Release In The Giver

As the death penalty also known as releasing in The Giver is much more severe we still have one, in the book if you make three transgressions you will be released or as we say… killed. We have houses in our society and they are all unique and have different features, but the ones in the book are all the same and every single family unit has the exact same house. Everyone has a different job in The Giver just like our society, but your job is chosen for you in the book. Although they bear some minor similarities, the differences between our world and The Giver are

The final reason that I think the Giver portrays a dystopian society is their method of release. They may think that they’re sorting out good and bad, but what do they know? If they don’t know anything about love, why should they know about pain, suffering, death, and war? Everyone outside of the releasing room thought their dear friend was going Elsewhere… but the people inside that horrid room witnessed, or committed, the murder of innocents. There were no such things as identical twins; the lighter one would be killed. The people had no perception of death, for all they know that little baby, which just happened to be 3 ounces lighter than his brother, could really be going Elsewhere. Even if they’re traveling there through a garbage chute. Not only children were released though, as Jonas’ mother tells them it can happen to the middle aged too, “‘You know that there’s no third chance. The rules say that if there’s a third transgression, he simply has to be released.’” (pg.9). Some people were so ignorant on the subject that they used the word as a joke, like the speaker when the pilot flew over the town, “NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE WILL BE RELEASED, the voice had said, followed by silence. There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing…” (pg.2). Who wants to

First of all, the story of, The Giver, has many similarities to the founding principles of Nazi Germany. Such as the extermination of all who oppose their rule. As well as the destruction of any that are unfit to work and pull their own weight. The retirement program in The Giver is a release. In Nazi Germany we see the same idea, being those who can and will work get to live, and those who are of no use to the Reich were executed.

The Giver is considered as a dystopian society because everyone is under the illusion that there is freedom. An example of this is when the text states, “you're ready for the pills, that's all. That’s the treatment for the stirrings.” They can't even have independent thoughts. Medication is given to prevent

In the Giver, the community that Jonas lives in is free of violence, poverty, prejudices, pain, and feelings; but they have no freedom. The society trades their choices to be free of violence. The people don’t know any better. I believe that living in a society that has no freedom and no pain is not better than a society where the people have freedom and pain.

The setting of The Giver takes place in a fictional community known as the “Sameness”. Life here is supposed to be "perfect" because there is no pain or suffering. They don’t have to take

In The Giver, Jonas’ world is turned upside down when he is chosen to be the next receiver of his community. The ceremony of twelves is the last ceremony of the day. Jonas waited anxiously for his name to be called; he never hears it. The chief elder has made a mistake. Jonas now has to learn that everything he has been taught was not always the same and it ages him years.

INTRO: One of Lois Lowry’s bestselling books that I'll be discussing is “The Giver”. In “The Giver” one of the main things that were mentioned several times is Release. What is release? Release is the death by lethal injection, could be as punishment or a form of killing and if someone has been released they are immediately sent to Elsewhere.

Change is a good thing because it helps us grow as people, not make the same mistakes, and learn new methods.

The book The Giver portrays a society that is perfect in every way, but the deeper into the book the more the author portrays that it is far from perfect. There are many immoral events that take place in this book and at first it can be deceiving to the reader because it seems like such a perfect community, even at the beginning of the book it seemed like it was a great system and it would work well in today's society. The further into the book, the more it explains the meaning of release and the main character realizes how morally wrong it is.

It makes the world seem utopian. Without emotions, no one feels hurt. Without individuality, nothing bad can happen. However, this is the farthest from the truth. The Giver is a lot worse than the society in 2015, because of the “releases” that happen, and the fact that their society eliminates all choices.

The theme the author seems to be attempting to convey through the story is that "Individuals should be cherished". The book shows that while unification can result in a peaceful and an altogether more understanding community, it can also restrict individuality. Individuality and order cannot be separated and are deeply tied together. Without unique attributes that make each person diverse from anyone else, a plain and almost boring society is formed. With everyone following regulations and laws, people have the same opinions and thoughts as their neighbors. This would result in a setting like that of The Giver's. With no different thoughts, citizens of such a population would eventually grow blind to events like Release. Alternately, having

" Release" is the word they use. When some of the people in the community are released they go to a different community. People in the community believe they spend their whole lives in the community. People in the community also don't have intense feelings either. When the

The community in the giver is a utopia because there is no weapons,no violence,and people are nurtured.

Throughout The Giver, by Lois Lowry, release is a word that changes definitions frequently throughout the plot.. At first, release was thought to be a ceremony where the elders release a member of the community to elsewhere, then gradually morphs into the reason that Jonas forsook his community. It was time feeling sharing time for Jonas’ family unit when Jonas’ mother, who works as a judge, announced that she was sad because she had to release a pilot that flew his plane in the wrong direction. She stated that release is when a person is removed from the community and sent to elsewhere. There are three reasons to release, it either happened when a baby did not mature fast enough, when a person breaks the rules three times, or when someone