Character Analysis: The Giver

“The best thing about memories, is making them.” In Jonas’s community no had ever made memories .They lived perfect lives in an utopian society, but never had a choice. Everything was chosen for them. Their jobs, names, and whole lives where planned out for them. I would not give up my life of making choices for a life of sameness. People make choices, good and bad, but these choices are what make us who we are and without them we would just be ordinary people living in sameness.
In a world without color everything would be black and white. Living a life without color would be dull and boring. “ The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain, or past.” To live a life without color would be like drawing a beautiful picture without coloring it in. The world is the picture and without color it would feel as if something was missing. I would give up a life of sameness, of not making choices to be able to see color. I feel as if color is an important way to express emotions. Colors stand for feelings, for example yellow means happy.

Love is a deep feeling of affection toward another person.

Living in a world without love would be pointless. There would be no one to care for one another. Without love no one would feel cared for or wanted. “There could be love”, Jonas whispered. In the Giver using the word love was not the right use of language. It was considered not the right use of precision of language. In the Giver no one loved one another. No one could express their emotions. To give up my freedom and my ability to love someone else to live in a perfect world would not be worth it to me. Love is the basis or true relationships. Most everyone has someone they love and care

for.
At birth you get a name, most likely chosen by your parents. This name sticks with you for the rest of your life. When a parent chooses a name for a child they choose a name that means something to them, a name with a meaning. In the giver names are assigned. There is no thought given to the name.
To conclude, I would never give up the freedom I have today to live in a perfect society. Although, living in a perfect society guarantees no pain and no fear. Living in a world of sameness, where nobody makes choices would be terrible. I would feel trapped. That’s why I would risk the pain and suffering of this world to be able to make choices and feel love, choose names for my future children, and to be able to see in color.