Jonas goes to The Giver and receives his first memory, that of sledding down a hill in the snow. He also receives the memory of sunburn, his first encounter with pain in a memory. Jonas sees Fiona's hair "change" the same way the apple did. When he asks The Giver about it, the old man explains to him all about color.
In addition to being Illinois’ poet laureate, Gwendolyn Brooks was also the
poetry consultant to the Library of Congress. On the other end of the
spectrum is Emily Dickinson, an introvert who led a secluded life.
