Essay - Sometimes, a Special Problem in a Society Has to Do...

Sometimes, a special problem in a society has to do more than the physical nature of the land or surroundings. At times, it has something to ***** with a much deeper problem. Take Lois Lowry's book, "The Giver." On the outside of ***** community he created, everything was perfect. He created a world in the future *****out conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, **********, or inequ*****lity. It is an ideal world where family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is unheard of, and even good manners are a way of life. However, on the inside of this world, there was a he*****vy price they had to pay for ***** ***** of *****.

***** of the things they ***** to give up was individuality. No longer, do the people of the ***** have a right to wh*****t they ***** going to do in their lives. They have a committee th*****t chooses everything for everybody, called the committee ***** elders. They choose ***** names of the children when they are born, choose mates for each other based on interests and qualities of each, and choose what life assignments they will each have, such as engineer, laborer, doctor, etc.

The process of choosing what ***** assignments they will have, begin at the age ***** twelve. Every year, *****y have two days of festivities where ***** group of ***** changes to a new age *****. The groups of twelve are the last groups each year, and after that, ages do not matter anymore. The committee calls each member of ***** group ***** ***** ***** the stage, talks about what the child had done throughout their life, and then they give the child ***** life assignment. "Number one, her name was Madeline, returned, finally, amidst applause, to her seat, wearing ***** new badge that designated her Fish Hatc*****y attendant. Jonas was certainly glad that that assignment was taken; he wouldn't have wanted it. But he gave ***** a smile of congr*****tulation." "Three, Isaac, was given an ***** as Instructor ***** Sixes, which obviously pleased him ***** was well deserved."

***** hidden ***** this society has is feelings of love. ***** have love for ***** and individual love, such child. The society has a certain few members that are other as a whole in the community, but not ***** spouse to spouse and parent chosen as birthmo*****r, in which their only job is ***** have three children, then become a laborer for the rest of their lives. "Father turned the *****child onto his tummy in the basket. 'The birthmothers never even get to see newchildren. If you enjoy the little ones so *****, ***** should hope for an Assignment as Nurturer.'" Once a member ***** ***** community has been ***** their assignment ***** a few *****s, they are then allowed to ask for a life mate. After that, the committee will discuss and observe the individual for ***** or three years, be*****e matching him/her up with a ***** m*****te. ***** ***** co*****le has ***** together f***** a couple of