“But the choice was not his. He returned each day to the Annex room”(Lowry 121). In many utopian communities such as the community in The Giver by Lois Lowry, there are rules apon rules that need to be followed. In our society there are rules too. Our rules are not as strict as their rules. In Jonas’ community, there is no free will. Free will is needed in order for a community to prosper. Along with free will, love is needed. Love and free will go hand in hand. If there is no free will, there is no love either. Both love and free will are needed for a community to function correctly. There also needs to be control. Somethings need to be controlled. If not, the community will not be safe. The thing is there cannot be too much control. With
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To conclude, in our society, when rules are broken there is some sort of punishment. It is the same in the utopian society, when rules are broken, conquiences are given to the offender. When Jonas decided to run away from the community he started to feel guilty. He tells the readers this when he says “He thought of the rules he had broken so far: enough that if he were caught, now, he would be condemned”(Lowry 165). Jonas knew if he were to go back, his punishment would be extremely harsh. So kept going determined to find Elsewhere. In this utopian community, the citizen lives are created. They are controlled. Everything they do is controlled. In our community, everything we do is a choice. While Jonas is training with The Giver, The Giver gives him a memory that makes him think. He thinks about the citizens and how they are controlled. How their lives are not filled with choice. This is shown when Jonas says, “I said it because it’s true. It’s the way they live. It’s the life that was created for them” (Lowry 153). Jonas realized that the way of life for the citizens of his community lives were filled with being told what to do. Sometimes we need to be told what to do, but he realized that everything the citizens did was created for them. In both societies, there are rules placed that the citizens are governed by. In the utopian community, the rules were older than time, there were no new rules ever added. In our community, there are
To conclude, in our society, when rules are broken there is some sort of punishment. It is the same in the utopian society, when rules are broken, conquiences are given to the offender. When Jonas decided to run away from the community he started to feel guilty. He tells the readers this when he says “He thought of the rules he had broken so far: enough that if he were caught, now, he would be condemned”(Lowry 165). Jonas knew if he were to go back, his punishment would be extremely harsh. So kept going determined to find Elsewhere. In this utopian community, the citizen lives are created. They are controlled. Everything they do is controlled. In our community, everything we do is a choice. While Jonas is training with The Giver, The Giver gives him a memory that makes him think. He thinks about the citizens and how they are controlled. How their lives are not filled with choice. This is shown when Jonas says, “I said it because it’s true. It’s the way they live. It’s the life that was created for them” (Lowry 153). Jonas realized that the way of life for the citizens of his community lives were filled with being told what to do. Sometimes we need to be told what to do, but he realized that everything the citizens did was created for them. In both societies, there are rules placed that the citizens are governed by. In the utopian community, the rules were older than time, there were no new rules ever added. In our community, there are