The Giver Ending
Was Jonas last moments really only a memory, but then again were those really even his last moments? I get this is "Dystopian" literature but come on now, with baby in hand think what you would do to keep both yourself and the child alive. I, however, like to think that the memory given to Jonas was merely only foreshadowing the very ending of the book. Indeed can also say though I do too find my perception of the ending to be a little too optimistic for my taking to. I admit I am very confused on why the author would end the book like this, but that isn't mine, or anybody else decision to make.
I have a similar thought--that the memory The Giver gave to Jonas, of the sleigh ride-was actually foreshadowing of actual events at the end. That Jonas did slide down the hill, baby in hand, and end up at the new "elsewhere," alive.
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