5 chapters the giver

The Giver
chapters 1-5

This first chapters had mainly introduces us to the characters and their community. Jonas is a boy who is feeling apprehensive because his ceremony of twelve will come soon. The ceremony of twelve is the ceremony in witch kids are given their  assignment of what they will do for the rest of their life's. There were many assignments one of them were birthmothers witch was of very little honor. His best friend is Asher who talked very fast and didn't think a  lot before acting or talking. He spend a lot of important time with his father mother and sister lily they all shared their dreams at the morning and their feelings at dinner this is a rule on the community.Jonas mother worked at the department of justice and his dad was a nurturer. His father was very worried about a child named Gabriel witch had blue eyes such as Jonas, he was worried because if he wasn't strong enough he would be released so he asked permission to take it home for some time(he couldn't take him forever because it was a rule that on each family there should have 2 kids boy and a girl). Been released was the worst punishment it means you had to leave the community this could happened if you are too old(thats that good its a celebration)another one was if you had 3 transgressions and the last was if a baby was weak or not progressing as he should. On this community there were a lot of rules that banned the life of the citizens some were as simple as that you cant drive bicycle until your celebration of nine(lily was very close to be a nine),other rules are like the one of bragging:couldn't be proud of yourself that is rude saying it out loud and many more. To change a law the council of elders will approve it or not but the one that  has the last word is the receiver (the most important elder). One day Jonas was playing too catch an apple with Asher and he saw the apple changed so he decided to take it home. later he was called the attention on the speakers. Jonas wasn't able to figure it out why did the apple changed?Jonas was growing he had already had his first stirrings witch is sexual attraction and that is view as a desease on the community so he had to take pills.the community in witch Jonas lives regulated every aspect of their lifes.


"Lily sighed,I wish i get assigned to be a birth mother"
"Lily!" Mother spoke very sharply. "Don't say that. there is very little honor on that assignment."(21)
tThis part of the story in witch lily thinks on being a birth mother really confused me and makes me reflect a lot. Why should they be birth mothers? Why cant each women has its own baby's, this is kind of sad imagine that they made you only had three baby's for other people and then you go to be a laborer for the rest of your life's. wouldn't they deserve a thanks instead of discriminating them? Why is it view as little honor to be a birth mother if with out them the community wouldn't exist they are the ones that make the community grow.

"Usually, at the morning ritual when the family members told their dreams."(34) 
I think this ritual of the morning and the nights  are not to make them feel better by telling how they feel or what they dreamed. The elders do this because they already have control over their acts but they cant control what people feel, so by hearing what they are feeling or their dreams(witch reflect what its on their minds) they are able to not only control on what each person do but also what they are feeling and thinking. Know also what is on their  citizens mind means that they have total control over each person in their community.


In conclusion this chapters were very important. We got to learn how this community works and how this people thinks about their community. This community is very unfair with its citizens its not giving them the freedom to live. They control too much the life's of their people leaving them with no rights. But the people that lives there are blind by the council and can't see the reality of their lives. maybe Jonas will realize the type of live he is living. he already saw something strange with that apple.do you think he will just ignore that situation of the apple or will that be the start to a big confusion?

How much control should the government have over its community?

The government should have a limit when it comes to the control it should have over its citizens, governments should have the control to just put their people some restrictions so they can keep everybody on task and maintain them from doing bad things that will eventually guide them to a consequence. They shouldn't overcome.or tell their citizens what to do but they can guide them to do the right thing, and they shouldn't overcome on the individual life or act of every citizen.The government should keep it general and if there is a problem control it.The government should be aware that each citizen has its freedom and they should´t interfere on their private life's.

The true-man show is one of the best examples in witch the government has too much control on an specific citizen. The government kind of has Truman as a prisoner on this community. Christof is the government in this movie he controls the life of Truman on all the aspects.He modified every step he takes.The government hast total control over Truman witch is very unfair because it has so much power over him to such point that he live is fake. This government acts toward his beneficial (the show) and not towards the beneficial of his citizens(Truman).

In conclusion all types of governments should be fair and should have a limit of control when it comes to its citizens.The citizens should have freedom not as Truman. The government should limit some aspects of he citizens life's but just to keep them in track and not making them do bad things.they should act towards the beneficial of their community and not towards its beneficial. Not like in the Truman show every citizen should have the freedom to live a real and normal life.