The Giver Reflection

What if our Freedom never even mattered? Why would we want Freedom? I got the answer Ever since I watched the truman show I have realized many things about humanity and our way of living life.What really caught my attention in the movie was the first scene that showed the director of Truman’s life talking about his job. The director, Christof, also talked about how he had made Truman lived in a place that represents the perfect world. Having freedom, Rights, independence wouldn’t really matter if we don’t survive. Why would we face the dangers of the world if given the choice. So I thought, why wouldn’t everyone want a ife like Truman’s. That was when I realized, the best way to live life, is to live in detainment. The world that Truman …show more content…
The Giver was a story of a boy named Jonas who lived in a false reality similar to Truman’s. Everyone was detained inside an area for live, never having full control of their own lives, because of the same purpose. This purpose was to protect us from the dangers of the real world, and create a haven.
Eventually, both Truman and Jonas escaped their haven and returned to the outside world in order to regain their freedom. They were willing to give up their safety and tranquility for a new life which is a degrade of their own. Both their lives were being controlled and both of them wanted freedom for their own selfish reasons which was why once again Thomas Hobbes was right about human behaviors and how we are very selfish even if the best thing is right in front of us we would still be selfish and do what we …show more content…
Jona also learned that his community and the freedom is presented with is all but a fake cover up so that he can be controlled forever. This is where the last idea of Thomas Hobbes take action, it is the idea that the Leviathan or a higher power is what is used by the leaders that rules everyone to threaten them all. By keeping everyone under control, they are being protecting from each other and