Jonas, the protagonist of The Giver by Lois Lowry, experiences a rite of passage in which he overcomes isolation, change, and, ultimately, renewal. When Jonas is selected for the job of Memory Receiver, in his identity community, he feels isolated from all his friends. As he learns memories of the past, he overcomes many changes that confuse and frustrate him. When he experiences his renewal, he comes out different, no longer the same innocent boy as before. Jonas experiences a rite of passage through isolation, change and renewal. During Jonas' Rite of Passage, he experiences isolation. First, Jonas is selected for a job that no one else has. All his peers are called to the stage, all except Jonas. Jonas' number is skipped and only when everyone has been selected does the senior leader tell him that he has been selected and not assigned. With all the eyes of his community focused on him, Jonas waits with bated breath, he feels different, he feels isolated. Jonas gets worried and nervous. He also feels different from his peers. Later, when Jonas receives his job description. A thin leaflet in his little satchel states everything clearly, but confusion arises as Jonas carefully reads what he can and cannot do. With a feeling of horror, he reads that he cannot tell anyone about his work and can lie. While all his friends talk about their first day of training, Jonas has to sit on the side and keep his mouth shut. Furthermore, in a society where lying has always been forbidden, Jonas feels different, isolated. Finally, when Jonas gets a harsh memory and can't tell his friends why he's angry. Jonas' memory is war. Cannons crackling in the distance, death, pain and suffering. The blood soaking the ground, the croaking of money being sold... middle of paper... will cause great confusion and fear in the community, but with the help of the Giver, they will no longer be emotionless. Before he is about to leave, Jonas' father tells him that little Gabriel will be released since he can't sleep through the night. Jonas had grown to love Gabriel and decides that Gabriel must live. With little Gabriel on his back, Jonas rides out of his community on his father's bicycle. He releases his memories to the community, now they have the burden. He feels relieved when he hears music, this shows that people have memories. The memories had marked Jonas' mind, when his memories were released, Jonas feels a feeling of relief, now he shares his memories with his community. Jonas has lost his innocence through his rite of passage through harsh memories and realizations. Once he escapes, Jonas is relieved, but his mind is changed forever.