Imagine a world with an absence of individuality, war, and awareness of history managed by a committee called the Elders.This is an accurate depiction of the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. Which when compared to our society the novel’s society appears very different, however there are many similarities as well.
For instance both societies use history as a way to learn and as an example. In our society, history has taught us many things, including to give all individuals equal rights than others. An example in The Giver of using history is when the community decides not to shoot down a foreign plane that flies over them because The Giver enlightened the other Elders explaining “-when people had destroyed others in haste, in fear, and had brought about their own destruction.” (Lowry 112). Also, even though …show more content…
Meaning in both societies the inhabitants have the same responsibilities and agenda. For instance, in both societies you have to go to school, go to work, and take care of your family. There is even a House of Old in The Giver’s society to care for the elderly, also known as a retirement home in modern society. However, in our society parents have to provide for family, meaning they have to make enough money to buy food and afford a home. While in the novel’s utopian society a family’s payments are nonexistent. As an example, a child’s stuffed animal, bike, and even their clothes are given to them from the Elders. As an endnote, both societies try to be as perfect as perfect as possible to have the least amount of problems as possible.
Three major differences between the futuristic utopian society, in The Giver by Lois Lowry and our modern society are that they have different value in choices, different interaction with other communities, and problems. On the contrary both societies usen history the same way, both similar events in life, and both try to be as perfect as
For instance both societies use history as a way to learn and as an example. In our society, history has taught us many things, including to give all individuals equal rights than others. An example in The Giver of using history is when the community decides not to shoot down a foreign plane that flies over them because The Giver enlightened the other Elders explaining “-when people had destroyed others in haste, in fear, and had brought about their own destruction.” (Lowry 112). Also, even though …show more content…
Meaning in both societies the inhabitants have the same responsibilities and agenda. For instance, in both societies you have to go to school, go to work, and take care of your family. There is even a House of Old in The Giver’s society to care for the elderly, also known as a retirement home in modern society. However, in our society parents have to provide for family, meaning they have to make enough money to buy food and afford a home. While in the novel’s utopian society a family’s payments are nonexistent. As an example, a child’s stuffed animal, bike, and even their clothes are given to them from the Elders. As an endnote, both societies try to be as perfect as perfect as possible to have the least amount of problems as possible.
Three major differences between the futuristic utopian society, in The Giver by Lois Lowry and our modern society are that they have different value in choices, different interaction with other communities, and problems. On the contrary both societies usen history the same way, both similar events in life, and both try to be as perfect as