In the novel, Jonas is the keeper of all memories and the members of the community are free of that "burden." How does the author, Lois Lowry view memories? Are they important? What purpose does the author feel memories serve? Use details from the text to support your response.
In your response, be sure to
• Describe Lowry's view of memories
• Explain their importance & purpose according to the author - This message/theme is implied. It is not stated. You as the reader have to figure out
what she is "saying" about memories
• Use details from the text to support your response (2 quotes minimum with CORRECT citations and analysis.)

wordsworth tends to see nature as 'out there'; a presence which surrounds humans, and contributes to human life, but is different from humans. if you look at a typical wordsworth poem (there was a boy, ye knew him well ye rocks) - wordsworth talks about nature as something that needs to be learned about and understood, nature is different from us.  

if you look at a byron poem (the isles of greece is a good one) - byron looks at nature mainly for what it already means to man. wordsworth will look at a landscape and see the mountains, trees, valleys, and rivers as almost spiritual presences - wordsworth wants to get to know nature.  

byron will look at the same landscape and he will want to know who lives there, what are the villages? are there any farms or mines, is there some history?  

wordsworth looks at nature for what it is; byron is forever asking what it means.  

wordsworth thinks that humans are part of nature; byron thinks that nature is part of being human

6  then the  lord  said to cain, “why are you angry?   why is your face downcast?   7  if you do what is right, will you not be accepted? but if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door;   it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

8  now cain said to his brother abel, “let’s go out to the field.”  while they were in the field, cain attacked his brother abel and killed him.