But that's not what we're here to talk about today. Infact, in the 6A team at ISKL, we're reading The Giver by Lois Lowry and this is the second blogpost on it. There were 3 questions to answer back on this site: http://isklrewired.blogspot.com/, the 6A team site. I chose this question to respond to:
When Jonas learns all about colors, he claims "it isn't fair that nothing has color". Why does he say this?
This question is a good one and, well, it's answer is basically like a question: Would you like the world without color? Thinking about all the reasons of a world without color, anyone could understand Jonas. But anyways, here's the explanation...
Colors are beautiful and to us, it's just a typical part of our everyday world, it soon becomes something we don't really think about. Well, except for when you're learning it and in art situations but otherwise, they're like a chair. No one has actually thought of a world without color, well, because it would never happen, but we never know.
When Jonas said it wasn't fair and when we really look in to colors, they are actually beautiful and just make everything more vivid and amazing. I mean, what would beautiful, gentle scarves be without their color? Nothing, just soft items that are barely acknowledged or described as anything more then comfortable and has a pattern.
If you were the only one besides The Giver that knows about color, wouldn't you say it isn't fair that nothing has color? I mean, we're so lucky, we get color everyday. Their community has no color at all, objects just barely acknowledged and probably with no color, definitely no art classes. Some people take colors passionately and use them like that in their art pieces. It wouldn't be fair for a person to not find out that they could be a good artist.
Jonas said it wasn't fair to live where nothing has color since colors actually fill the world, making it more interesting to us and can be undefining at times.
I understand Colors are beautiful and to us, it's just a typical part of our everyday world, it soon becomes something we don't really think about. This blogpost is really good. You talked a lot about how color is important.
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, Dhabitah. Colors make the world so much more beautiful, but we do not really appreciate them as much as we should, because colors have become a part of our daily lives and we do not acknowledge what a privilege we have of seeing colors. You gave a good explanation of why color is so important and the possible reasons why Jonas claimed it was unfair that there was no color. The only criticism I have is that you should add quotes from the book, as to provide evidence. Your blogpost improved my understanding of the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, by providing me knowledge of WHY Jonas claimed it was unfair to not have color. I also was able to realize all that Jonas's community did not have, because they lacked color. Other than that, your blogpost was informative and interesting.
ReplyDeleteDhabitah this is a very good blog post and I was so interested in reading more, as you said colours practically are our life without color we would be dull. Colours also help our understanding of life like a BLUE sky means that it is nice weather. So in their case does that mean that mean they dont know good from bad. Now back to your blog, it was very well written and gave a good explanation about your opinion.
ReplyDeleteGood Job!!!