Book Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Babies and Birthdays
To start off, the book The Giver compared to my normal living society is very different. The Giver has a very controlled life style. They are not able to make any choices for themselves; it’s all made for them. As of our society, it’s more free-willing and not as controlled. We are able to make our own choices. The way families are made in Jonas’s society is different than our society. Also, the way birthdays are celebrated is pretty odd too. They live a very different life than I do.
First, families units are created much differently than in my society. In The Giver, if a male/female wants to get married, they fill out an application stating their likes, dislikes, etc. Then, if the male/female is matched with an opposite gender, they are now considered married, without any knowledge of who their new spouse is. Women do not get pregnant; there are Birthmothers that have babies. If the married couple wants a child, they must fill a form which can be accepted or denied. If it is accepted, they take a child from the birthmother, and that is their new child. A family can only have two children, a boy and a girl.
As I was saying, in the book The Giver, Jonas’s society celebrates birthdays much differently than our society does. For example, in Jonas’s society every member celebrates his/her birthday on the same day on December. No matter what month you were born in. Jonas reflects, “I could remember the Decembers back to when I had become, well, probably a Four.” To avoid jealousy, they have group birthdays. These are not considered to be birthdays, but ceremonies. In my society, every ones birthdays are different. Some of us are born on the same day, which means we have the same birthday. For example, if you’re born on August 28, 2001, your next birthday is not until August 28, 2002; a year later.
Again, the way family units are created is very different. There are some pros and cons about the way family units are created in The Giver. One
To start off, the book The Giver compared to my normal living society is very different. The Giver has a very controlled life style. They are not able to make any choices for themselves; it’s all made for them. As of our society, it’s more free-willing and not as controlled. We are able to make our own choices. The way families are made in Jonas’s society is different than our society. Also, the way birthdays are celebrated is pretty odd too. They live a very different life than I do.
First, families units are created much differently than in my society. In The Giver, if a male/female wants to get married, they fill out an application stating their likes, dislikes, etc. Then, if the male/female is matched with an opposite gender, they are now considered married, without any knowledge of who their new spouse is. Women do not get pregnant; there are Birthmothers that have babies. If the married couple wants a child, they must fill a form which can be accepted or denied. If it is accepted, they take a child from the birthmother, and that is their new child. A family can only have two children, a boy and a girl.
As I was saying, in the book The Giver, Jonas’s society celebrates birthdays much differently than our society does. For example, in Jonas’s society every member celebrates his/her birthday on the same day on December. No matter what month you were born in. Jonas reflects, “I could remember the Decembers back to when I had become, well, probably a Four.” To avoid jealousy, they have group birthdays. These are not considered to be birthdays, but ceremonies. In my society, every ones birthdays are different. Some of us are born on the same day, which means we have the same birthday. For example, if you’re born on August 28, 2001, your next birthday is not until August 28, 2002; a year later.
Again, the way family units are created is very different. There are some pros and cons about the way family units are created in The Giver. One