Summary

After he leaves the community, Jonas faces a whole new threat. Him and Gabe need to go through a really tough Journey in Elswhere. After experiencing hunger, weakness, and pain, Jonas finally reaches the final hill. This would mark his destiny and the whole community's destiny too. When he reaches the top, Jonas finds a sled, which he uses to get to the bottom. But it doesn't end here. We are still left with one question- Does he leave or does he die?

"He forced his eyes open, as he went downward and downward, sliding, and all at once he could see lights..." Did Jonas live or die? In my opinion, he lived. I think that Jonas was able to reach his destination. This question is left to every reader, but this might not be the end. Many people think Jonas died because the place he arrived seemed like a "Description of heaven". For me, It should be better for Jonas to live because if not, all this trip would have been for nothing. 


Why did Lois Lowry leave an unclosed ending? If there is an ending for the book, did she ever reveal it? I would personally lime to keep the ending as I want it to be. This way, the experience of reading this book would be better and not ruined.