The Giver By Lois Lowry

Most of us think that a perfect society would be great. But there are always some flaws to a utopian society. For example, in Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver, people think Release is just sending the people to a new place (freeing), but really, they are being killed. I know because, “He killed it! My father killed it!” (188). In a modern day society, people can just die without having Release. Release is done to prevent sadness, but the people are oblivious to what they are doing. In modern day society, it is alright for there to be sadness so Release is not necessary. Furthermore, in modern day society, we are allowed to choose our own jobs. But in The Giver, when you turn twelve years old, you are given a job. I know because “And this year, you get your assignment.”(52). “Or what if… they could choose their own jobs?” (124). Your assignment is based off your interests, but you are not allowed to pick your own jobs. Also, in The Giver, the citizens are required to take a pill for Stirrings. In modern day society, we do not have Stirrings which means we
But they are not the same. I know because in The Giver, the members of the society are given bicycles when they turn a certain age. They also have to apply for a family. But this can be superior because it prevents overpopulation and pollution. “…the Nines, one by one, wheeled their new bicycles, with its gleaming nametag attached to the back, from the stage.” (58). But, when the children from each dwelling grow up, they go live with the childless adults. And after they leave there, they will go to the House of the Old, where they will live until they are Released. In modern day society, when the children grow up and leave the house, the parents do not leave the house to join other parents whose children have also left but they stay in their house. The House of the Old in The Giver is like a nursing home in modern day