The Community In The Giver

In the story The Giver by Lois Lowry, there is a community in which Jonas lives in. It is almost perfect, but there are quite a few questionable things/ rules in this book. For instance, people can’t see color, there is no pain, and people don’t have feelings. On page 3, it proves that people have to say an apology for almost anything. Asher, Jonas’s friend, had to say an apology for being late to class to everyone in his class. This city is known as a Utopian city, or a city that is completely perfect with no problems. This city has now terrain (mountains, hills, rocks) Except there is problems, as Jonas realizes and learns about true pain and feelings, he now knows that this city isn’t perfect. Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result, tries to change the community. In this story, Jonas changes quite a bit. From being an anxious little kid who is 11, to being a heartbroken rule-breaker at 13, Jonas changes a lot. One reason for this change is Jonas getting training from the Giver to become the next receiver. In the start of the book, my adjective for Jonas is scared. Jonas is scared because he didn’t know what to expect from the giver during his first day of training. He also didn’t expect

He was feeling apprehensive because that he didn’t know what his first day as the receiver was going to be like. He was afraid of what his assignment would be and that he might not like it. At the end of the book he was a rule-breaker. On page 165-166, it showed that he had undergone breaking rules. He broke 3 rules during his escape with Gabriel to elsewhere. First, he had left the dwelling at night, a major transgression to the community because it isn’t safe. 2nd he had robbed the community of food a serious crime even if it was leftovers.3rd, he had stolen his father's bicycle which is also a major transgression of stealing another's