The Theme Of Isolation In 'The Giver'

What does it mean to be isolated? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? It's both, but I'm saying why it's a good thing my resources are from the book “The Giver”, so I strongly believe that isolation is a good thing because it can cause people to make their own decisions, they can become more independent, in addition they can become more aware of things that are not important for example getting distracted by their phones, they can be more aware of the things that are around them. It can help you reflect on things, and how you can change things that you have done in the past. Another reason that isolation is good is because you don't know what is happening in the outside world, that is a good thing because they could be influenced to do something …show more content…
This is used in the book, to show how the plane flies too close to Jonas’s village, and the siren goes off and he has to go home by himself due to the fact that his parents are at work and his little sister Lily is at the Child-care Centre. His village is very independent and if you don't obey the rules you will be released, not all the time does everyone tell the truth about if they have done something that they shouldn't have. Jonas wonders what goes on in the releasing room and does’t quite understand the fact that there is an outside world, for he is only 11. Jonas is curious to know more about the ‘Outside World’ and would like to see, unfortunately it is against the rules. The village that Jonas lives in is quite isolated and self-reliant, which is a good thing and shows that his village has good rules and …show more content…
An example of this, in the book is when Jonas goes to the ‘House of the Old’ and talks to the older lady about how the older people get released and how he wanted to go and watch some of the older people walk through the releasing door. Jonas was curious as to what happens after they go through the door, the older people are so happy to be released and he would like to know more about it. Jonas is curious as to where they get sent and what happens to them, but unfortunately children were not allowed to attend the function. Jonas also becomes more aware of the rules and his ceremony of 12 and what his speech has to be like and he is a worried because he doesn't know what to say and he is becoming more aware of what he is going to do when he is past the ceremony of 12 and what he is going to do when he is a little bit older, he is worried about what he is going to do after his ceremony and later on in