Response Essay Jonus 'Section 4 Of The Giver'

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Dear Miss. swett This week I read section 4 of the giver by Louis Lowery Jonus was wondering what it happened when they did a release. The giver showed Jonas a video of the release. They stick a needle into their veins and inject something into them and made them go limp. Then they through the person. Jonas got really mad and then for doing that to a person. The giver explained that they don't have feelings. Then they planned Jonas would run away and all the memories come back to the community and everyone would get the memories. Then it all went wrong because they were going to release game the next day. So Jonas left that night. After biking for a while he heard planes. He jumped off his bike grabbed gabe and thought of a cold memory which

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