Rules In The Giver

In the popular novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, a boy named Jonas lives in a post-apocalyptic world. The book is told in a third-person(limited omniscient) point of view, in which the narrator is expressing the thoughts of only Jonas while addressing the actions of everybody. The society in which Jonas lives has strict rules that regulate everybody’s way of life. Rules in place include restrictions on lying, and restrictions that allow only one male and female in every family. At the age of twelve, every child is given an occupation that they hold for the rest of their lives. When Jonas is chosen as the new Receiver of Dreams, he is shocked. There is only one Receiver, and it is that Receiver who will train the next. As the new Receiver, Jonas

Measures are always being taken to ensure the safety of the people which makes the society in which Jonas lives very safe. These measures are what makes the community a safe place to live in. In the Giver written by Lois Lowry the society that is being shown is taking safety to another level.

4.) Since there are so many rules which the residents in The Giver have to obey, there are no arguments or fights. This is because when choices are not in the hands of themselves they have nothing to fight about. Thus, a peaceful, safe and joyous community is made.

The Giver and our society are very different in my ways but alike in some ways. The novel has a government just like modern society with rules and laws. Mother confessed “I feel frightened, too, for him...you know that there are no third chances”(Lowry 9). Just like our society we have punishments

The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry illustrates a dystopian society hi lighting the limitations of individuality and suppression of cultural memory in order to prevent any potential destruction that warrants deviation from the totalitarian state of mind with the society depends on. The dependence on the elaborately regulate system however causes the burden of beneficial and detrimental knowledge to the rest on one person's shoulders. Through sociological analysis I will analyze the effects of this reliance on the Giver’s ability to retain such crucial information on a singular causes the detrimental affect triggered not by the inability of the Giver but rather by the society’s unwillingness to change. It can be observed that dystopian societies are ambivalent in nature, situated in utopian text; however, in Lowry's novel the world is engineered where the utopia goes wrong due to its extinction of the aesthetic and personal choices. In “The Utopian the Function of memory in Lois Lowry’s the giver, the author analyzes the ambiguity between the dystopian aspect and the utopian aspect of the society created in the novel (Hanson).

The Giver describes a society in search of perfection, which is a recurring theme in literature. Somebody in Jonas’s society decided that eliminating or limiting choices and feeling, among other things, would ultimately create a perfect place in which to live. By eliminating and/or limiting choices and feelings, the creators were able to implement Sameness, which would then provide a conflict-less environment in which to exist.

H- Jonas had conflict with the society he was living in. Jonas had problems when he was going to train to be the new Giver of the communtiy. In the begining, Jonas thought that his community was a safe and good place to be a part of. Jonas had problems with his training because he was learning the trust about the community, and he didn't like it. The main character Jonas was on his way to the Giver when he seen a color he never saw before the color red on a girl named Fiona's hair.

In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the Rules and Order are a big part of their life. At their dinner they have rituals that all of them participate in. “Who wants to be first tonight?’Jonas’s father asked...It was one of the [evening] rituals” (page 4) They do this every night to see how the people are feeling and what they did that day. They usually do this to see if anyone is doing or thinking about doing anything illegal or against the rules. If they are they will be carefully watched or released. Therefore, everyone in the community must follow the rules and speak the truth or you will be released.

Laws help govern a society, but what can happen if there are only three? For example, in “The Giver” there are multiple laws that help their society exist in perfect harmony. Three rules might not be enough to rule any society but I feel as though these three are the most important. The first law is the most important law of all the laws: People should not kill or attempt to kill other human beings For the second law it should be something to help maintain order: People should not steal or destroy otherś property. The last rule should be a statement from the heart: People should only be kind and loving and any form of rudeness should not be accepted. This is similar to the book “Wonder”. “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.”

The story by Abani is set in an African background. It may be unfair to render the people as backward automatically, but their decision to act arbitrarily and against the wishes of the elders speaks of weakness regarding civility. Like the villagers in Jackson’s story, the bloodthirsty mob carries out an illogical and crude act with no regard for the life of the man they perceive to be a thief in the hope that the children will learn a valuable lesson.

In chapter 9 of The Giver, Jonas learns the rules of being the receiver of memory. Jonas has been given a job after the ceremony of twelves, and need to follow a set of rules. Jonas glanced at the rules and one stuck out.One of the rules, “8. You may lie”(lowry 87) is a big step in Jonas’s life. Jones is not used to lying and it is only him who is allowed to lie, and it is his decision to lie , or tell the truth. Jons doesn't have to lie,but he has to receive answers somehow, as he is told by the community. Jonas is not one who lies, but he needs to learn

Imagine waking up one day, and all your choices are stripped away from you. You can no longer choice blue or red, up or down, one or two. Everything has been picked out for you whether you like it or not. The community in the Giver is a utopian society. All members have a clear-cut set of rules they must follow. The rules were made to get rid of pain and fix society’s problems. On the occasion of when the truth is revealed Jonas, a unique boy, questions society, and its motives. Personal choice is one of the most important things, even in the event that it may cause pain or suffering. Individuals within the community should have a right to pick their spouse, have their own children, and pick their careers.

As we all know, rules are made for a benefit of the general people. But in The Giver by Lois Lowry, we realize that not all rules have such innocent intentions. Lowry uses the rules in The Giver to show us that not all rules have noble objectives, proven through the use of the rule of not lying, not going out at night, and blocking out emotions.

Rules and order control what I think of as rights that cannot be taken away, and have prevented them from being free.

The giver is a fictional novel authorised by Louis Lowry dedicated to informing readers about the devastating impact of extreme conformity on a community. As we progress throughout the book we start to realise and learn all these new things about the giver's community, such as creating and trying to maintain a perfect community, that comes beyond our abilities, while the givers society is having a huge impact on the individuality and individual choices on the members of the community. We learn that the inhabitants of the society had a hard time handling all the different memories, in a sudden event. All hints and evidence to these statements above are hidden and presented throughout the book.