Societal 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

"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave" said by Calvin Coolidge. What would life be like without honor or power? Honor and power are two different words, with two different meanings. Honor comes from hard work, while power can be handed to you.

For many people living in a place without the right to love somebody, being released after making three mistakes would disturbing like many other rules. Rules and laws in The Giver community are extremely strict because its members don't have rights and are controlled by the Elders. The rules don't only affect characters, but the relationships between member of The Givers community. All these actions affect the perspective of the readers to the story.

The Giver by Lois Lowry is an outstanding book that I personally enjoyed a lot. It amazes me the difference between our society and Jonas’s .Jonas lives in a society that if any of us were there we would apply for release!

Could you imagine your world in which everything was predetermined for you, and you didn’t have a choice? This is the reality in The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main character Jonas faces these problems and many others as he completes his adventure. Although some may think this to be devastating, this is normal in his society. In the dystopian society conveyed in the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, there are many similarities and differences to our modern day societies.

As the whole election cycle starts, so do the political cartoonists, journalists, and pundits. While we modern readers use old newspapers as advice to assist us with our research, back then, newspapers were hardly ever used. That is until, Thomas Nast came along. Thomas Nast was a german immigrant born Landau, Germany, on September 27, 1840. Thomas’ dad, also named Thomas, held liberal political sediments. Thomas Nast’s family loved their home in Germany, but they found Germany’s political climate corrupt and uncomfortable. So Nast’s dad sent his wife and his young son and daughter to New York, where Thomas would later meet them in 1849 once his enlistment was up. From a very early age, Nast showed a lot of interest in drawing. He did very

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.

The Giver is a 2014 film directed by Phillip Noyce. The film is solely based on a novel with the same name by Lois Lowry. It talks about a teen, Jonas, living in a society where none of them is different. Each individual in their society is equal. Labels like popular, losers, winners, and as such does not exist within their society. They have created the new definition of fairness.

In the Giver’s dystopian society one does not get to birth to his or her own baby. For example, one has his or her children given to them as this quote from the giver explains, “He remembered the day they received Lily” (14). This shows that in the Givers society one get’s his or her child handed to them. Meanwhile, in a modern society one gives birth to his or her own child. For a reference one may go to a hospital and give birth to a baby. This reveals that in a modern day society one gets the chance to give birth to their own child. In addition, In both societies, one can have a spouse. For example people one can sign up for a wife In the Giver “ You will be able to apply for a spouse” (128). As one can see from this one can get a wife

In today’s society there are many authors who write dystopian novels. They write these novels to give knowledge and to tell how our world is very different from dystopian life. Lois Lowry shows readers how people can suffer in dystopian society. In The Giver, Jonas’ community appears to be a utopia, but in reality it is a dystopia because everyone is under the illusion that there is freedom, dehumanization, and their strict regulations.

When I was young I knew I was different, because I felt no attraction to the opposite gender.I felt like I knew this, because whenever a girl gave me something affectionate I would feel emptiness. I know being gay goes against my religion and the way we are supposed to be as people, but people don't know how I feel except me.People who are hateful especially at school don't know how much I have suffered my whole life.I have struggled hiding who I am and still continue to suffer, because people are so ignorant including my family.I know one day I will find the right path, I just need to be patient.This goes to show how too much conformity can be bad used in hatred.Conformity can be good in this case if you accept yourself

The survival of civilization and society has primarily revolved around one key aspect, conformity. Conformity among a society’s people ensures that certain rules are being followed, and are intended to establish order and equality among the general public. However, too much conformity is not beneficial to the individual nor does it help the group in the long run. In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel “The Giver,” people live in a seemingly utopian society where everyone has converted to “sameness” in order to preserve a true sense of equality and structure. The society, with the use of pills provided by their political powers, are incapable of seeing color, have no memories, and are contained within their own environment.

Jonas’ community appears to be a utopia, but, in reality, it is a dystopia. The people seem perfectly content to live in an isolated wreck—in a government run by a select few—in which a group of Elders enforces the rules. In Jonas’ community, there is no poverty, starvation, unemployment, lack of housing, or discrimination; everything is perfectly planned to eliminate any problems. However, as the book progresses and Jonas gains insight into what the people have willingly given up—their freedoms and individualities—for the so-called common good of the community, it becomes more and more obvious that the community is a horrible place in which to live. You as a reader can relate to the disbelief and horror that Jonas feels when he realizes

In the novel, The Giver, Lois Lowry introduces the topic of conformity. The story takes place in a community based around sameness and uniformity. The main character, Jonas, is being trained for Receiver of Memory, and The Giver is transmitting memories to him. During this process, Jonas realizes how corrupt this community is, and, he comes up with a plan to improve his society. At the end of the story, Jonas travels to Elsewhere in an attempt to restore the town’s memories. In The Giver, Lois Lowry uses characters, dialogue, and actions to develop the theme that conformity is dangerous.

The dystopian novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy called Jonas becoming the new Receiver-of-Memories. Throughout the novel, the protagonist, Jonas matures as knowledge is gained, and begins to understand the deepest, and darkest secrets of the community he lives in that is seemly 'perfect'. The author has successfully analysed a variety of social issues present in today's modern world in the novel. Some issues implied are: lack of individuality which allows for easy control, the abandonment of emotions and the importance of memories.