Lois Lowry’s novel, ‘The Giver’, is very thought provoking. I believe that choice is more important than peace and safety, but protection still matters. There are only a few black sheep, including Jonas who step out of their comfort zone to make choices of their own, but the rest of the community are surrounded in peace and safety. Being a controlled and systematic community they believe that choice can lead to wrong decisions and vulnerability. Peace and safety is of utmost importance to the community, but with the Giver’s help Jonas soon discovers that there are exhilarating and sometimes painful new experiences when he makes choices of his own.
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I can’t even imagine it. We really have to protect people from making wrong choices.”-Jonas (pg.98)
Protection is what Jonas had always grown up with, he had never, like his peers, experienced discomfort like he was going to feel when the Giver transmitted memories to him. Although Jonas was ‘different’ from the other children in the community he still thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of safety, “He likes the feeling of safety here in this warm and quiet room.” (pg.30)
Choice had been freed from the lifestyle of the community because it could supposedly lead to wrong decisions and vulnerability. Having the protection in the community of peace and safety are still important to exist as this is all the citizens of the community know. They do not know how to make appropriate decisions of their …show more content…
Jonas was given many memories that stimulated his mind to see both positive and negative aspects outside of the community. He became familiar with and valued many memories that the Giver had transmitted. He experienced pain like he had never felt before, but he mostly valued the joyful memories such as “snow” (pg.78) and the feeling of “love” (pg.125). “Tiny, cold, feather like feelings peppered his body and face. He put out his tongue again, and caught one of the dots of cold upon it. It disappeared from his awareness instantly: but he caught another, and another. The sensation made him smile” (pg.80-81). Jonas makes many decisions of his own with the Giver by his side to help. Having been the ‘Receiver of Memory’ he had the opportunity to experience many different feelings which he valued deeply.
Throughout the novel, ‘The Giver’, Jonas grew in many ways. He was chosen to be the Receiver of Memory, and with that assignment came opportunities that he had never dreamt of. He grew making choices that did not just only effect himself, but also to the systematic
Choice can lead to wrong decisions and consequently result in vulnerability, but peace and …show more content…
I can’t even imagine it. We really have to protect people from making wrong choices.”-Jonas (pg.98)
Protection is what Jonas had always grown up with, he had never, like his peers, experienced discomfort like he was going to feel when the Giver transmitted memories to him. Although Jonas was ‘different’ from the other children in the community he still thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of safety, “He likes the feeling of safety here in this warm and quiet room.” (pg.30)
Choice had been freed from the lifestyle of the community because it could supposedly lead to wrong decisions and vulnerability. Having the protection in the community of peace and safety are still important to exist as this is all the citizens of the community know. They do not know how to make appropriate decisions of their …show more content…
Jonas was given many memories that stimulated his mind to see both positive and negative aspects outside of the community. He became familiar with and valued many memories that the Giver had transmitted. He experienced pain like he had never felt before, but he mostly valued the joyful memories such as “snow” (pg.78) and the feeling of “love” (pg.125). “Tiny, cold, feather like feelings peppered his body and face. He put out his tongue again, and caught one of the dots of cold upon it. It disappeared from his awareness instantly: but he caught another, and another. The sensation made him smile” (pg.80-81). Jonas makes many decisions of his own with the Giver by his side to help. Having been the ‘Receiver of Memory’ he had the opportunity to experience many different feelings which he valued deeply.
Throughout the novel, ‘The Giver’, Jonas grew in many ways. He was chosen to be the Receiver of Memory, and with that assignment came opportunities that he had never dreamt of. He grew making choices that did not just only effect himself, but also to the systematic