the red sled

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The sled, the first memory Jonas receives from the Giver, symbolizes the journey Jonas takes . It is red, a color that symbolizes the new, vital world of feelings and ideas that Jonas discovers.
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"The sled hit a bump in the hill and Jonas was jarred loose and thrown violently into the air. He fell with his leg twisted under him, and could hear the crack of bone."