Children In The Giver

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The book, The Giver, is about a community that lives based on strict, assigned rules. There are three major rules that I disagree with such as having other people making choices for you, the certain amount of children that you can have, and not having the privileges to take things home. I do not agree with Jonas’s community.
One major rule that I disagree with is only having a certain amount of children that you birthed. In Jonas’s community, the mother can only have three children. After the mother has the children, she becomes a laborer until she gets released. If there are twin babies, they will release the baby that weighs less and gives the other baby that weighs more to a new family. In my community, you can keep the amount of children

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