Rules In The Giver

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Society Society, what makes a good one? Is it the rules? The people? The choices? In the novel, The Giver, the community runs solely upon rules. The people believe that if there are many strict and specific rules, there will never be any problems. Rules in their community are put as a priority before anything else. I believe rules should not define how a society runs. Of course they are important to keep everyone civilized and to prevent things from going out of hand, but should it really define our society? Should we let rules take control of all our actions and decisions? In the novel, the elders, head of the community, make a decision that if rules are to be followed correctly and choices are to be made for the people, then everything will run smoothly and they …show more content…

If we had all these rules in our world, think about how different people's choices would have been. For example, in North Korea there are very strict rules. Women are not allowed to wear pants and men must cut their hair every 15 days. They are also not allowed to have any partners before marriage. Examples of other countries such as in Saudi Arabia, people are punished harshly for pick …show more content…

Our laws make sure we stay within the guidelines and protects our liberties and rights. They certainly do not overpower our society. We have the freedom to express ourselves freely and be who we want to. We are not limited to what clothes we wear or how we feel. If we had rules like Jonas's community, then our world would be very depressing, and nothing would be unique. We would see the same old color, same old weather, and same old people every day. I'm pretty sure I would go crazy! Feelings are what makes a human, if you take that away then what remains is simply the physical

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