The Giver Research Paper

Have you ever wondered what it would be like in a perfect society, where everyone is equal? Well you will know what rights U.S. citizens have versus the citizens in the book called "The Giver". They are totally different but they are totally unique. Here are rights that two different societies have.

First of all, U.S. citizens have a lot of rights. Here are most, they have a Freedom of speech, so they can speak for what they think is right. They have a freedom of press, and freedom to petition, or request the government. They have the rights to bear arms or in other words, carry guns without breaking law. They have a freedom of religion, so they can worship or believe in whatever they feel. They have rights in civil cases or unlawful, and rights of accused people in criminal cases. They have lots of rights, and we have others too.

Second, the citizens in "The Giver" don't have too many rights because they want everyone to be the same. They have rights to be secured at home. They don't necessarily have freedom of speech, because their government wants everyone to be the same. An important right they don't have is they can't …show more content…
citizens and the citizens in "The Giver" have almost totally different laws, because we have a lot of freedom, and they don't. They are ran as a society where everyone is equal. They are many rules and laws that are different from the U.S. Like in the book, they have certain things they can and can't do, depending on their age. Like the girls before nine have to wear bows. We the kids turn nine, they get bikes. Lily said at age eight, "I don't like hair ribbons. I'm glad I only have to wear them one more year, next year I get my bicycle, too." They have ceremonies for age groups getting older a year. After they turn twelve, they forget what age they are, the books states "Well, it's the last of the Ceremonies, as you know. After Twelve, age isn't important. Most of us even lose track of how older we are as time