The Giver Research Paper

“Days went by, and weeks. Jonas learned, through the memories, the names of colors; and now he began to see it all, his ordinary life (though he knew it was ordinary no longer, and would never be again).” After all living in a democratic society with freedom is better than living in a utopian society without freedom. Living in a democratic society you have freedom to choose what you like and you can think what you want and you can be yourself and not like anyone else.

Living in a democratic society you have freedom to choose what you like. In a utopian society, you don't have feelings so you can’t choose what you like and you can’t find what you need because you don’t have the feelings to help. But in a democratic society, you can have your own self and not have to be like all the others. “Jonas, you and I are the only ones who have feelings. We’ve been sharing them now for almost a year.” The giver and Jonas are the only ones in a utopian society with feelings. The rest of the other people don’t.

When being in a utopian society you are no longer in charge of your own mind. Everyone in the government is in charge of you and you don’t have the power to stop it. You don’t get memories and you don’t remember anything from the past. ““I am going to transmit the memory of snow,” the old man said, and placed his hands on Jonas’s bare back.” To have the memory of snow and anything you have to get the giver to give you the memory but it would be hard to ask for the memory back if you don’t remember