In these two chapters, Jonas stopped taking the pill for two weeks and his "pleasure able" dreams are back. He has been acting strange. When his friends got together to play a game of war, Jonas refused. He refused because he thinks its a mockery of real life war. I agree with him. It really is cruel. Everyday soldiers and men risk their life in order to save the children's lives, and they mock them. That really is cruel. Plus this came from the Giver when he gave him the painful knowledge.
The next day, Jonas asks the Giver for release but he says no. It gave him painful memories. Also this was against the rules-- asking for release because of the last Giver failed and quit. The quitter's name was Rosemary. She was eager and intelligent for being a giver. She couldn't wait to learn everything, but she received physical injuries, loss, poverty and depression from the memories. It was terrible, because the Giver cared for her as he cares for Jonas. One day, she just gave him a kiss on the cheek and left. She never came back. If I were her, I would've tried harder. I wouldn't the citizens to be disappointed at me. They would say, "Hey, there's the failure."
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