In The Giver, one of the main themes is freedom of choice. In the book we learn that without the ability to make choices we strip away our rights as human beings. The reason it does that to us is because what makes us who we are is our choices and how they affect us as people. In The Giver they take away our right of choices by taking our humanity. A scene in the book that demonstrates this is when Jonas leaves his dwelling after dark. Lowry wrote, “He felt, surprisingly, no fear, nor any regret at leaving the community behind”(153). The reason Jonas felt no fear nor regret is because he realised what he was doing and he was okay with leaving his life behind to hopefully give future generations a chance to live the life he didn’t get. That
