The Giver Community
"We fear rejection, want attention, crave affection, and dream of perfection," said Anonymous. The community in Lois Lowry’s The Giver wants to have perfection — a utopia — and they have achieved it. Their ideal society has citizens that never had the pain of war, never had to go hungry or homeless, and consequently, they never have experienced any emotions. Jonas has grown up in a community without memories of pain, poverty, and war. Growing up without these memories, the community’s citizens do not know how to fight back for themselves or disagree with its leaders. Does this lead to perfect community? Yes, it does. Without the memories, all the people in the community will follow any directions that their leaders give them. An example
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Although the community cannot feel the lows of depression, they also cannot feel genuine happiness either. How can avoiding all emotion lead to a perfect community? Many emotions exist that can be harmful to a happy community. Some examples include hate, confusion, anger, unrest, and sadness. These emotions must be removed for a perfect community. In The Giver, Jonas’ has parents who say that they take pride in him, but they do not feel any love toward him. Although this does not surprise Jonas, it is Jonas’ own reaction of hatred and anger toward his father that burden him through the rest of the book. On the other hand, Jonas comes to see that by taking away the good emotions, like love that families have for each other and happiness, the community can never feel something deep and personal for anyone else. He also sees there are no lasting bonds to hold families and friends together. The community in Lois Lowry’s The Giver wants to have perfection, and they think they have accomplished it. They believe a utopia is a place without pain, suffering, and war. They accept not having any feelings for one another as an consequence. This lack of emotion shows that the community actually fears attention and affection as these are the things they end up rejecting for a perfect place to
Although the community cannot feel the lows of depression, they also cannot feel genuine happiness either. How can avoiding all emotion lead to a perfect community? Many emotions exist that can be harmful to a happy community. Some examples include hate, confusion, anger, unrest, and sadness. These emotions must be removed for a perfect community. In The Giver, Jonas’ has parents who say that they take pride in him, but they do not feel any love toward him. Although this does not surprise Jonas, it is Jonas’ own reaction of hatred and anger toward his father that burden him through the rest of the book. On the other hand, Jonas comes to see that by taking away the good emotions, like love that families have for each other and happiness, the community can never feel something deep and personal for anyone else. He also sees there are no lasting bonds to hold families and friends together. The community in Lois Lowry’s The Giver wants to have perfection, and they think they have accomplished it. They believe a utopia is a place without pain, suffering, and war. They accept not having any feelings for one another as an consequence. This lack of emotion shows that the community actually fears attention and affection as these are the things they end up rejecting for a perfect place to