Imagine for a second, that you are 12, and have just been assigned a job, you do not like your job but you can not change your job. You find yourself in similar scenarios regarding your spouse and children. Can you imagine? Well, this is exactly the kind of scenarios that people in Jonas’ community, in The Giver, experience. People should not be deprived of the right to choose their job, their spouse and the time when they are ready for one, and when they will have children as well as other major decisions. These things should be common allowances in society because everybody is different, and should make their own life choices so that they can choose the best things for them personally. I disagree with this method of keeping society in “order”.
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In The Giver, the “Elders” assign jobs, and even though they carefully match a person with a job, they can misjudge.If somebody else chooses your job not knowing precisely what you want to do, you might discover that you are not pleased with their choice. Everyone should be allowed to follow their dreams, and choose a career that will help them reach those dreams. I believe that everybody should be granted the opportunity to choose their spouse based on the love they have for each other. Just like they assign jobs, the “Elders” in The Giver assign spouses also, which can lead to unhealthy, unwanted relationships. If people assign a spouse to you, you may feel uncomfortable around them and you may feel un-compatible. When the Elders assign spouses, people may indeed feel incompatible, uncomfortable, and un-happy.
People should be given the freedom of having their own children, and deciding when that will happen. In The Giver couples are assigned children, and must take care of them. Some people do not want to have children, take care of children, or associate with younger kids. Therefore it is better for each individual couple to decide if they want children to care for or not, and when that will
In The Giver, the “Elders” assign jobs, and even though they carefully match a person with a job, they can misjudge.If somebody else chooses your job not knowing precisely what you want to do, you might discover that you are not pleased with their choice. Everyone should be allowed to follow their dreams, and choose a career that will help them reach those dreams. I believe that everybody should be granted the opportunity to choose their spouse based on the love they have for each other. Just like they assign jobs, the “Elders” in The Giver assign spouses also, which can lead to unhealthy, unwanted relationships. If people assign a spouse to you, you may feel uncomfortable around them and you may feel un-compatible. When the Elders assign spouses, people may indeed feel incompatible, uncomfortable, and un-happy.
People should be given the freedom of having their own children, and deciding when that will happen. In The Giver couples are assigned children, and must take care of them. Some people do not want to have children, take care of children, or associate with younger kids. Therefore it is better for each individual couple to decide if they want children to care for or not, and when that will