Utopian Language In The Giver

In the utopian world of The Giver, they speak a little bit of a different language. The people use a very simple version of the English language that makes names of things simpler. For instance, there is the Assignment, the Ceremony of Loss, and Elders. The words they use in The Giver are more bland and everyone speaks the same.Many of the words are meant to hide the real meanings. An example of that would be stirrings. On Earth this is called puberty. The community does not like stirring so they try to hide it.

An assignment in The Giver world basically means the person's job. The people in the community get their assignment when they are twelve and they work that job until they go to the house of the old. On earth one chooses the job that that person wants. Whether it is banking, being a lawyer, doctor, or teacher people chooses their jobs by their own interest. In the community the jobs are assigned. The elders pick and choose who they want to do each job. The reason why the community has changed the name from job to assignment is for the purpose of understanding that one cannot pick and choose the job they desire it is given to them. …show more content…
By that time the person is dead and either cremated or buried. In the community this process is known as the ceremony of loss. The celebrant is still alive at that point. All of the people gather to hear the life story of the human that is going to be released. At the end of the ceremony of loss the person is released and never seen ever again. It also appears that the name that the person had is reused to the next generation. The community may call it the ceremony of loss because it is a little softer and it is also less personal. Imagine if everyone in the city came to one funeral, even if they did not know the