2. Jonas {Adversity}
Jonas is an eleven-year-old boy who
is beginning to turn twelve. When
the kids in his community turn
twelve, they have to attend a big
ceremony in which their professions
will be announced. Now that Jonas
has been selected to be "The
Receiver", he gets a list of rules. The
Giver tells him that he isn't allowed
to discuss his "Receiver Training"
with anyone, he has to lie. When
Jonas realizes that no one in his
community has ever really felt any
emotions at all, he also discovers
that the process of "release" is really
nothing more than a deadly
injection. He is not pleased with
this new discovery.
3. Jonas {Perseverance}
Jonas plans to fake his own death and run
away to a land outside the communities. It
has color, emotions, music , love, and joy,
but also violence and poverty.While Jonas
is getting ready for his escape he finds out
that the little baby, Gabriel, is going to be
"released" the next morning. He has to
make a thrilling and fast-moving escape
taking the baby with him. While biking
away from the community with Gabriel,
they're basically starving to death until
they see a familiar hill. When he gets to
the top of the hill a sled is waiting for him.
While sliding down the hill he can feel
emotion, see colors, and hear music. By
this time, he knows that he is "Elsewhere".
4. Victor {Adversity}
Victor is a boy in the
seventh grade. He likes a
girl named Teresa and
wants to ask her out. The
problem is that he doesn't
know how. He then finds
out that they are in the
same class. He believes
that this is the perfect time
to make his move.
5. Victor {Perseverance}
Victor tries to impress Teresa by
pretending to know french. When
the teacher asked a question that
Victor didn't know he had to make
up sounds that sounded like
french. His teacher, Mr. Bueller,
confronted him and made him feel
embarrassed in front of Teresa.
When they left the class she asked
him to help her with her french, he
accepted it. Victor was shocked,
but was happy that Mr. Bueller
didn't blow his cover.
6. Ernie {Adversity}
Ernie was mentally challenged so
his mother kept him in the house
his whole life until she died. When
she died Ernie was forced to go to a
group home because of his
disabilities. He needed to go out
into the world to try and cope with
his new life, he fell in love with the
first woman he saw. Her name was
Dolores, she was a little manly and
everybody in the town says that no
one could ever love her, but Ernie
did.
7. Ernie {Perseverance}
After having fallen in love with
Dolores, Ernie leaves flowers for
her every time he is taken to the
diner "Big Boys". The flowers are
special because after his mother
died the only thing important to
him was a pack of seeds he had.
After being convinced by Jack,
his caretaker, to plant them he
gives the beautiful flowers to
Dolores. Once noticing that
someone could actually care
about her, Dolores starts having
the confidence to girly up the
way she dresses.
8. Reflection Page
"The Giver"- Jonas overcame his adversity
by escaping the community successfully.
"Seventh Grade"-Victor overcame his
diversity by convincing Teresa that he knows
French and getting to tutor Teresa.
"A Crush"- Ernie overcomes his adversity by
helping Dolores feel loved and having her
change her whole way of appearance.
9. Works Cited Page
● http://images.google.com
● My literature book
● "The Giver"
