Why was Jonas frightened a year ago the giver?

Why was Jonas frightened a year ago the giver?

Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both times. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community.

What event is Jonas nervous about?

Jonas is worried about the Ceremony of Twelve. He is worried because he is passing a major milestone for his community, and he does not know what is in store for him. He is going through a ritual that will end his childhood, and start to give him the responsibilities of an adult.

What frightened Jonas?

Jonas is frightened of the jet plane that flies unexpectedly over his community. In Jonas’s community, every aspect of daily life is tightly controlled.

Why is Jonas scared about December?

December is eventful because there are ceremonies in which the children pass through life stages. In Jonas’s community, children do not have birthdays. Everyone turns a year older on the same day, in December, during the ceremony day. Children are not born to parents in the usual way in Jonas’s community.

Which rule frightened Jonas most?

Throughout the structured society that Jonas lives in, citizens are forbidden to lie. At the end of Chapter 9, Jonas is reading over his duties, and the last rule states that he is allowed to lie. Jonas is shocked and frightened by this rule.

What new fear is Jonas experiencing?

Jonas is happy looking around the new landscape, never having encountered these things before in the community with “a life of Sameness and predictability.” But there are new fears as well, one of them being the fear of starvation. It is difficult finding food in a wild area, and there is no longer any food left.

Why was Jonas frightened of the plane in the giver?

Jonas, looking back to a year ago, describes himself as having been frightened by the plane flying over the community largely because of the response of the community. At first, he was “fascinated” (1) because this plane was different from the previous planes he had seen delivering supplies at the landing spot across the river.

Why is Jonas frightened when an unidentified aircraft?

In The Giver, Jonasis frightened when an unidentified aircraft flies over the community because he has never seen anything like this happen before. The delivery planes that generally come to their community take a more circuitous route and do not fly over the community when people are out and about.

Why did Jonas have to pay the price?

Jonas’s community is not tolerant of mistakes. The new pilot frightened people, and he must pay the price. Usually a citizen would be given three chances to break a rule or make a mistake, but serious blunders could result in immediate release. Flying a jet over the community in broad daylight certainly qualified, in the community’s mind.

Why did Jonas go into the nearest building?

Jonas, looking around anxiously, had seen others–adults as well as children–stop what they were doing and wait, confused, for an explanation of the frightening event. Then all of the citizens were ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said.