Many of the themes of The Giver are apparent in Chapter 19. In this chapter, Jonas comes face-to-face with the truth about his community. This plays into both the theme of reality versus the official story, and the theme of "sameness" being valued over differences.
In Chapter 19, the Giver shows Jonas a video of what really happens when his father "releases" a baby. Jonas had believed the tale told to the citizens, that "released"...
Many of the themes of The Giver are apparent in Chapter 19. In this chapter, Jonas comes face-to-face with the truth about his community. This plays into both the theme of reality versus the official story, and the theme of "sameness" being valued over differences.
In Chapter 19, the Giver shows Jonas a video of what really happens when his father "releases" a baby. Jonas had believed the tale told to the citizens, that "released" babies are sent "elsewhere"--presumably to another community. Instead, he watches as his father takes a set of twins, weighs them, and immediately judges the twin who is lighter by two ounces to be a "shrimp" and refers to the baby in the same "special tone" he uses when referring to Gabriel. Instead of being comforted and sent "elsewhere", Jonas' father injects the twin with a poison that kills it. The infant is then discarded like garbage. In this scene, Jonas learns two main truths about his community--that what is said to be real is not, and that differences are not tolerated.
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