Birthdays in Different Societies
In the dystopian novel The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s society celebrates birthdays both similarly and differently from the current American society. First, both societies acknowledge birthdays, but the way they are acknowledged is different. In Jonas’s society, birthdays are done in one mass celebration. Until age twelve, the celebrations are done over two days in December. Also, in The Giver, birthdays are only celebrated for twelve years. After the Ceremony of Twelve the kids receive their assignment, birthdays are no longer celebrated, and “age isn’t important” (17). However, in the current American society, birthdays are celebrated individually, and on the person's actual birthday. A birthday celebration
In the dystopian novel The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s society celebrates birthdays both similarly and differently from the current American society. First, both societies acknowledge birthdays, but the way they are acknowledged is different. In Jonas’s society, birthdays are done in one mass celebration. Until age twelve, the celebrations are done over two days in December. Also, in The Giver, birthdays are only celebrated for twelve years. After the Ceremony of Twelve the kids receive their assignment, birthdays are no longer celebrated, and “age isn’t important” (17). However, in the current American society, birthdays are celebrated individually, and on the person's actual birthday. A birthday celebration