The Giver
What do you think of the theme of Freedom&Choice after reading Lois Lowry's The Giver,Dystopian, 1993,Teen and Young Adult genre?
Throughout The Giver, Lowry attempts to awaken each and every reader to the dangers that exist when people opt for conformity over individuality and for unexamined security over freedom. Only by questioning the conditions under which we live, can we maintain and secure our freedom of expression. In Jonas's community, no one makes choices. By sacrificing the freedom of choice, community members are guaranteed a stable, painless life. Consequently, the people lead pleasant but robotic lives. However, “Choice is power.”, Jonas learned. He makes the first real choice in his life when he decides to escape from the community and take Gabriel with him. In making this significant and dangerous choice, he gives a windfall of pleasure and pain to the people he leaves behind, and gives the freedom of choice back to the community.