Jonas is a young boy who lives with his parents and younger sister in a futuristic, utopian society, called “the community”, where everything is said to be perfect. In this utopian society, each year, fifty children are born by a group of birthmothers, and are given to parents who request a child. If any child is born imperfect, or doesn’t develop properly before the annual ceremony, they are killed. The people don’t know that they are killed, and think that they are being released to Elsewhere, which they assume is another community. Every year the children grow with their age group and reach new milestones. Once they turn twelve years old, they get their designated job, selected for them by the elders. The entire community runs systematically and one is chastised if they do not follow the rules. The rules were all based on order and respect for others, which were key concepts in designing this perfect society.
Jonas is smart and curious. He is also very well behaved, like all the people who lived in their society. He is Eleven years old and approaching the annual choosing ceremony, which will …show more content…
It is important to retain memories, and pass them down to later generations, in order to learn from them. Additionally, people can be inspired by memories. In THE GIVER, the people and elders of the community could not realize how abnormal the society they were living in was, because they had no memories of the past. Also, although The Giver was asked important questions due to the memories he preserved, most of the issues or questions that came up were just asked to the elders, who lacked this knowledge. Furthermore, many memories give us happiness and joy, which were missing in the community. Even though The Giver also retained memories of pain and suffering, it is important to have a balance. (Moreover, if everyone in the community would share the painful memories, it would not be a burden for the giver.
Jonas is smart and curious. He is also very well behaved, like all the people who lived in their society. He is Eleven years old and approaching the annual choosing ceremony, which will …show more content…
It is important to retain memories, and pass them down to later generations, in order to learn from them. Additionally, people can be inspired by memories. In THE GIVER, the people and elders of the community could not realize how abnormal the society they were living in was, because they had no memories of the past. Also, although The Giver was asked important questions due to the memories he preserved, most of the issues or questions that came up were just asked to the elders, who lacked this knowledge. Furthermore, many memories give us happiness and joy, which were missing in the community. Even though The Giver also retained memories of pain and suffering, it is important to have a balance. (Moreover, if everyone in the community would share the painful memories, it would not be a burden for the giver.