Role Of Society In The Giver
Individual vs. Society
In ‘The Giver’, a young boy evolves in a perfect society becoming an individual.
In my choice of a theme, I will be identifying examples from the novel, and contrasting the differences
being an individual against society. Accordingly, the society states being an individual in their community
is overwhelming to the people and elders of the city. In other words, the idea of being different from
being the same is the awareness of unpredictability of others, and can do as they please which is
considered “messy” to deal with.In Lois Lowry’s novel ‘The Giver’, Jonas becomes an individual despite what society thinks he should be.
In the novel, the community is different from others. One of the most repeated ideas is everyone is considered the “same”, as expressed in the story “sameness”. This is how the people live their life is by living by the rules given by the elders of the city. They have restrictions and it’s consistent for the people coping with everything in a certain way. Making individual decisions is considered dangerous because when you are different from others who are exactly the same, you stand out in the community. It’s very inconsistent because it’s unpredictable for what self-made decisions people could make. Along, with language the people can only use precise language, and being respectful to others. This tactic can avoid disruption between each other. Being forbidden to talk out of necessity in the society. …show more content…
By no means is any community in real life perfect, but everything about this one meets the standards for it. The weather is climate controlled to a sunny and bright setting during the day, because other forms of weather and precipitation holds onto memories only the giver and Jonas know about. There is no littering or forms of any trash in this community, it’s clean and taken care of a daily
In ‘The Giver’, a young boy evolves in a perfect society becoming an individual.
In my choice of a theme, I will be identifying examples from the novel, and contrasting the differences
being an individual against society. Accordingly, the society states being an individual in their community
is overwhelming to the people and elders of the city. In other words, the idea of being different from
being the same is the awareness of unpredictability of others, and can do as they please which is
considered “messy” to deal with.In Lois Lowry’s novel ‘The Giver’, Jonas becomes an individual despite what society thinks he should be.
In the novel, the community is different from others. One of the most repeated ideas is everyone is considered the “same”, as expressed in the story “sameness”. This is how the people live their life is by living by the rules given by the elders of the city. They have restrictions and it’s consistent for the people coping with everything in a certain way. Making individual decisions is considered dangerous because when you are different from others who are exactly the same, you stand out in the community. It’s very inconsistent because it’s unpredictable for what self-made decisions people could make. Along, with language the people can only use precise language, and being respectful to others. This tactic can avoid disruption between each other. Being forbidden to talk out of necessity in the society. …show more content…
By no means is any community in real life perfect, but everything about this one meets the standards for it. The weather is climate controlled to a sunny and bright setting during the day, because other forms of weather and precipitation holds onto memories only the giver and Jonas know about. There is no littering or forms of any trash in this community, it’s clean and taken care of a daily