Explain the difference between Loss and Release. Why do you think this society has different ceremonies for these?
Make a prediction about what may happen in the future. Be sure to support your prediction with detail from the book.
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Cody S.
In a way loss and release are the same. With release you go elsewhere but no one knows where it's the same with loss, you are dead but where do you go. The difference is that with loss death is assured and you are replaced. Released is exactly that you are released, you don't know where you are released but you are and you aren't replaced.
I think that Jonas might be released. I think this because he is different and different is not good. Everyone has dark eyes yet jonas' are light and it's bad to point out differences so who is to say that release isn't an option.
Ashley S. =]
In chapter 6, we learned of a new ceremony that sometimes takes place, the ceremony of Loss. The ceremony of Loss happens whenever a child dies. The community goes around all day chanting the child's name, and with each hour they get softer and softer until they no longer speak. Apparently it's as though the child fades away from everyone's memory as the ceremony goes on. The difference between Loss and Release is that Loss only happens for children who died, where Release happens to the old or people who have done wrong. I think that the society has different ceremonies for these two things because when a child dies, it's very sad, and the ceremony helps comfort the parents knowing that the whole community is remembering their lost child. When people are released however, it's usually shameful or a natural thing, so most people ignore it.
My prediction for what might happen in the future is that Jonas will be given a job that not many people know about. I think this because he doesn't really have a big interest in any one thing, so the Elders might want to see if he takes a liking to the job they give him. I also think this because of the way his eyes are different. Maybe he was selected to do a certain job when he was born, and his eyes have something to do with it.
There is a big difference between Loss and Release. Loss is extremely rare in the community and is when someone dies. Throughout the entire day the community chants the person's name until they basically forget about him or her. The Ceremony of Release is happy when they release an old person because they say the person's whole life story. They have different ceremonies because they are two totally different things. One is happy and the other is very sad.
I think that Jonas is going to get a special job. I think this is because Jonas is different from the many citizens in the community.
- Ellie G.
Carly.R
The difference between loss and release are very big. If a person is a loss it means that were not meant to go yet, that they should still be in the community. That is why is was such a sad event when Caleb had died, it was not ment to be. Release is when you are asked or ready to leave. When you are asked to leave by doing a crime in the community you are releasd
i will finish this later
Joe G
A loss and a release are very different. A loss is extremely rare, while releases happen normally. Losses are when kids get lost or die, while releases are when the people leave because they have to.
I think they have different ceremonies because they are both different. Also one is sad while the other is a good ceremonie.
Caitlen B.
The diff. between a release and a loss is that the ceromonie for a release is happy and a loss uis sad and the child dies but the releas is for the old. I think jonas is going to get a special assingment that is ony given to special people at hte ceomonie of twelve because he spent his volenteer hours all over the place.
~Sydney J.~
The difference between loss and release is that loss is when someone dies in the community. They have a mourning ceromony, and the whole day people whisper the person's name all day long, getting lower and quieter. Also, A loss is very rare because most people in the community are extremely healthy. Release is something I don't really know much about yet, but I know that everyone gets released at one time or another. Also, I know that when an elder gets reeleased, there is a celebration and it is a happy thing. But when a person gets released as a sevier punishment, it is very serious and is not joked around with. I think the community has different ceremonies foreach of these because they have different tones to them, like the loss is very solemn and release can be vey happy orserious.
In the future, I think Jonas will get a very important job, that he maynot like or understand atfirst, but I think he will learn to apreciate. Also, I think someone colse to Jonas willbe released. I think this because they keep comming back to the concept of releasing, and each time, giving more detail. I'm not sure if it will one of his friends, or family.
Virginia D.
Everyone is more sad about loss because it looks bad on the city. Its like saying the city didnt do a good job taking care of people.
Realease is something that is more of a way of making people leave ifthay do not behave or if they are from the "house of the old." The city isnt at fault when someone is released because it looks like its not their problem.
I belive that eventually someone from another city will find their way into Jonas's,then tell everyone that they are being controlled. This reminds me of a movie called The Trueman Show because after someone told Trueman that he wasnt living in a real world, he left to go live a normal life. I think that is what the city is trying to avoid, people finding out the truth.
Loss is when a member in the society passes away when they are young. This is a horrible occurance because it brings sarrow throughout the community. A person that is a loss is also replaced after. It is like they are "reborn" as a newchild.
A release for the elders celebrates a well, fully lived, life of a certain elderly person. This is a celebration and a honor.
Emma M
Tori B.
There isn't a big differene between a loss and a release. This is because when there is a loss someone, usually a child, dies and they are usually replaced. A release is when someone leaves the community for one reason or another. The ceremonies aren't really so different either because in one ,it tells about the persons life and they are basically leving. No one knows what happens, so it is basicaly the same as dying. When someone is lost, they say the persons name over and over again, getting softer and softer. But after a while, whether you are lost or released, everyone kind of forgets you and that is almost the same as being dead because no one remembers.
I predict that Jonas will get a special assignment at the ceremony of twelve. I predict this because Jonas is different from the rest of his society and he doesn't really know what he is going to be. I have a question though. WHy is it a good and somewhat sad thing if you are release as a baby or an elder, but a bad thing if you are released because you apply or transgress?
Lianne S :)
In chapter six, the author explains the ceremony of loss and goes into more detail of release. The ceremony of loss occurs whenever a community member gets lost or dies. On the day of the celebration every community member goes around chanting the "lost" member's name all day. As the day goes around people start to chant the member's name quieter and less frequently until they aren't saaying the child's name anymore. They do that as if to say the "lost" member is leaving everyone's consciousness. With release none of the community members know what really happens after being released except for that you can be released happily if you have come of age and are too old, or you can be released as a punishment. After being released you never see the member again and they go somewhere, but nobody knows for sure where. The difference between the two ceremonies is that loss occurs only when a member dies (usually children), and release occurs when someone does something wrong or is too old. Unlike the ceremony of loss, people don't chant the members name. In release if the person is too old, some members gatehr around the person who is about to be released and hears their life story before they go into a room. Last when being released you aren't replaced with a baby, but after the ceremony of loss, a baby is given your old name. I believe the ceremonies are different because their are different ways to say good-bye to a member, either in a happy way or a sad way. When a child is lost, it is a very sad thing and the community helps the parents by comforting them along with the whole community by chanting their name. Release on the other hand isn't a sad thing because the person has either done a lot of frowned upon things or it is a natural reason, usually people ignore or don't make a big deal out of release.
I predict that in the book Jonas will get a special or unusual job in the community that not a lot of other members have. I think this because it tells how some twelves are almost sure about what their future job will be because they either have spent all their community hours in one place, or they showed a love for something. Jonas spent all of his community hours doing different acts of service at many different places since he was eight. Also Jonas is somewhat different from the community by the way he sees things and looks, so the community may notice that and give him a job that they wouldn't give a person who blends into the society.
A loss is when a child or adult dies in a unfortunate way and everyone knows about it. For example, a little boy when he was four wondered off to the pond and ended up drowning. I think that a release is when someone is either to sick or ready to die, they go to a different community that is associated with this community and get further help or get buried. There may be a hospital and doctors and nurses to help them or just somebody to put them in their grave when the die, so they can fly with the angels.
I think that this society has different ceremonies because these things mean two different things. The Elders think that a release is a good and happy thing, when a loss is very sad and depressing. These two things are significant in their own ways; therefore they deserve their own ceremonies.
I think that Larissa is going to be released soon. She seems like she is getting old and getting ready to be released. I also think that Jonas is going to get the assignment at the child care center and Asher is going to get the assignment at the house of the old. These are the assignments that the kids wanted and I think they will get them because “The Elders” do choose wisely and almost always give the assignments “The Twelve’s” want.
♥~Bryce~♥
There are similarities and differences between release and loss. When you are released, you are looked down upon and you lose any honor you and your family had. Being released is a very shameful thing and it is looked down upon. When there is a loss, the child is replaced and there is a loss ceremony, like a funeral, where no one loses their honor.
My Prediction for the book is that Jonas with like the job he receives from the elders. However, I don't think anyone accept the elders will know about this job and he will not know what to feel when he first receives his assignment from the Elders at the Ceremony of the Twevles.
Jess M
The difference between a loss and release is this, a loss is when somebody dies or passes away forever. A release is when somebody gets sent far away from the community and they are not allowed to return at all forever. I think they have different ceremonies because if someone dies, it's a ceremony of a good life and best future. When someone gets released it's because they have done a wrong doing and were told to leave forever and not come back to the community. These two ceremonies have totally different concepts that's why they are different. I think somebody will get released soon because they said in the book that they haven't released someone in a long time but they won't hold back if they need to. why would they say that if it's not going to happen anytime soon.
Zach. P
i believe that loss is when people die whereas releasing is them getting kicked out of the community. ithink that they are seperate ceremonies because one thing is sad and one thing is an honor. i predict that jonas will marry fiona because he had a dream about bathing her.
Alex B.
Loss and release are two completely different things. Loss is when you leave/die unexpectadly. Meaning that this was not a planned thing and it is something people are surprised about. Release is something a little more planned and thought out. People actually know about this and that it is going to happen.
My prediction about what may happen in the future is that since Jonas is so different, the society will realize this and treat him differently. So, possibly he might get a special/different job, and maybe people will enforce the rules more. It might also possibly mean that they will let the rules bend a little, one or the other.
To Cody S
From Lianne S :)
I liked your prediction about Jonas possibly getting released! I am beginning to think the same thing, because Jonas does seem to appear different from his peers, and the book often mentions release when they talk about punishments. Also Jonas thought about not taking his pills because he liked the "stirrings", maybe Jonas will be tempted to not take his pills after a while and the authorities will find out. Do you think that the pills are fair, and do you think that the city is trying to control its citizens?
To Ellie G =]
From Lianne S
I liked your response on chapter six! I totally agree with you about Jonas getting a special or different job, because he always spent his community service hours at different locations. Do you predict that Jonas will get a job he will enjoy, or a job that is too hard for him? Also how do you think Jonas will react to a job that he doesn't think he will at the ceremony? Please right back soon and enjoy your reading!
Gillette G.
The difference between a loss and a release is, a loss is when someone dies. They talked about Caleb who had drowned. A release happens when someone has either committed 3 transgressions, or they get released from the house of old. I think they have different ceremonies for them because they never say that released people die, but with a loss, you know that they are dead.
I predict that Jonas won't be content with his job, because he doesn't even know what he would be good at. Also, I think that Jonas will not take one of the pills, just to see what would happen.
Elena Q
The difference between loss and release is that release can be happy, where as loss is always sad. With a release it can be an old person who has lived a full live going elsewhere. With loss it is anyone, who dies or is lost to the village. They have different ceremonies because they are different things. In the ceremony of loss they chant the lost one's name. In the ceremony of release, they tell the released one's life story.
I believe that something bad will happen to Jonas. Maybe he will be released, or maybe he'll get so bad of an assignment that he requests release. I think this because of his eyes. The book said that the community didn't like differences.
Aly K.
The Giver
In chapter six we learned about a new ceremony called the ceremony of loss. This ceremony takes place when someone dies. During this ceremony people of the community go around all day chanting the name but through out the day the chanting gets softer and less frequently. A ceremony of loss rarely happens because the town is always watching the children so this terrible accident does not happen. The difference between the ceremony of loss and release is that loss is very sorrowful and the other is happy.
I predict that Jonas did not have enough volunteer hours because got skipped.
Loss is unintended. Loss is a death that has not been planned for, and is unexpected.
Release is a death (some could call it a murder) that is planned for, that they prepare for. It can be a punishment, or the ending of a story or lifetime.
Both have ceremonies, but Release can be a happy ceremony, where a Loss ceremony is the opposite.
I predict that Gabe will be Released. I think this because he is weak and isn't developing the way he should, and the Nurturers are considering it.
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