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The Giver (Impressions of characters (Jonas (Intelligent (Evidence: This…

- - - - Evidence: "The students had all been grinning because they had listened to Asher's explanations so many times before.''
      - He rarely learnt from his mistakes.
    - - He had used the word distraught to describe salmon -viewing which was too strong an adjective. Instead, he should have used the word distracted.
        
        Another example would be Asher saying 'smack' instead of 'snack' when Asher had been a Three.
    - - Evidence:"He never cried. He giggled and laughed at everything"
      - He has a bubbly personality.
    - - Evidence: “Asher frequently fooled around and make serious work difficult."
  - - - Evidence: This can be seen from, " Top student throughout his school days"
    - - Evidence: This can be seen from," The assignments continued, and Jonas watched and listened"
    - - worried about asher's assignment
  - - - Evidence: This can be seen from, " ... they're dangling down your back by afternoon.
    - - Evidence: This can be seen from, "Lily was never quiet."
  - - - he had pale blue eyes (just like Jonas), which was very rare as most of the citizens had dark eyes.
    - - not growing normally
        
        "... not growing as fast as he could, and he doesn't sleep soundly"
  - - - he was only spotted and first seen at the Ceremony of Twelve
    - - he has access to books that citizens are disallowed to own
        
        Pg 94 "i never knew that other books existed"
        
        Books are a metaphor for knowledge. Owning more books hint that he has more knowledge.
    - - being a receiver is not easy but he did not give up
        
        "this job has aged me"
        
        We can see that is hard because it has translated/changed his appearance to make him look older than he actually is.
  - - - evidence: "She was a good student, quiet and polite, but she had a sense of fun as well,"
    - - evidence:"he remembered noticing the tenderness with which she had bathed the old"
- - - - The community of elders decided everyone would have the same hair clothing, food portions,etc.to ensure that all citizens do not be jealous of other citizens because of anything which will lead to stealing and fighting, causing the utopia of the community to be ruined