Three Rules In The Book The Giver

This summer I read the book “The Giver” and I picked three rules that organize the society. The elders created this system to have control over everything and everyone. Some alternative ways of coping with these issues is not being so controlling over peoples basic rights but have a more serious way of dealing with these issues. In the book The Giver there are many outrageous rules in their Community like "Two children--one male, one female--to each family unit." (p. 8) A year or so after the child is born from the birth mother (a birth mother is an assignment given to some women to have many children that give their children to family units.) At a ceremony a boy or girl is given to a family, a ceremony is a celebration for couples getting their children. The first child they have for a few years until they are ready to receive the 2nd child. Families have one boy and one girl. No more than two children. A family unit is the governments' way of making an ideal family. People might want this way of families because it gives the children normal, healthy, and a safe life. An alternative way is just making sure all the children are safe without taking peoples love and children. Another rule in “The Giver” is "The children all received their bicycles at nine; they were not allowed to ride bicycles before then." (p. 13) Nine
14-15) Once they are in grade 12 they are twelve years old and start training for their assignments. However, when in lower grades the children learn some of the important jobs of the community and while they do this, the Elders can see which children are suitable for the different assignments. This rule is to prevent people from unemployment and ensure the jobs that they have will be done. Some alternative ways of coping with this is having a place where unemployed people can go to