Something to Think About...

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” - C. S. Lewis

These two sentences have a lot of meaning behind them. Whenever we read a story, something strange happens. The things that have happened in the book suddenly become real, and sometimes, we can escape our lives and feel like we are somewhere else. Our reality becomes so much more then our daily life, we feel so many emotions we have never felt before, we meet so many new people, sometimes we are in a paradise, and other times we are suffering.

Even when we stop reading, stop the adventure, the battle, the whatever, the memories stay with us, they irrigate our desert. They affect how we live, how we think about certain topics, ideas, people, or other things. They enrich our lives.

This quote directly relates to "The Giver." Jonas life is dull, and everyday in the community is like the previous. When he is chosen to be the receiver, he receives memories from the giver, and it shines new light on the world Jonas lives in. The memories bring Jonas new feelings, and thoughts about the world around him.