One of themes i came across while reading The Giver, was that how important memory is. Many of us take memory for granted but in this novel, no one can remember their childhood, and what feeling and emotions are. They are not aware of what happens outside of their community. All of them were forced to forget what happens in order to make a war-free zone, which then affects a lot of other things.
A symbol for Jonas was the baby Gabriel. It represents and flourishes Jonas with happiness and gives him a feeling of a new start. This kind of also foreshadows on what happens in the future when Jonas leaves to go to "elsewhere" with the baby Gabriel.
A symbol for Jonas was the baby Gabriel. It represents and flourishes Jonas with happiness and gives him a feeling of a new start. This kind of also foreshadows on what happens in the future when Jonas leaves to go to "elsewhere" with the baby Gabriel.