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How Is The Giver Relevant Today

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Do you think our modern day society is challenging? If you read the novel “The Giver” you might rethink your answer to that question. Jonas had many questions about “The Giver” society once he was assigned to be the receiver. They thought their world was perfect, like a utopia, but compared to modern day society, they were being controlled. There are many differences, and little similarities between “The Giver,” society and our modern day society, these include, being “released”, age requirements, and job assignments. Being “released” is very different in “The Giver” society, compared to our modern day society. ”He pushed the plunger very slowly, injecting the liquid into the scalp vein until the syringe was empty. then he went limp. His head fell to the side, his …show more content…

its bye-bye to you Gabe in the morning” (Lowry 164). The evidence explains how Jonas’s father is planning on “releasing” or killing Gabe, but the meaning is hidden from the family. “When the Speaker notified me that Rosemary had applied for release,. they brought the syringe and asked her to roll up her sleeve” (Lowry 151). This evidence supports my topic by explaining how Rosemary voluntarily decided to apply for “release” and spread the memory’s she was given to the community. All of the evidence just stated links back to how “The Giver” society is drastically different from our modern day society. Another difference in “The Giver” compared to modern day society is the age requirements, and the rewards that come with it. “She became nine that year, and got her bicycle. the children all received their bicycles at nine, they were not allowed to ride before then” (Lowry 13). In our society, you choose when to start riding bikes, if at all, but in “The Giver” society, you only get to start riding bikes when you turn 9. “you’re very close to being an eight, and when you’re an eight, your comfort object will be taken away” (Lowry

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