How Is The Giver Still Relevant Today

“We really have to protect people from wrong choices” (Lowry 98). The Giver, a novel by Lois Lowry. Jonas said this quote in chapter 13 when he was protesting that people should be able to see color. Until he realized if they saw color, they might get used to getting what they want, and they could make wrong choices. Even though the novel The Giver and society today have many differences, there are some similarities like color, families, and rules. “But these rooms walls were completely covered by bookcases, filled, which reached the ceiling” (Lowry 71). This was when Jonas walked into the receiver dwelling, and he saw different things than what is in his home dwelling. For example, more books, better looking furniture, and locks. However, in his

In our modern-day society, you can have as many books as you want, and whatever book you want. In The Giver’s society, they cannot lie, but one of Jonas’ rules was he could lie. On the other hand, we have more freedom. We can lie when we want, even if it is not good, but it is not against the law. If you break one of the rules (transgression) three times in the community, you may be released. “.to be released. was a final decision, a terrible decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure” (Lowry 4.) In modern-day society, if you break the law, you just go to jail, and if the law is more important, that is how long you go to jail for. In The Giver, the families are vastly different compared to modern-day society. In The Giver, all kids of the same age are born on the same day. Instead of them being born on all different days of modern-day society. Also, when the kids turn one, that is when they receive their name. On the other hand, in modern-day society, you receive your name when you are born. “He remembered when his family received lily, the day she was named, the day she had become one,” (Lowry 12). They are also given a “comfort object” which is typically a stuffed