The Giver and Sexuality Feelings
Stacey Garcia
Ms. Smith
Humanities
07 March 2013
The Giver The Giver, by Lois Lowry. A novel established in 1993. Jonas the main character who lives in the future; in a ruled community. The children in the community get assigned jobs when they become Twelve’s. Jonas was selected to become the receiver of memory. A most respectful role that anyone can have. The concept of the families in the Giver is different from the one in our society in many ways, for example controlled lives, sexuality feelings, and the freedom of choice. The people in the Giver do not know anything about the social life how we live. They must orderly follow the rules until their eyes close. Controlled lives in Jonas community is very difficult, if I was to live in their community because people do not get to choose who their spouses are and they have to apply for their children one male and one female:
” ‘Maybe we could even keep him,” Lily suggested sweetly, trying to look innocent. The look was fake, Jonas knew; they all knew. “Lily,” mother reminded her, smiling, “you know the rule.” Two children-one male one female-to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules” (Lowry 8).
In my society your allowed to have as many kids as you please. There is no rule that says two children for a family unit one male and one female. Our society has the freedom of choice unlike Jonas’s community has to follow the rule book. The people are not to choose who they want to be with for their rest of their lives, that’s another rule in the community: “Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the essential capacity to connect to others, which was required for the creation of a family unit” (8).
It is sad to know that people are forced to get married with people that is chosen for them, yet people cannot choose their partners. In our society people are to get married whom with ever they choose to our society would be
Ms. Smith
Humanities
07 March 2013
The Giver The Giver, by Lois Lowry. A novel established in 1993. Jonas the main character who lives in the future; in a ruled community. The children in the community get assigned jobs when they become Twelve’s. Jonas was selected to become the receiver of memory. A most respectful role that anyone can have. The concept of the families in the Giver is different from the one in our society in many ways, for example controlled lives, sexuality feelings, and the freedom of choice. The people in the Giver do not know anything about the social life how we live. They must orderly follow the rules until their eyes close. Controlled lives in Jonas community is very difficult, if I was to live in their community because people do not get to choose who their spouses are and they have to apply for their children one male and one female:
” ‘Maybe we could even keep him,” Lily suggested sweetly, trying to look innocent. The look was fake, Jonas knew; they all knew. “Lily,” mother reminded her, smiling, “you know the rule.” Two children-one male one female-to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules” (Lowry 8).
In my society your allowed to have as many kids as you please. There is no rule that says two children for a family unit one male and one female. Our society has the freedom of choice unlike Jonas’s community has to follow the rule book. The people are not to choose who they want to be with for their rest of their lives, that’s another rule in the community: “Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the essential capacity to connect to others, which was required for the creation of a family unit” (8).
It is sad to know that people are forced to get married with people that is chosen for them, yet people cannot choose their partners. In our society people are to get married whom with ever they choose to our society would be