Outside Reading Post 18

For today's outside reading blog, I will comment on the symbolism of the book, The Giver, by Louis Lowry. The novel, The Giver, is about a utopian society created by some of the most intelligent people of the community. The main character, Jonas, soon learns the societies' secrets and then decides to abandon it all together. One particular item that I want to comment on that is a symbol is the apple. Within the story, everyone is color blind, except for Jonas. He soon develops the sense of sight, being able to see color, and beauty. I thought that the apple symbolized the change and new journey that Jonas was about to take on. It would lead to Jonas leaving the society, and learning about its hidden secrets. I also thought it represented change, not just the physically changed color of the apple, but hope for change within the society. Something that Jonas was to change physically about the society, to break it free from the secrets that control it. Anyways, I just thought it was a really good symbol.