The+Giver+by+Jermain+Hardison

[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/The_Giver_Cover.gif width="235" height="271"]]Written By: __//**Lois Lowry**//__
. ** The Giver is a 1993 soft science fiction novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan which has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of "Receiver of Memory," the person who stores all the memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the Giver, he is confused in many ways. The Giver is also able to break some rules, such as turning off the speaker and lying to people of the community. As Jonas receives the memories from the previous receiver—the "Giver"—he discovers the power of knowledge. The people in his community are happy because they don't know of a better life but the knowledge of what they are missing out on could create chaos. He faces a dilemma: Should he stay with the community, his family living a shallow life without love, color, choices and knowledge or should he run away to where he can live a full life? **

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Why do we need to make choices? Would it be better to have someone to make them for you?

I We make choices because without them we wouldn't be human. We couldn't go about our day without making choices. Even if they're bad choices. Most of the time it's the bad choices that help us learn from our mistakes in order to make better ones. Everyone makes choices. It's not something that you could just go about your life without doing. Me personally, I would hate for someone to constantly make choices for me. Where's the learning in that? Most of us kids these days need to learn how to make their own choices as we are getting closer and closer to adulthood. My mom always told me that if we always depend on others to do things for us we will never make it. It turn out that she was absolutely right.... That is why i wouldn't wan't anyone to make my choices.

WHAT IS SOCIETY Dictionary Definition: A **society** or a **human society** is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations such as social status, roles and Social Networks

Your definition : To me society is like the role you play in the world.

CREATE A SOCIETY OF YOURS. WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? If i could create a society i would have everyone getting along. there wouldnt be any crimes or killings U would have strict laws, but I wouldn't have strict consequences. There would only be a small consequence for a person breaking a rule. I would be the president of my society and I would have someone set to take over my position when i retire. I would have people vote for things that they wanted to be done/ That is what my society would be like...

COMPARE AND CONTRAST YOUR SOCIETY TO TODAY's In todays society there are many crimes. in my society there arent any crimes. And in todays society barely anyone gets along. but in my society everyone would get along