Although they bear some significant similarities, the differences between The Giver and our world are clear. In Chapter 7 of The Giver, it says, “The punishment used for small children was a regulated system of smacks with the discipline wand….” In the Giver’s world, small children get a smack on hand for their misbehavior for the first offense. On the second offense, three sharper smacks on bare legs. By doing in this way, small children will correct their manner when they are young. So when they are older, they would make the same mistake. People learn from their mistakes. By contrast, teacher and parent are not allowed to smack small children with anything. When a teacher or parent smack a small children with a discipline wand, he or
