After reading this book a few times, I have several moments that I find note-worthy in The Giver. I think my favorite is when Jonas starts to see the color red. Jonas first notices colors in chapter 3 when he is playing catch with an apple with his friend Asher. Jonas notices a "change" in the apple that he cannot describe. He notices it again while standing on the stage during the Ceremony of Twelve and for a third time in his friend, Fiona's, hair. The Giver explains the change to Jonas as seeing the color red.
One question that I've always had about not seeing color is, how does everyone else see? Do they see in shades of gray or do they see the colors and they just do not mean anything? It is very hard for me to comprehend not being able to see color or having to explain that to someone.
I find it really interesting that the government in this dystopian world felt the need to take color out of the world. Colors seem very harmless but, as the Giver explains, the can lead to other potential difficulties. Who would have thought that the colors blue, red and yellow could cause such problems?
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