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Jonas And Rikki: Character Analysis

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Jonas and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi are similar in some ways. They both enter an environment that they know nothing about and face a conflict that is bigger than them physically and mentally. Both of these characters show courage and perseverance while trying to solve their problem which end up to their personality and they society to change. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas shows perseverance when working through the troubles of becoming the new receiver of memories. “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It 's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared”(Lowry 193). Jonas perseveres through his training and does not quite even though it is killing him inside. He feels lonely because he can’t share his feeling

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