Family System In The Giver

Justin Rojas ElA- Essay #1 Mr. perino Due 03-07-23 How do society rules help us or hurt us Society rules can help us in many ways. The rules that we are following till this day keep us alive or being safe. These rules show us how we are supposed to act during a situation.

Based on the evidence found from the short stories “Harrison Bergeron”, “The Monsters are due on Maple Street”, and the nonfiction article “Genetic Engineering”, the utopian society in The Giver is destined to fail. First of all, author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. writes in Harrison Bergeron on how divergent characters that strive for change. In addition, the short story “The Monsters are due on Maple Street” by Rod Sterling, prejudice against different people and fear is shown how a peaceful neighborhood can tear itself apart. Finally, in Matt Bird’s nonfiction article, “Genetic Engineering”, he expresses how attempting perfection can result in by flaws. In a utopia, differences wouldn’t make the community a utopia.

The news leaves Jonas in shock because he didn’t comprehend how the community has the willpower to kill innocent humans. As one can see the community is very secretive to make sure the people from the community don’t find out what it means to be

Support to Survive Family is an important aspect of a person’s life, and as such, has a great effect on the actions one commits and emotions one feels. In the antebellum South, the family was an integral part of society that made slavery a complex and horrible experience for the oppressed. Slaves were seen as property, and thus were encouraged to form families but were also separated if they ever retaliated. This reality is showcased in the book Kindred, following Dana as she travels back in time to secure the existence of her family. In her travels, she finds families to be more than just blood bonds as she debates on whether to be loyal to the slaves or her ancestor Rufus, helping her understand the complexity of family in different aspects.

Jonas, a 12 year old kid, who grew up in a community with no color, uniqueness or feelings discovers these things as he gets memories through the Giver. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas becomes the new receiver and he gains memories of the past and of things he never knew existed. Jonas eventually decides that he wants to leave the community after he notices everything that 's wrong with his utopia. As Jonas leaves the community, discovering his newly found knowledge, he learns that taking risks help growth and love truly conquers all.

Is Jonas’s society different than ours? Utopian (N) an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The key word there is ‘imagined’ as we haved learned in The Giver that not everything can be perfect; it 's just limiting the being of a human. By having such limitations, the people can’t hold their memories, can’t see color, and the government chooses their family. Jonas’s society is vastly different than ours in various ways.

In the same way we have mothers, fathers, and children, this is the only similarity between our societies. The difference is, families are assigned in The Giver and you are allowed only one boy and one girl. But our society families aren’t assigned, we make our own families, and we can have as many children you want. Also, families in The Giver don’t “love” each other, while in our society we do love. This is one of many differences between us and The Giver.

The most important assignment in the community. He must receive memories from the current receiver. The chief elder made the decision to make only one person bear the burden of the memories. Everyone thinks the community is perfect, a utopia, but Jonas sees all the flaws .Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result, tries to change the community.

Books in the same genre always have key similarities; that’s why they’re in the same genre. But, they also have their differences that make them make unique. This holds true for the books The Giver and Uglies. They both deal with the idea of a utopian society; perfection. There are several comparisons between The Giver and Uglies such as the rules they have, the adventures that the main characters have, the love story between the characters, and the main characters themselves.

The brainwashed way these people live can be very scary to us, as it shows that governments can hide very important things from its citizens. “The rules say that if there’s a third transgression, he simply must be released.” (Lowry 9). We often hear the expression three strikes and you are out, however in their society that takes on a whole new meaning. When a person in The Giver messes up three times they are killed.

One of the main themes in “The Giver” is the importance of individuality. The people in the community are not given any freedom to be individuals. They are not allowed to be different, and this creates less understanding of the world. This is why the community needs a receiver to understand these things for them.

The first paragraph talks about how jobs are different and similar in our community than in the community. The second paragraph talks all about the similarities of birthdays in both communities. Also, what responsibilities are taken off of the group of kids and what responsibilities are gained throughout the rest of their lives. The third and final paragraph talks all about how families are treated and live in our community and in their community. My final thoughts on these two very different societies and their similarities is that their society is unfair in my opinion.

The Giver then told Jonas he would be glad to share that memory with him. He transmits the memory of a christmas morning, grandparents and love. Jonas liked the memory and wanted to be able to feel it all the time. When Jonas got home he asked his parents if they loved him, They were a little fluster about the word love and told him to pay attention to his precision of language. His father told Jonas that the word love is absolutely meaningless.

Although in our society, anyone can get opportunities to make their life great and can prevent some pain from entering their life like physical or heartbreak, but everyone loses someone they love and that’s something no one is able to control. Everyone has to bear the pain and learn to live without them knowing they can never be replaced, but not in Jonas’ society. Since there is no love, no one knows how to care for others who have passed or been ‘released’, “He pushed the plunger very slowly, injecting the liquid into the scalp, vain until the syringe was empty.” (Lowry 149). Before

This book is an example of a dystopia because it shows an attempt to create a perfect world that has gone wrong. It is meant as a warning, showing us that the things we try to control are actually sometimes the things we most value. While differences, choices, and emotions might make life harder, they are also what make life worth