Why was Jonas's second memory painful?

Why did The Giver offer Jonas this experience? The second experience with snow involved pain, unlike the first of happiness. The Giver had to transmit the memories with pain.
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Why did Jonas want painful memories?

Why did Jonas ask the Giver to give him painful memories? Jonas wanted to take away some of the Giver's pain.
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What was Jonas most painful memory?

They all live overly protected lives. The Giver now includes pain in Jonas' everyday training, and, finally, Jonas receives the worst memory of all: the memory of warfare and death.
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What was Jonas second memory?

Jonas receives a memory of sunshine that is as pleasurable as the sled-riding memory. Confused, Jonas questions The Giver about the pain that he'd been told he would have to endure.
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What memory causes Jonas pain?

The Giver transmits the memory of another ride on a sled, only this time the sled loses control and Jonas experiences pain and nausea from a badly broken leg. The pain lingers after the experience is over, but the Giver is not allowed to give him relief-of-pain, and Jonas limps home and goes to bed early.
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The Life Of Jonas (The Giver)



What painful memory did The Giver give to Jonas in Chapter 15?

When Jonas shows up at The Giver's room, the old man is crumpled in pain. Jonas readies to leave, but The Giver begs him to take some of the pain, which he willingly does. This time, Jonas receives the memory of a body-strewn battlefield.
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What is Jonas first disturbing memory?

His first disturbing memory was crashing when riding a sled causing him to break his leg (Lowry 103). He screamed and cried. He asks for pain medication (Lowry 104). Jonas is not sure if he wants any more memories because no one else in the community had memories of pain and he felt lonely (Lowry 104).
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What was Jonas second experience?

How Jonas's second experience with the snow on like the first? Why did the giver offer this experience? Jonas's experience with the snow was unlike the first because John is experienced pain with the second snow. Jonas got the memory of a sledding accident and breaking a bone.
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What was the first unpleasant memory Jonas received?

The first memory Jonas receives is the memory of snow. What is the first unpleasant memory that Jonas receives from the Giver? The first unpleasant memory was a sunburn.
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What was Jonas second and third memory in The Giver?

Jonas's second memory is sunshine. What is Jonas's third memory? Jonas's third memory is sunburn. The giver explained this would be a painful memory, but Jonas has much worse pain to endure.
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Why did Gabe cry Jonas?

The cold, wet, and hunger make Gabriel cry. Jonas cries too, not because he is afraid he will die, but because if he dies he won't be able to save Gabriel. Yet he has a feeling that Elsewhere is nearby, and continues on.
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How many rules did Jonas break?

The first rule Jonas breaks is leaving his dwelling at night; the second rule he breaks is robbing the community of food; the third is when he steals his father's bike. The "fourth" rule is this: "And he had taken Gabriel, too" (Lowry 207-208).
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What was the first painful memory Jonas received from The Giver because The Giver was suffering?

14-17 | Reading Quiz - Quizizz. Q. What was the first painful memory Jonas received from the giver because the giver was suffering? Jonas gets a memory were he hears gunshots.
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Why is The Giver painful?

The Giver is in pain because of his awareness. Through the memories he holds, he knows there is suffering in the world—even without the mystical quality of the memories (that is, the way that they physically affect whoever holds them). It makes sense that The Giver would suffer for his knowledge.
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How did the new memory make Jonas feel?

After Jonas receives his first memory, he finds that it is not too hard to obey the rules that come with his position. His family is used to his not dreaming frequently, so they do not question him much at dream-telling time.
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What does The Giver say pain brings?

Pain means vulnerability. When we hurt, we feel powerless, because something outside our control has commandeered us. We instinctively try to control as much as we can, fearing the unknown.
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What is the first painful memory that Jonas gets in Chapter 14?

In Chapter 14 of Lois Lowry's book The Giver, Jonas experiences intense pain when The Giver transmits to him a memory of a violent sledding crash. As the pain from the memory lingers later, Jonas realizes that his family has never experienced pain.
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What bone did Jonas break in his second memory of snow?

Even worse is the memory of Jonas breaking his leg when he encountered snow for the second time. Jonas was speeding down a steep hill with snow not coming down to thickly and the hill is covered in ice as Jonas spins out of control in the sled and hits a rock that threw him out the sled and broke his leg.
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How was the second snow memory different from the first?

The second experience with snow involved pain, unlike the first of happiness. The Giver had to transmit the memories with pain.
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What happened to Jonas memories?

Jonas has lost most of the memories he received from the Giver, but he tries to remember sunshine and the feeling of warmth that it gives. When it comes, he transmits the feeling to Gabriel, and it helps them make it up the hill on foot, despite the intense cold and hunger they feel.
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Why do the painful memories affect Jonas and The Giver and rosemary more strongly than the happy ones?

Why do the painful memories outweighs the happy memories in their effect on the giver, Jonas, and rosemary? WThey outweighs the happy ones because mich more love is lost than found and the memories cause people great discomfort.
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Was The Giver married?

Yes, the Giver is married, but he no longer interacts with his spouse. She lives with the other childless adults in their community.
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Why was Jonas late for his second day of training?

Why was Jonas late for his second day of training ? He saw a change in Fiona's hair and got distracted.
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What memory did The Giver transmit to explain suffering?

Jonas gave Gabriel a memory of sailing on a lake. What pain did The Giver ask Jonas to take in Chapter 15? It was the pain of being injured in a battle during a war. Jonas was really happy to be Receiver at the beginning of Chapter 16.
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What is the horrible memory that causes The Giver to suffer in Chapter 15?

He gives Jonas a memory of a war, a battlefield and men injured and dying. In the memory, Jonas is a young man who gives another badly injured solider water and then stays with the other soldier as he dies. Jonas is himself injured, and the pain he feels is horrifying.
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