Individualism: The Giver By Lois Lowry

Reading has been a passion of mine since I was a child. The first book I remember reading while grasping an important concept was The Giver by Lois Lowry. The novel focuses on a young boy who lives in a society that enforces conformity as well as restricts emotions and emotions. The boy gains a sense of individualism from the new emotions he is allowed to feel. This rebellion against an oppressive society helped pique my interest in dystopian novels. With this book, I made connections with my world and the world of the people in the story. This association brought to light universal qualities that humans share, such as adaptability. From that point on, I focused on novels that fixated on human struggles.
This craving eventually led me to one …show more content…
The first dystopian novel I read in high school was 1984, by George Orwell. This novel highlights why totalitarianism is atrocious by showing the struggle of a middle-aged man trying to seek freedom from his oppressive government. However, he is unable to succeed in obtaining this freedom and is therefore subjected to the harsh punishments by his government. By the end of high school I had read copious numbers of dystopian novels; however, I only enjoyed a few. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood was one of my favorite dystopian novels since I felt as if I could relate to it. The book focuses on the struggles women face in a patriarchal society. The reason I related so well to this novel was because I had just started to get into the feminist movement and was still trying to find my way. The last book I read in high school was The Road by Cormac McCarthy. The novel focuses on a father and son surviving in a post-apocalyptic America. It is the bleakest book I have ever read, and the desolation throughout the novel is far superior than the beauty that is also present in the …show more content…
My struggle with writing started with the inadequate knowledge I received about syntax. From that point on, I tried to learn grammatical rules on my own. However, it became difficult to understand syntax without another knowledgeable person I could ask for help. Since my family members are uneducated and lack an interest in education, I didn’t have support from home. This lack of support from family did not affect my dedication to try and improve my writing. My writing has stayed consistent but lacks eloquence. Even though my reading journey has been more complicated than my relationship with writing, I still have more love for reading. While I continue to expand my knowledge with reading, it decreases my satisfaction with my own writing, since I consider my writing to lack the exciting element that is present in the novels I have read. I feel distant from my writing as opposed to the feeling of connection I get when I am reading. This opposition has dramatically affected my reading and writing however, I plan on developing a connection with my writing as I progress throughout