Is The Giver Still Relevant Today

In The Giver – Lois Lowry has tried to portray a utopian society and some people believe it is possible. The reality world is becoming worse day by day, so they have fundamental to agree with the idea that utopian society does exist. Maybe in the future and by some ways, human will be control by a group of people and that group can be called Committee, same way in the book. Although one assume the utopia is possible and that is a perfect world to live, but others believe that live the world we live in today is so much better than live in the utopian society from the book. In reality world, people can have feelings, freedom and their own memories. Feeling is an integral part of human life. Imagining how much the world would be bland if people exist without feelings. On page 47, “ATTENTION. A REMINDER THAT STIRRINGS MUST BE REPORTED IN ORDER FOR TREATMENT TO TAKE PLACE.” People have to take pills when their first Stirrings begin and it makes their feeling disappear and this is a compulsion in Jonas’ society. Committee wants to suppress the emotions and feelings of people because if people have feelings, they will be different from each other. In reality world, people do not do that. They
People can know about color, and children can learn about war and history in books, they can study what loneliness, loss, poverty, hunger or terror is. These things will give people lessons about their life, so they will view each day of life as a precious resource. Moreover, they can recognize animal or something very normal such as weather, fire, or sunshine. Jonas didn’t know these things, until he received memories from the Giver. On page 139, Jonas asked the Giver “Why do you and I have to hold these memories?” Only the Giver and Jonas know about memory and only they can exchange information with each