If we were to live in a world where choices are already made for us, then we would live in a world similar to the community of The Giver. The Giver is a world created by Lois Lowry. She is a two time John Newbery Medal winner. The Giver is a story about Jonas, becoming the next receiver of memory and learning the truth of the world. I believe that we should be able to make our own choices. It may lead to mistakes, but if we learn from them then we will know not to do that mistake or accident again and you can learn how to prevent it.
Learning from mistakes helps us learn and grow. In The Giver Jonas accidentally hurts himself in a way that later on helps im compare that pain to a memory which gives him a lot of imagined pain. Jonas hurts himself by accidentally slamming his finger in a metal door. He had to have medicine that reduced the pain down to a throb. …show more content…
This could include things like our jobs, where we live, who we will live with, and when and what to eat. In The Giver community, everything that I just listed is what all citizens live by and must follow. If we follow everything to the dot, then why have us? If we were to have everything decided for you, what makes you different from a machine?
In The Giver, there are speakers in which everyone listens for the morning announcement or if there is a crisis, what to do. These speakers tell the citizens what to do and they all do it immediately. On page 2, the speaker told the citizens to seek the nearest building IMMEDIATELY and to LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE. They did this because there was a plane that flew over the community. Almost instantly everyone did what they were told and headed to shelter and watched as the plane passed over the community. In a way, the people in the community are safe. There is almost no arguing with the rules and there is a lot of peace. But they have no free
Learning from mistakes helps us learn and grow. In The Giver Jonas accidentally hurts himself in a way that later on helps im compare that pain to a memory which gives him a lot of imagined pain. Jonas hurts himself by accidentally slamming his finger in a metal door. He had to have medicine that reduced the pain down to a throb. …show more content…
This could include things like our jobs, where we live, who we will live with, and when and what to eat. In The Giver community, everything that I just listed is what all citizens live by and must follow. If we follow everything to the dot, then why have us? If we were to have everything decided for you, what makes you different from a machine?
In The Giver, there are speakers in which everyone listens for the morning announcement or if there is a crisis, what to do. These speakers tell the citizens what to do and they all do it immediately. On page 2, the speaker told the citizens to seek the nearest building IMMEDIATELY and to LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE. They did this because there was a plane that flew over the community. Almost instantly everyone did what they were told and headed to shelter and watched as the plane passed over the community. In a way, the people in the community are safe. There is almost no arguing with the rules and there is a lot of peace. But they have no free