Do Gabe and Jonas die at the end

[Sarah]

So if you just read the first book in the series, you have to infer what happened to Jonas and Gabe. I personally believe, by just reading the first book and infering, that they do make it somewhere else.

[Daisy]

no i dont think they die they must of reached a place

[lupita]

Bez wrote: "Ava wrote: "HATED THE STINKIN' BOOK"

I COMPLETELY AGREE"

Amanda wrote: "First read Gathering Blue, and then The Messenger. Be patient, because they seem like they don't answer your question, but in the end they do." it super conterversol so it was OK

[Benjamin roxas]

Sophia wrote: "i read the book but it seems unclear.

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i like it but its confusing

[D.G.]

I think the author said somewhere that each person must decide for themselves whether they lived or died. The sequels are not clear on that either.

I think they died. The last sentence seemed too final (the business of the echo).

[Christine]

he did not die. the giver is in a trilogy and Jonah is referenced not by name but by saying somebody is the descendent of a person to see red.
Gathering Blue (2000) and Messenger (2004)

[[deleted user]]

I think it is boring at the Beginning.

[Amy]

I didn't really enjoy this book very much...it was kinda weird...just, just...WEIRD. lol

[Nicole]

I can't believe my son had to read this book in fifth grade. How could he possibly understand the ending if I as an adult was unsure what happened? Also, the part about the father matter-of-factly killing a baby was especially gruesome and horrific for a fifth grader to read!

[[deleted user]]

too young. I read this in 6th grade, last year. I do not like the 5th chapter

[Sevania]

Seriously, if you guys really want to know, read Gathering Blue and Messenger!

[Amy]

I agree, Nelly. I had to read this just about a week ago for my Language Arts class and I hated it! I'm in 8th grade and I couldn't comprehend the events in it very well. I'll be honest, when I got to the part where the dad killed the newborn baby, I felt sick, and I just wanted to throw the book away! My teacher told us that it's banned in the Mount. Diablo school district, as well as many others,(I can see why)but not in our's.

[Sevania]

I'm in eighth grade, too. I read the books a couple of years ago. I was able to stomach them but I'm pretty good at stuff like that.

[Karen]

Do we really "die" when we take our last breath? Or are we transported to another dimension? It all depends on your religious beliefs and/or your philosophy of life.

[Sevania]

Right, Karen. But they don't die anyway.

[Tania]

I think Gabe and Jonas finally find elsewhere and now they have found people and are living their lives normally.

[[deleted user]]

Yes. They were alive the entire book.Silly people.

[Meagan]

At first I was unsure but I think they do and go to heaven. :) but I was upset that the book didn't explain it.

[Mehdi]

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[[deleted user]]

????????????????? Oh well. I think that is Gibberish? I am not sure.

[Ms Piot]

this is a really great conversatin. guys! but medhi this is not much of a comment. not reptresenting yourself, your family, or the school very well...can you tell us more about it?

[Marissa]

i think they lived and built a house or something

[Battle_slug]

They died I am sure.
Following book is just bad try to repeate the success of the first one.

[Josie]

This is one of my favorite books! I feel like the odd man out reading all of the dislikes =) I read this with my son and daughter and we all have different theories about what the end means. I was sad and disappointed becasue I felt they died. The images Jonas described memories placed in his mind by The Giver...not to mention Gabe was nearly starved to death, so a hallucination maybe?

[Josie]

Christine wrote: "he did not die. the giver is in a trilogy and Jonah is referenced not by name but by saying somebody is the descendent of a person to see red.
Gathering Blue (2000) and Messenger (2004)"

Thank You! How did I not know this was a trilogy?? I have to read the other two books now. What did you think of them?

[Lohit]

The book wasn't great but i think they didn't

[Dee]

if anyone is interested, Amazon has this book on kindle for 99 cents today

[[deleted user]]

I thought they were dead... until I found out this was a trilogy.

[amanda luke]

I don't think they died. The reason Lowry didn't say was most likely because she left the decision up to the reader. Do Jonas and Gabe live or do they die. Well, that's a question only you can answer. ;)

[Hannah]

The ending has different meanings for everyone. Lois Lowry did it on purpose so that you have to think about it and interperat it any way you want.
If you think that when Jonas and Gabe went to elsewhere they died then that is your own interpretation.
There is no real answer your question.

[Baylee Rae]

they didnt die. Jonas became the leader of the placed they reached. read these next books in order. they are the sequals but not obviously. Gathering Blue, and then read The Messanger. then it all makes sense.

[[deleted user]]

oooooooooooooooooh, okay!

[Robyn]

It was unclear. I couldn't tell if they had reached another community or died. But the giver never said they were alone in the world, so maybe they survived.

[amanda luke]

Baylee Rae wrote: "they didnt die. Jonas became the leader of the placed they reached. read these next books in order. they are the sequals but not obviously. Gathering Blue, and then read The Messanger. then it all ..."

Oh okay. I haven't read those books. Thanks. :)

[Paul]

(SPOILERS)Is anyone else annoyed that there are sequels to The Giver. I finished the book recently and only found out yesterday that Jonas and Gabe do live in the end.

I felt the best part of the Giver was the uncertaintity of the ending and that you had to make your own mind up about what happened. Now knowing that Jonas and Gabe are alive really annoyed me and made me think why did Lois Lowry bother writing a perfectly written, vague ending if she was just going to write a sequel.

Also, are the sequels worth reading or are they unnecessary, poor attempts to recreate the wonder and awe of The Giver?

[Juliette!]

is there a sequel?

[[deleted user]]

I don't know.

[amanda luke]

Paul wrote: "(SPOILERS)Is anyone else annoyed that there are sequels to The Giver. I finished the book recently and only found out yesterday that Jonas and Gabe do live in the end.

I felt the best part of the ..."

I'm with you.

[Caitlin]

Juliette! wrote: "is there a sequel?"

There is two companions, in which if you pay attention you get to know what happens to Jonas and Gabe. They are Gathering Blue and Messenger.

[Juliette!]

no, they dont die. they find their way tp another community and live there.

[Baylee Rae]

Samantha wrote: "Baylee Rae wrote: "they didnt die. Jonas became the leader of the placed they reached. read these next books in order. they are the sequals but not obviously. Gathering Blue, and then read The Mess..." no problem, its one of my favorite books so i am happy to help.

[Kelly]

Whats great about this book is it reaches young readers on a deeper level than the transparent writing that has flooded our book shelves in the last few years. You have to think for yourself instead of having a story tell you what to think. You see the problems with the community from both sides, and you understand the questions and reasoning behind both defenses of what is right and wrong. Its sad to me that young readers feel a book has to be black and white. Whats the point in reading, if yout imagination.isnt tested?

[Lisa]

No they reached the other place!

[Samira]

It was an open ended story

[Anna]

I do think that they died at the end of The Giver. I think that the sled was taking them into heaven. Also, if any one has seen Les Miserables i felt as though the singing was almost welcoming them into heaven, like it did Jean Valjean in Les Mis.

[roselynn]

i kinda wish they died. i did not like the book. sadly they live.

[Chris]

Joshua wrote: "NOOOOOOO!!! i wanted positively commentary on the book not a spoiler!. Joshua Sad!"

I agree it pisses me off when I read discussions on certain books only for people to mention events from later books in the series I haven't read. Game of Thrones discussions are notorious for this.

[Chris]

BTW, my interpretation was that they died.

[Fallen]

just so you all know there are 3 more books their titles are Messenger Gathering Blue and Son

[Fallen]

Madeline wrote: "Dana wrote: "Definitely take the time to read Gathering Blue and The Messenger. Both are excellent books. The Giver is by far the best of the three (in my opinion, I've only read it a ton of times ..."

the fourth book came out not too long ago