Responce to "After we eat we'll make a plan."

Author's Note: I am writing a response to the quote "After we eat we will make a plan."

In the book Jonas had just watched a baby die but he couldn't do anything about it. He doesn't want to go home and see his family so he stayed with the giver. They ate and then they made a plan to escape the community. I think that this quote is very important and it marks the start of the end of the book.

When Jonas watched the baby die he felt very sad and scared and he didn't want to go home because his dad was the one who released the baby. He couldn't stand to see his dad after what he did. They sat and ate and the giver said "After we eat we'll make a plan." At this point Jonas and the giver decided to escape the community.

I believe that without this quote the giver and Jonas would both just ignore the fact that their community is messed up but it would always haunt them every day of their lives. If this happens then the book wouldn't be as interesting towards the end and then people wouldn't be motivated to read the next book. Also Jonas would have never heard music before he blacked out on the sled. This quote is probably one of the most important quotes in the book.