Career In The Giver

In the children’s book The Giver, at the precise age of twelve, the residents are appointed a role in the committee that is chosen for them to serve. However, in the modern world, people are given the prerogative to decide whichever career they desire, and whenever. This, exactly, is the reason why a twelve year old is not set to select a future career. Careers are meant to be accompanied by the person for it’s lifetime, thereby it has to be something that they relish and find happiness within. Twelve years is a short age to truly understand one’s self and grasp whatever is is that he/she wants to be entitled to for a long time. Instead it is only the beginning. The time when you should already have at least a broad idea of what you are good at. However, many don’t, and setting a particular time to choose a career sets pressure and diminishes …show more content…
Unlike Jonas’ world, which assigns jobs for them. This is to ensure a citizen does not mistakenly choose a wrong career. If a character is fulfilling a wrong job, Jonas’ world believes such events will drag chaos and dissatisfaction.Instead, the citizens are observed upon and whichever job best suits them are allocated. For everything in this world is perfect. Although this system is normal and ideal to them, it doesn’t assure happiness. Therefore, the effect of the system does not necessarily fit the best interest of the individuals in the community. Just because a certain job may suit an individual, doesn’t mean the individual is content performing it. For example, in The Giver Larissa, an old woman at the House of the Old makes it evident that birthmothers are miserable doing their job. After producing maximally three newchildren, they are forced to become into laborers. According to Larissa, such a job is tedious and attracts no honor. The birthmothers themselves most likely know this, and surely most feel resentment, regardless the very little that are