The Giver Quote Analysis

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I would not want to live in the society from The Giver.

I would not want to take pills for stirrings. An example of textual evidence is, “You’re ready for the pills, that’s all. That’s the treatment for Stirrings.” (Lowry 36) In my perspective, taking pills for a dream is not necessary. “Now he swallowed the small pill that his mother handed him.” (Lowry 37)Jonas had to take a pill and he didn’t want to, and I wouldn’t want to either. A quote from the novel is, “Pedaling rapidly down the path, Jonas felt oddly proud to have joined those who took the pills.” (Lowry 37) In my opinion, I feel the opposite of him, I would be ashamed that I took a medication for a dream.

I would not want to be assigned a job at the age of 12, to me, that

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