Examples Of Individualism In The Giver

Lea Vilna-Santos Mrs. English, 7th September 1st, 2015 The Giver, by: Lois Lowry Entry Log 7, Chapters 13-14, Questions 2 and 4: In chapters 12-13, Jonas’s father talks about a Birthmother that will be giving birth to twin boys the next month and it’s his turn to decide which one of the twins to release and Jonas continues to receive memories that might turn out to be more of a burden than he thought. The government made it that way because it would be an inconvenience to have someone who looks exactly like you. It’s weird for me to talk or read about someone saying that a person is an inconvenience. That’s a little harsh, especially for a baby.

In the novels “The Giver” by Lois Lowry and “Anthem” by Ayn Rand it gives examples of radical Conformity and the results. In The Giver it states “two children - 1 male, one female to each family unit, it is written very clearly in the rules.”. This gives us a basic idea on just how controlling the society is and how the people think of as it normal. In order to lead a joyful and stressless life one must find a balance between individualism and conformity.

We all know what it feels like, to go to a new school and the excitement that follows. Then you go in the building and suddenly the mood changes, everyone is staring at you. The excitement is only distant memories and it makes you uncomfortable and you might even hate the school on first sight. If conformity is put into place, then everyone will be happier and safer. I think conformity helps our society by creating a more harmonized, safer, and a more balanced community.

     This book is about a boy names Jonas. Jonas lives in a futuristic society where there is no pain, fear, war, and hatred. There is also no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, there is very little competition. They have also eliminated choice.

Imagine living your life with no feelings, no choices, and no individuality; that is what it is like living in Jonas’ community. Visualize being only one of a few that knows what the world used to be like with joy, excitement, sadness, and fear; but you cannot change anything. All you can do is receive more memories of freedom, love, war, and happiness. Would that not haunt you? You can just watch the people of the community and know moat of humanity has been stropped of them like a band aid on a cut after it has healed, and only a scar is left; but the skin will never be the same.

Nerissa Gonzales-Sanchez Ms. Emmet Writing 9 Dec. 2016 Conformity versus Individuality in A Wrinkle in Time and The Giver In The Giver,and The Wrinkle In Time they finally realize individuality. The wrinkle in time author is Madeleine L’Engle. The givers author is Lois Lowry.

The novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is an everlasting story that shows the importance of individuality. This novel is about a young boy named Jonas who was elected as the Receiver of Memories, a person who is given the memories from the world that existed before their current society, Sameness. In this society there is no individualism. People can not choose who to marry, or what they want to do for a living. Over time Jonas becomes more and more wise, and realizes that the supposedly perfect community actually has some very dark and negative aspects. The author, Lois Lowry is a 76-year-old writer who focuses her writing on helping struggling teenagers become individuals. Lowry had a very tragic childhood. After both of her parents were

Hook: Imagine living in a perfect society and hearing all of the jobs that the people would get, but if someone got the Receiver of Memory, they would receive a lot of the pain from the memories. Jonas’s assignment as the next Receiver of Memory is a punishment. The job as a Receiver of Memory caused a lot of pain. Jonas feels separate and different from his fellow peers when he became the Receiver of Memory. When The Giver became a little older, age showed a lot more when The Giver became the Receiver of Memory than if he had a regular job.

How would you feel if you were forced into an occupation where you lived through pains of the world everyday? Obviously, it would be painful and a punishment. Unfortunately, in the book, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the main character, Jonas, goes through this exact thing. Everything from feeling alone, enduring the painful memories, and seeing everything differently, is what he goes through everyday.

Imagine living in a society where you have the freedom to do what you want. No one telling you how to live your life and you make your own choices. A democratic society allows for freedom of choice. Living in the democratic society with freedom is better than living in a utopian society because you get to do what you want, pick how you want to live and be free to express yourself.

People always start off thinking and hoping that they will be different, that they will stand out, that they won't be like one of the other 7.6 billion people alive, but then the vast majority of them conform to the community around them. Conformity is a congenital function in humans to act similarly and is etched into modern-day civilizations through social norms and laws. As social creatures, humans will avoid being seen as an outlier in a group because they are afraid to be socially rejected or excluded from the group even if they know that what they are doing is destructive or wrong. There is an example of this in Animal farm, most of the animals know that something suspicious is going on when Napoleon comes to power but they didn't instantly rebel because their friends don't think that something dubious is going on and were afraid of being rejected by their friends. This is what was called “Spiral into Silence” in the conformity article because they personally know what they’re doing is wrong but they stay on that path in fear of being an outcast

The result is, as praised by Jonas’ family unit, that the decisions the Elders make are never incorrect or unsuitable. They seem omniscient, and this strengthens their claim to power, their right to make decisions for the whole community as they are excellent at it. As has been shown above, the novel contains various forms of oppression. In order for “people” to express their individuality and humanity, freedom of choice is essential. Dehumanization is observed in The Giver’s society, and life within the communities becomes deformed, manipulated, and far from being a utopia. Infact, due to all the dehumanization, fear, surveillance and inequality shown in this society, it now strongly resembles dystopian one.

“Your self-worth is determined by you, you don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are”- quoted by the singer beyoncé.

Isolation is a very sad thing. There are two ways it can go. Either someone can just deal with its and be lonely and sad, or that person can make it into a positive thing. In the Giver, Jonas is getting very isolated with his community, first Jonas refuse to go back to the annex room, then he stop taking the pills, then the game of war, and last he knows about release. Jonas refuse to go to the annex room because he doesn't want any more memories of pain.

The Giver written by Lois Lowry is a science fiction story about a life in the future. The is a story about a boy being chose to hold all the memories for his community and wants to do some good with the power. Jonas lives in a place where no one knows anything about the past and everything is the same. The Giver informs him about the past and Jonas then believes their current life is wrong. In the end, they both come up with a plan to make a difference.