Isabelle Wong June 18, 2012

P.S. 126 630 Mr. Maresco

The Giver
!"er rea#ing The Giver b$ %ois %o&r$, I "hin' Jonas(s co))uni"$ is no" "ha"
*er!ec". I !eel "his &a$ !or )an$ reasons. +irs", "he co))uni"$ )os"l$ has no !ree#o).
Secon#, "he co))uni"$ can(" )a'e "heir o&n choices. Thir#, $ou can(" be "o close "o
an$one. n# so)e"i)es "he co))uni"$ is no" a uni"$.
,ne reason I "hin' "he co))uni"$ is no" "ha" *er!ec" because "he$ )os"l$ have no
!ree#o). The$ have "o loo' an# ac" li'e ever$one else. The co))uni"$ also has "o see
&ha" ever$one sees. +or e-a)*le, "he$ can(" see color "he$ can onl$ see sha#es. ,nl$ "he
.eceivers can see color, /%o&r$, 012. Tha" is &h$ I "hin' Jonas(s co))uni"$ isn(" "ha"
*er!ec".
no"her reason I "hin' "he co))uni"$ is no" "ha" *er!ec" because "he$ can(" )a'e
"heir o&n choices. The$ can(" choose "heir o&n 3obs li'e !or e-a)*le, Jonas &as given
.eceiver o! Me)or$ an# +iona &as given ssign)en" o! 4are"a'er o! "he ,l#, /%o&r$,
562. The$ also can(" choose &ho &ill )arr$ "he) an# "he$ can(" choose &ho "heir 'i#s
are. n# "he$ can(" choose &hen "he$ &ill #ie. +or e-a)*le, &hen "he$ ha# "&ins, "he
one "ha" is ligh"er has "o be release# /#ie2, /%o&r$, 1502. Tha" is &h$ I "hin' Jonas(s
co))uni"$ is no" "ha" *er!ec".
+inall$, ano"her reason I "hin' Jonas(s co))uni"$ is no" "ha" *er!ec" because "he$
can(" be close "o an$one. The$ have rules "o &ha" are e-*ec"e#. +or e-a)*le, Jonas(s
rules ha# sai# $ou can6" even #iscuss &ha" $ou #i# &i"h $our !a)il$ /%o&r$, 682 an# i"
&oul# be har# because in "he co))uni"$ $ou have "o #escribe $oursel! &i"h $our &hole
!a)il$. lso $ou can(" love an$one so $ou can(" be close "o an$one. n# "ha" is &h$ $ou
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#on(" choose &ho $ou &ill )arr$. Tha" is &h$ I "hin' Jonas(s co))uni"$ is no" "ha"
*er!ec".
In conclusion, Jonas(s co))uni"$ is no" "he *er!ec". The$ #on(" have )uch
!ree#o), "he$ can(" )a'e "heir o&n choices, an# "he$ can(" be close "o an$one. The Giver
is also si)ilar "o our &orl# because "here are conse7uences "o ba# "hings. +or e-a)*le, in
The Giver i! $ou #o 3 "hings &rong $ou ge" release#. n# i! $ou #o ba# "hings in our
&orl# "here are s"ill )an$ conse7uences "o &ha" $ou #i#.
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