“Our workforce and our entire economy are strongest when we embrace diversity to its fullest, and that means opening doors of opportunity to everyone and recognizing....” says Thomas Perez. Although this statement is true, there are some worlds where this statement is destroyed. This is not a place you could visit nor is it a place that exists in your life. This is a place that can only exist in your imagination. It exists only in the world of “ The Giver” and “Examination Day”.You learn the most and significant theme in “The Giver” and “Examination Day” That you always have two choices when you are different, and it can be a very painful decision: either accept normal ways again or stay unique and differentiated. For instance, some sacrifices …show more content…
This is because you would always think back if that's your prior decision was the right one. “ The Giver” Shows a nice example of this when Jonas and Gabe flee from the community and are off trying to set all the memories free. “At night Gabriel slept beside him, jonas lay awake tortured by hunger, and he remembered life in the community where meals were delivered to each dwelling every day” ( Lowry 173), This is a clear example of the main point because Jonas is now thinking in retrospect to the days of his community in which where he was fed nicely, but know that he was out of the community he has reminded himself of how the community life had been better than where he was now. So, he could’ve just handed himself back to escape the pain, but he didn't. This also happened with “ Examination Day” Dickie was forced to make a choice to either truly take the exam or to fake it for his life. “We regret to inform you that his intelligence quotient is above government regulation[...] whatever you wish his body interred by the government or would you prefer a private burial place” (Sleaser 3). This shows that clearly that Dickie has been clueless and could not see the small hints that his parents were trying to help Dicke to warn him. I say this …show more content…
Their is no way anyone can go back, because it’s like you’re trapped in a box and only you live in that world. In “The Giver”, an example of when this happens is when Jonas realizes what realizing is and he thinks about how he can release the memories. “ He couldn’t go back to the world of no feelings”(131).This matters because now that Jonas has decided he can’t go back to the world of no feelings this sentence just says that Jonas lives in a different world. This ties back to the main idea because again Jonas here had to make a choice whatever to be different or go back to how things really were. In “Examination Day” There is a quote that hints at the fact that dickie lives in his own world and that is 'Forget about it,' he said. 'He'll do alright”' (Sleaser 1).This shows that even his parents the people that care about him the most have doubts on him. This is because Dickie is stranger than other boys being curious and asking questions which proves he lives in a different world completely. Even though living in a world of your own is bad, it's what’s makes being characters different and important. Ultimately, in “The Giver” and “Examination Day” both Jonas and Dickie were forced to make a decision that leads them to their end because they were different. Causing them to lose almost everything they had and affecting others around them as well. In the end, when you're different you are forced to lose
David Brooks, who is a successful journalist, columnist, and self - described “comic sociologist” at The New York Times, communicates the dilemma of diversification in his expository essay “People Like Us”. Brooks thinks that people should encourage the diverse community to perceive and esteem each other 's different reflection in America. David Brooks demonstrates why all different kinds of humans are attracted to identical and similar races, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, political values, and classes in his essay based on typical examples surrounding us. In other words, Brooks argues all kinds of humans are most comfortable and pleasant living and working with people who share the same values and ideas. Brooks’ convincible thoughts
In The Giver, there is no difference, there is only sameness. And while everyone in the community are basically brain washed from past memories, the fact that there is sameness affects Jonas’s life completely. “It was a sound of rage and grief and it seemed never to end.” This sentence is from when The Giver gives Jonas a memory of men hunting, and is a perfect example as to why Jonas’s community chose sameness over difference, and why no one (except the Receiver) is able to pertain memories. The whole reason the community chose to go to sameness, is so there would be no chaos. What the community basically decided was, if there is sameness, there is no pain, and no chaos. But while this was a good reason for the community to choose
“’Memories are forever”’ (Lowry). People make new memories every day without even realizing it. Some good some bad, that’s just the way of life, but in The Giver nobody knows what happened before them. People barley remember what their childhood was like, they don’t understand the importance of memory and that memories are forever. Aspects of life, rules, and prosperities between our world and Jonas’ world are very different yet have some similarities. Things that are crucial to the characters in The Giver are not as meaningful to the people in our world.
Jonas began to feel like her wanted to go home. Jonas can't go back to his community, "But he knew he couldn't go back to the world of no feelings for that he had lived in so long" (Lowry 131). Jonas wants to leave the community and never come back to it again because no matter how much he tries to give them memories he can't change them. Jonas decides that it is ok for him to leave his community. “ If he stayed, he would have starved in other ways. He would have lived a life hanged for feelings, for color, for love” (Lowry 174). Jonas made the right decision of leaving his community because he would have been starving for answer on why they never changed the community but he feels happier that he rejected his society and left. (SIP-B) Jonas doesn't want to be a part of his community anymore. Jonas doesn't want to go back to his dwelling to see his family, "I won't! I won't go home! You can't make me!' Jonas sobbed and shouted and pounded the bed with his fist" (Lowry 153). Jonas doesn't want to go back to his dwelling to see his family again because his father lied to him about the ceremony of release for babies. Jonas wanted his childhood back, he didn't want to be the receiver anymore, "Jonas did not want to go back. He didn't want the memories, didn't want the honor, didn't want the wisdom, didn't want the pain. He wanted his childhood again, his scraped knees and ball games" (Lowry 121). That Jonas doesn't want to be the receiver of memory anymore he wants to get his childhood back so he doesn’t have to know about the memories of past communities. Jonas is rejecting his society because he finds out the true meaning of his community and why they took out what they
Diversity does not simply refer to race or even culture; it’s everywhere. We are all diverse, meaning we are all different from one another. The book The Other Wes Moore we see two kids with the same name, but very different lives that they live. Wes and Wes are similar in ways, but in the end turn out nothing like each other. One chose to lead his life in a better path, while the other sticks with a path that ultimately destructs his life. In this paper, I will discuss what diversity means to me, messages that I learned about various minorities or majorities when I was a child, if my views have changed, when diversity influenced my life, and the situation when it influenced me. Some other things that I will discuss also are the main characters of the book, examples of diversity involving the main characters, and which character I related with the most in this book.
Jonas has to learn more about death and pain than he already has. Death was something that wasn’t talked about in the community. The community “releases” members when they are old or if there is a set of twins or something wrong with a baby. Release is something celebrated within the community. Jonas had no idea that what release really means is to murder someone. He watches the release of a baby boy who was part of a set of twins born into the community. His father is the one performing this release because his father is a nurturer. This knowledge left Jonas devastated and in shock that his father could do something so terrible. He leaves the Giver’s and tells him that he can no longer continue receiving the memories. He takes a few days and collects himself. Fiona, his childhood friend talks him into to going back. Love is another emotion new to Jonas. He falls in love with Fiona. Falling in love is a big step that usually happens in adulthood. Another thing Jonas does that proves his progression in maturity is he decides to leave the community. When you grow up, you leave your mom and dad’s house which is how I connected this part of Jonas’ life with that of a real life
•Understanding that diversity includes not only ways of being but also ways of
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a dystopian narrative about a boy who lives in a “utopia” where there is order and, everything is controlled. He alone must contain memories of the past. Unfortunately, many of these memories are traumatic and disturbing. Jonas can do nothing beyond withstanding the pain. Because that is how it had always been in the community. As often paraphrased by the Giver, who is the one giving Jonas the memories, "And back and back and back.”(62) This quote shows how there is nothing that The Giver or Jonas can do apart from accept tradition.
Despite the fact that he could be killed if he was caught. Jonas also wanted to release the memories into the community to make it a better place. Jonas looked to The Giver for advice, and The Giver was almost like a father to him. Jonas normally followed the rules of the community for what was right and what was wrong except when he ran away. Jonas learned that the rules of the community were harsh, once he had his knowledge he got from The Giver, he kind of made his own rules. The Giver shows lots of moral courage because he helped Jonas run away despite the potential consequences of getting released. Also the Giver took the risk of giving Jonas the memories when the previous receiver ran away because the memories were too much and then those memories were lost. The Giver has all the knowledge from the previous generations so he uses that to decide what is right and
Imagine living in a world with no change : same clothing, same weather every day, same haircut, same birthday as everyone else, and you don’t get to pick your job or spouse. How would that feel? Well, that's the point this society doesn’t feel. Jonas is the main character of the book The Giver by Lois Lowry and he lives in a utopia community. Jonas knows no different though, he was born into this society, but one day, everything changes for Jonas. Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result, tries to change the Community.
Reading the prescribed chapters 4 and 7 in Diversity in the Workplace, I hemmed and hawed what workplace to target filled with heated debates aligned with their side, the other side and the truth. I will also provide my insights and observations onsite at a federal agency located in the Hudson County region recently. We have grown and continue to grow in technology, science, and math like the speed of light, however, when it comes to us on personal and interpersonal relations, I feel that we are little better than our ancestors nineteen generations ago.
Diversity is an important and beautiful concept in our society and this essay will prove why. Reasons to support this are it makes each individual life worthwhile, it helps us evolve and become better and it can build closer relationships.
If you are given a choice to save a loved one would you? Jonas did. Because Jonas knows what release is so he is able to save Gabe from it. Jonas’ father doesn’t know what release means so he can’t make an informed choice. “We really have to protect people from wrong choices” (pg 99). Jonas is protecting his father. People need knowledge to make informed choices. People may not always make the right choice but they can try to fix their mistakes and they can realize that what they did is wrong and not be ignorant. “He had made the wrong one: the choice to leave. And now he was starving”(pg172). Jonas knew that if he didn’t save Gabe he would die so he only cared about Gabe. Jonas made the decision to leave and now he is facing the consequences. Lowry shows that every decision has an outcome.
As said before, after difficult changes a person is still very much the same. In the beginning of the novel, Jonas recalls
The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the diverse experiences that I have had in my personal and professional life. Fortunately, I have had a large mix of diverse friends and experiences in my life. This paper will discuss those diversities as well as the plan to expand on my current knowledge.