一起来写读书笔记之---记忆传授者（the giver)

冬雪春鸢

Chapter Six:
      The entire community attend the Ceremony each year. For the parents, it means two days’ holiday from work; they sat together in the huge hall. Children sat with there group until they went, one by one, to the stage.
(The whole community take the Ceremony seriously, everybody will attend the Ceremony, no one in the community will be outside the hall)
     Even Jonas, though he didn’t hover over the little one the way Lily and his father did, was glad that Gabe had not been released.
(Jonas’s family like the little Gabe very much, none of them want the little thing to be released)
      “I heard about a guy who was absolutely certain he was going to be assigned Engineer,”Asher murmured as they ate,”and instead they gave him Sanitation Laborer. He went out the next day, jumped into the river, swam across, and joined the next community he came to. Nobody ever saw him again.”
      Jonas laughed.”Somebody made that story up, Ash,” he said. “My father said he heard that story when he was twelve.”
      But Asher wasn’t reassured. He was eyeing the river where it was visible behind the Auditorium.”I can’t even swim very well,” he said. “My swimming instructor said I don’t have the right boyishness or something.”
(All Elevens are nervous about the coming Ceremony of Twelve, they all worry what if the Assignment will not be what they want to be, what will they do, nothing comforts them, they just have to face it)
      Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choice so carefully made.
(Jonas has confidence in his community, in his community’s Elders, he believes everyone can fit in this community, no one will fail)
       He was certain that his Assignment, whatever it to be, and Asher’s, too, would be the right one for them.
(Jonas has the confidence of the Elder’s observation ability and their ability of judgment, he belive it will fit everybody)
July the 2nd, 2013
Chapter six
Forty minutes
Lynn

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Chapter Four:
She was a good student, quiet and polite, but she had a sense of fun as well ( Fiona had a sense of humor just like Asher, which must be the reason why they become good friends.)
The Old were sitting quietly, some visiting and talking with one another, others doing handwork and simple crafts. A few were asleep. (This shows the peace between the Old.)
It was a serene and slow-paced place, unlike the busy centers of manufacture and distribution where the daily work of the community occurred . ( This shows the difference between the old and the rest of the community.)
The tub would be filled in a minute and the water flow would stop automatically. (This let me know that this community’s technology is greater than ours.)
He helped the woman from the chair, led her to the tub, removed her robe, and steadied her with his hand on her arm as she stepped in and lowered herself. She leaned back and sighed with pleasure, her head on a soft cushioned headrest
(This part describes how Jonas give Larissa her shower. This simple words makes the sense looks lively.)
The relaxed, peaceful smile on the woman's face reminded him of Gabriel being bathed. (In some ways old people and new born babies are the same.)

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Chapter Five:
So he forced himself to relate the part that made him uneasy.(This show that this dream is going to be embarrassing.)
She glanced at Father.(That is something about –Jonas’s dream that made his mother worried.)
He remembered that upon waking, he had wanted to feel the Stirrings again.(Jonas forgot about the embarrassing moment and felt proudly because of the pills that made him think he is somehow grown up.)
the dream slipped away from his thoughts. Very briefly, a little guiltily, he cried co grasp it back. But the feelings had disappeared.(The sentence let me knew that this was that the pills do. I think it will be mentioned in the rest of the book.)

netcrystal

买了一本书，但是字太小了，看得很吃力，大家买的是哪个版本字体大呢？谢谢

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Chapter Six:
straightening the hair ribbons on the little girl's braids.(It showed the love from her mother.)
Today, at least, we want them to be neatly tied and to stay neatly tied."(Today’s ceremony is very important.)
The front-buttoned jacket was the first sign of independence, the first very visible symbol of growing up. The bicycle, at Nine, would be the powerful emblem of moving gradually out into the community, away from the protective family unit.(Every thing from the ceremony had it’s own meaning.)
But once a year, they all smiled indulgently at the commotion from the little ones waiting to receive their names and families.(It shows the love and hope from the community members to the babies.)
The entire community had performed the Ceremony of Loss together, murmuring the name Caleb throughout an entire day,(The community loved every member of it.)
less and less frequently, softer in volume, is the long and somber day went on, so that the little Four seemed to fade away gradually from everyone's consciousness.(Time can let everyone forget everything.)
Finally it was the morning of the Ceremony of Twelve.(This sentence became a single paragraph because it meant something will happen.)
The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices
so carefully made.(It shows the careful attitude of the community.)

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Chapter Seven:
Pierre was very serious, not much fun, and a worrier and tattletale, too.(Writer only used a few words to tell us the person’s characters directly.)
opening his tunic if it was a day with a breeze; taking a brief try on a friend's bi- cycle, just to experience the different feel of it.(using a few examples to show the person’s characters more lively.)
though she singled no one out by name.(It shows that the community protected everyone’s pride.)
He paid strict attention as his friend went to the stage and stood self-consciously beside the Chief Elder.(The friendship between Jonas and Asher was really strong.)
Asher grinned and scratched one leg with the other foot.(It shows again that Asher had a sense of humor.)
Asher whimpered, cringed, and corrected himself instantly. "Snack," he whispered.(This part made me laugh.)
They were fingering them as they sat,(All the new twelve were nervous and excited about the training.)
He hunched his shoulders and tried to make himself smaller in the seat.(It shows the embarrassment Jonas felt.)

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Chapter Eight:
Jonas moved his hands together, clapping, but it was an automatic, meaningless gesture chat he wasn't even aware of.(This shows that Jonas was really stunned.)
Then he heard the gasp -- the sudden intake of breath, drawn sharply in astonishment, by each of the seated citizens. He saw their faces; the eyes widened in awe(This description shows that the people was really surprised. This also let me know that the Receiver of Memory is an important job.)
and the Chief Elder's eves were now on one who sat in the midst but seemed oddly separate from them. It was a man Jonas had never noticed before, a bearded man with pale eyes. He was watching Jonas intently.(These let me know the man is the Receiver of Memory.)
He is to be alone, apart, while he is prepared by the current Receiver for the job which is the most honored in our community."(Now I know the Receiver of Memory was really special.)
with pain of a magnitude that none of us here can comprehend because it.(It would be hard to success in becoming a Receiver of Memory.)
is beyond our experience.
They changed.(Now I knew Jonas has the ability to see beyond.)

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Chapter Nine:
People moved aside for him. They watched him. He thought he could hear whispers.(Now Jonas was treated special because he was the rest Receiver of Memory.)
Once again, there was just a moment when things weren't quite the same, weren't quite as they had always been through the long friendship.(Something might happen to the friendship between Jonas and Asher because of the receiver of Memory.)
4. Do not discuss your training with any other member of the community, including parents and Elders.(The training Jonas got was top secret.)
8. You may lie.(Some of the rules like this one is really strange. I am wondering the reason.)

小荷听雨

chapter 1

The story started with word-choosing. We realize that Jonus doesn’t live in a world that we are familiar with. Jonus’s deliberate choosing of a word to describe his feelings is a bit odd. We rarely care so much to be careful with our using of language. In fact, we often exaggerate. And then, December. What’s so special about December? A coming new year? Is he worrying that he won’t get a present on Christmas because he was naughty? But one doesn’t connect Christmas with “frightened”. But the author doesn’t write about December, instead explaining about the word “frightened”. So, Jonus had seen a plane fly over the “community” and had been frightened. But why? Planes flying over head aren’t so unusual in our daily life. And then, there were the ‘speakers” saying that the pilot would be “released”. Why would there be speakers informing and soothing people in the middle of the street? And the word “released” gives us a foreboding feeling. Jonus’s chain of thoughts then goes on to inform us of his friend, Asher, who is usually late for school, and one of the incidents of Asher’s language mistakes. Then, when Jonus got home, there were the sharing of feelings, and the not knowing about animals. We are even more convinced that this world is different. Then, the author reveals a little about December. And now, we are left with a new question: What is “The Ceremony of Twelve”?

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chapter 2
Each December was special, in the community. There were ceremonies for the children according to their ages. The “newchildren” were then given to certain family units. There were also the ceremonies of Twos and Threes and Fours and all of the age groups of children until the Twelves. Jonus’s father told about his ceremony of twelve to ease Jonus’s nervousness. The paragraphs are made up of their conversation and Jonus’s thoughts. Then when Jonus was reassured, Lilly came in, asking for her comfort object. I then learn that there weren’t animals in the community, and the people don’t even know that there are animals in the world----they think that they are imaginary things.
Also, I still am concerned about Jonus’s assignment. Since he doesn’t have a clear aptitude, I get the feeling that it would be most unusual indeed. I am not, however, really interested in the newchild called Gabriel. But, as I’ve already read the whole book, I later realize that Gabe plays a vital part in the story.
Ps: I found a mistake in the book concerning Gabe and Jonus. And it’s pretty important.