In these chapters there is an annual unscheduled holiday. A couple of Jonas's buddies think that it will be fun to play a game with make believe guns. Jonas does not approve because of his memory of war and how unbelievably painful it was. Then Jonas goes home and his father is talking about how twins were born at the nurturing center and the smaller twin must be released.
Then the next day when Jonas goes to his training sessions with the giver. Jonas asks him what releasing is. Since it is such a sore subject the giver doesn't want to talk about it. After Jonas tries to persuade him for a while the giver finally gives him a tape of this mornings release. This was of course shocking to Jonas because he had to witness his father killing a child. They perform the releasing by lethal injection. After that Jonas couldn't look at his father the same way.
If you were Jonas how would you feel about your father after watching the tape?
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-- PJ
That chapter was wierd. Especially when Jonas's father was still smiling after putting the baby to sleep. I disliked how the father just threw the baby in the trash can afterwards. It's just really creepy.
-- Kim
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