Imagine never being discriminated for the color of your skin, being viewed totally equal to your neighbor. But what if it came with a price, not so enticing anymore. In The Giver, future life claims to be a utopian society. When digging deeper we come to find out this society is a wolf in sheep's clothing. The Society shown in The Giver is a deterioration from ours in 2015. First of all, not being able to love is against human nature yet that is something not welcomed in order to achieve sameness amongst people. Not only are you banned from saying “I love you,” but you also cannot even choose your own career. In addition to these misfortunes, one will need to spend the rest of their lives without their memories. In this essay, I argue that The Giver is not ideal compared to the society of 2015 . The reason being is because no one is allowed to be who they are and do what they want and love who they love.
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Everyone around the world, especially in 2015, are anything but the same. Through life true friends have always maintained the image of being non judgmental, however, in the Giver “It was the sort of thing one didn’t ask a friend about because it might have fallen into that uncomfortable category of ‘being different.’” Who would want to live in a world where one is not able to feel comfortable confiding with a close friend for the fear of being different. In the movie, Jonas is spoken to for “breaking the rules” because he was holding hands with Fiona. Once learning about being a keeper, Jonas learns there are words for how he is feeling towards Fiona. It is called love. How could anyone go through life and accept the fact that love is forbidden, not just against a significant other but to your own children, friends? Another thing, you are not even allowed to be with the ONE you love either; that also is chosen for
Everyone around the world, especially in 2015, are anything but the same. Through life true friends have always maintained the image of being non judgmental, however, in the Giver “It was the sort of thing one didn’t ask a friend about because it might have fallen into that uncomfortable category of ‘being different.’” Who would want to live in a world where one is not able to feel comfortable confiding with a close friend for the fear of being different. In the movie, Jonas is spoken to for “breaking the rules” because he was holding hands with Fiona. Once learning about being a keeper, Jonas learns there are words for how he is feeling towards Fiona. It is called love. How could anyone go through life and accept the fact that love is forbidden, not just against a significant other but to your own children, friends? Another thing, you are not even allowed to be with the ONE you love either; that also is chosen for