas take home?

• A ball

• A bicycle

• An apple

Think about the public announcement system in the community.  Even though no names are mentioned, Jonas says everyone knows who they're about. 

In your opinion, which of the Characteristics of a Dystopian society does this remind you of?

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  #4 Citizens are percieved to be under constant surveillance.

• #1  Propaganda is used to control the citizens of the society.

• #6 Citizens have fear of the outside world.

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  #5 The society is an illusion  of a perfect utopian world.

Did Asher notice what Jonas noticed about the apple?

• Yes

• No