FREE ESSAY ON THE GIVER

THE GIVER

The Giver
By Lois Lowry
I think that the book The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that shows that it isn't good to
be perfect or live in a perfect world. You don't get to experience many things that you
experience in regular life. One example from the book is how Jonas doesn't like the job
that the elders assigned to him. He didn't know what he was supposed to do as a giver. He
wished he had a regular job like his friends had. I'd hate someone assigning me my job in
the community. I would want to be able to pick my own role, even if we both agreed on the
same thing. Another reason the book shows how perfection is not good is how the life is
so dull in Jonas's world. Nobody sees any color. In my opinion, color makes the world
very beautiful. Everybody must follow strict laws. If a citizen does not abide by these
rules, they are sent to prison and singled-out from the world. Also, they never meet
anyone outside their town like regular people would at colleges or on vacation. Besides
the festivals when kids grow another year, nothing very exciting goes on in the towns.
Most importantly, there was almost no point to living. The only things that they did were
grow up, get a job, and own kids you didn't even give birth to. Your life is controlled
by a group of people that you don't see too much of. You don't experience any strange
feelings like excitement or jealousy. Also, I think that the most 
important source of learning for a person is learning from there own experiences. People
should learn from their own experiences in real life, but people don't in Jonas world. As
you can see, a perfect town or community isn't that good. The quest for perfection can
cause many problems.