The Giver

Describe the first painful memory Jonas experiences. What effect does this have on him?

This is the question from The Giver Chapter 14 pg.137!!I need help

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In the new memory, Jonas is again on a hill, albeit a slightly different one, and this time his ride downhill is on ice and too steep. He loses control of the sled and is thrown into the air. The fall leaves him with an injured face and a broken leg, the pain of which feels like fire. Alone, with no help in sight, he screams and vomits onto the snow before being jerked back into reality. He pleads for a pill or an anesthetic, but The Giver refuses, and Jonas returns home, still feeling the ache of the memory.