Answer:
The author doesn't tell us what the real ending of the story is. It is possible that when Lowry wrote The Giver, she had a sequel in mind. Leaving the ending of this book ambiguous would encourage readers to purchase the sequel. You can read Gathering Blue and Messenger, which were written as companion books to The Giver and will give you more information.
Going on just what the book says, there are two conclusions you could reach.
First, Jonas and Gabriel die. The book makes it clear that they are slowly freezing to death. They are weak, hungry and tired. The book also says that Jonas uses his last little bit of strength to find the sled waiting for him at the top of the hill. They sled down the hill to "Elsewhere", perhaps an afterlife of some kind that follows death. This could be why Jonas heard music as he slowly slipped down the hill. In addition, the Giver was transmitting memories to Jonas before he died, giving the idea that if the Giver died before they were transmitted, they would be lost forever or else freed and allowed to enter the minds of the people. Jonas, now, being the new keeper of the memories, would release those memories when he died. This could be why he also heard singing behind him - as he slipped away, his friends and family received the memories he had carried and were freed from the austere existence they had experienced.
Second, Jonas and Gabriel find "Elsewhere", an unexplained real and literal place. This is supported by the fact that there is a sled waiting for them, apparently placed there by people who are hoping he will find it and use it. It would only stand to reason that if they placed it there for Jonas, they would be waiting for him at the bottom of the hill. This is confirmed near the end of the chapter when it says that he knew they were waiting for him and the baby. The book also supports this idea because he heard music and saw lights and warmth coming from Elsewhere, indicating that there is life and emotion there. There is also the possibility that his leaving freed the residents of his home town and enabled them to have memory, which is why he heard them singing behind him.
I would suggest that the author wanted you to come to your own conclusions, so she intentionally left it very ambiguous. Reading the two companion books mentioned above would help if you simply can't stand ambiguous endings (like me!).
Explanation:
9.75 seconds is the person who finished last and 9.675 is the person who finished first.
The correct answer is A; Hester's fear and Roger's cunningness.
Explanation:
In the book, The Scarlett Letter, Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth are main characters. Roger's main goal in chapter 4 is to find out the father of Hester's baby. He plans to see the father put to death for his "alleged" crime of fathering her child.
Hester lived during a time that women were not allowed to speak for themselves and were meant to stay quiet about everything. She was branded with the letter S on her breast because of her dishonor and shame to her family.
The book was written and published in 1850 by author, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The symbols in the book are;
- Dimmesdale's name
- The Scarlet Letter A
- Meteor
- Pearl
- Rosebush
- The Scaffold
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The correct answer is "togethermeasured" because Syn- is a Greek prefix that means "together". Here, however, it is Sym because metrical makes the N turn into an M as a phonological change in the English language.
The line from the excerpt contains a metaphor is "or press an ear against its hive." (Option D)
<h3>What is a metaphor?</h3>
A metaphor is the comparison of two ideas that have no relationship without suing the words "like" and "as".
Hence, the line from the excerpt contains a metaphor is "or press an ear against its hive." (Option D)
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