The Giver

In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas and his family lived in a community which had elders and a cheif Elder to choose for the whole community and make rules the community had to follow. Choosing for their parteners, jobs, children, everything. I would not want someone else to choose my future because even though in the book the elders think that it is best for everybody because there will be no pain since they almost always choose right, I think that sometimes choosing wrong is also important. If you've made a mistake, in the real world we live in, of course you might, no, you will get pain, physical or emotional. However, you will learn from your mistakes and choose the hopefully, choose the right thing for yourself next time. Also, the elders might choose wrongly, and you might not want what they have chose for you. I think that indepence is very significant and needed during your life time, because if someone else always choose for you, you will not know how to be independent, you make your own choices, protect yourself, speak up for yourself. When I read that Jonas was living in a world which there were no indepence and everyone had to do what others told them to, I felt sad for all the people and mad at the elders. How dare they choose for everyone! But when I read on, I understood how the elders wanted people to just stay safe with no pain, and was shocked by how this could be. 'Can a world like this reall exist?' was what I wondered about.

I prefer having a life which has, of course, ups and downs sometimes, but getting to choose for myself, doing what I want to to do, and, most importantly for me, choosing my own family. I hope Jonas's group will change and soon, have a wonderful life which also has some ups and downs! Go, Jonas!