🎉December ceremonies bring something new and good to the community.
👶Baby Gabriel is not taking part in the ceremony due to his slower development.
🔁The murmur of replacement ceremony celebrates the assignment of a child named Caleb to a family.
🚲Nine-year-olds, like Fritz, receive bicycles as a symbol of freedom.
📚Asher tells Jonas about a boy who requested release from his assignment, showing the consequences of non-conformity.
What are the unusual elements in this year's December ceremonies?
—The first unusual element is baby Gabriel being reclassified as uncertain instead of labeled inadequate and released. The second unusual element is the inclusion of the murmur of replacement ceremony, celebrating the assignment of a child named Caleb to a family.
What happens during the murmur of replacement ceremony?
—During the murmur of replacement ceremony, the community says the name of the child who had been lost in the river, Caleb, more and more loudly, as if he were returning.
What do the nine-year-olds receive during the December ceremonies?
—Nine-year-olds receive bicycles, which symbolize freedom and the ability to move farther away from the family unit.
What story does Asher share with Jonas?
—Asher shares a story about a boy who requested release from his assigned role and swam across the river to a new community. The boy was gone the next day without a ceremony of release.
What does Jonas think about the society's emphasis on conformity?
—Jonas doesn't understand how anyone could be unhappy with their assignment and questions why conformity is so important in their society.
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00:09In Chapter six of The Giver, Jonas reflects on the December ceremonies.
00:13The youngest children get changes in clothing or hairstyle.
00:17Eight-year-olds begin volunteering and nine-year-olds receive bicycles.
00:23Baby Gabriel is not taking part in the ceremony due to his slower development.
00:28This year, there are two unusual elements: the reclassification of Gabriel as uncertain and the inclusion of the murmur of replacement ceremony.
00:34The murmur of replacement ceremony celebrates the assignment of a child named Caleb to a family.
01:21Asher shares a story about a boy who requested release from his assigned role.
