Examples Of Loss Of Freedom In The Giver

Loss of Freedom

If freedom were stripped away from humans we would lose all of our choice and sense of decision. If we lost freedom then we would lose our individual expression. The expression lets us all be ourselves and show how we all feel because life would be boring without it. We would also lose our uniqueness, this uniqueness allows us to be able to be different from others because sameness is dull. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, there is an absence of identity and individuality so that the community can keep everyone the same and protected. In the Giver, it is Ultimately unjust to create a utopian society by limiting freedom by deleting all privacy of their dreams, the horrible life of birthmothers, and the inhumane way of release.

Birth Mothers have three children and then they become labor workers. At dinner Lily said that she wanted to become a birth mother and her mom said that she shouldn’t because “I hope I get assigned to be a Birthmother.” “Lily!” Mother spoke very sharply. “Don’t say that. There’s very little honor in that Assignment.” “Three years,” Mother told her firmly. “Three births, and that’s all. After that they are Laborers for the rest of their adult lives, until the day that they enter the House of the Old. Is that what you want, Lily? Three lazy years, and then hard physical labor until you are old?” “Well, no, I guess not,” Lily acknowledged reluctantly.” (Giver 21-22) As Lily’s Mom had said their life is not very good. After the Birth mothers have had their three kids they are treated poorly after, they become laboros and aren’t treated respectively. Also, these “birthmothers” are having to have children at a very young age. The Birth Mothers don't get to see their children at all, ever. Some may argue that they are very important, they are the only people in the community that have kids. This is great but people should be able to have their own kids, because they will have more of a connection to the