The Giver Personal Response

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In The Giver, a boy named Jonas lived in a community where everything was planned out for you. At 12 years old, the kids get their jobs that they train for and have to do. What if you wanted to make a change? I do not support the community because you can not be different, there are few rights or freedoms, and people are released.
Every body is alike in so many different ways. You probably could not even tell one person from another. Same intelligence, and same family unit. One mother, one father, one son and daughter. Most of the people have brown or dark colored eyes. Your difference is your job and personality. Everything is planned for your future. Fours, Fives, and Sixes all wore jackets with buttons to show their independence. You put
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You have little rights and freedoms. Only few have a voice in the community,such as the Chief Elder and the committee. The community has very strict rules. Some are that the older child is not allowed to teach the younger child to ride a bike until the young one gets his/ her bike. I would teach my sibling how to ride a bike as soon as I learned. My sibling would be more experienced and not get into any trouble. You can not go out at night. Jonas was nervous that he was going to get caught for going on a mission with Gabe, because it was night out. In the ceremonies, children are born by number. Each child has a number, and it seems like a tag. Their parents will say the child's number if he/ she got in trouble, because that makes the kid unworthy of a name. A child should be worthy of a name because that is who they are. Some adults will not even have a spouse, because they lacked a family skill, by law. You should be able to choose and not be forced. What if you want two boys, or two girls? That is not allowed. It is “ Clearly written in the rules,” that a family unit has a father and a mother, a son and a daughter. If there is twin by any chance, the one that is heavier will stay, but the other one will be

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