Friday, June 18, 2010
The Giver (1)
In the first few chapters, it becomes clear that families are created by the society rather than letting them happen by chance. Each family unit is carefully and thoughtfully created, with one daughter and one son. Think about families in The Giver and how they are different from and similar to families in our society. Can family be defined in our society? Why or why not?
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The families in "The Giver" are set, and have one son and one daughter. In our society families can be huge or small. I believe that we cannot define family. Each person can have multiple different ways of looking at who's their family. We can look at our family that lives in the same house, family from one of our parents, or family from both sides. There are so many different ways to look at family that in our society it really can't be defined.
ReplyDeleteThe families in "The Giver" are different from families in our society because their families are chosen for them, each containing a mother, father, son, and daughter. In our society, families can have more than two children, or they can have only one child. It does not matter the gender. The families in "The Giver" are similar to families in our society because they both have disciplines for bad behavior, and everyone shares their feelings with one another. I do not think that family can be defined because each family is different. Even though most families have great bonds and love each other, there are many different qualities in each family. If each family is different, there cannot be a set definition for a family.
ReplyDeleteIn "The Giver" Families are chosen. They have one mother, father, son and daughter. In our society families can have more or less than two kids and they can be the same gender. I think our society should be defined by how many kids u can have because places in the world are over populated and children are starving and dying of thirst. Each family is different though. they are loved and supported for in good and bad ways. Each family is unique and this is why we don't have a defined society. But I think we need one.
ReplyDeleteWhen family is simply put together, there is not room for many things, including compassion, bonds, and true understanding. In our society, compassion is highly celebrated, with birthday parties, gifts, and actual family celebrations. Bonds are made everyday, whether a friendship or a wedding, and there are never sibling rivalries. Not everyone in our society truly understands one another, but there are still many people that do. Diversity is thick in households throughout society. Your uncles, aunts, or grandparents may be living in the same household as you. In my opinion there is a set definition of family, different.
ReplyDeleteIn ''The Giver" everyone's family was set for them with two parents, a sister, and a brother. To me you can't define family. There are so many different kinds of families that it's impossible to define family. A similarity of both society's families is that their families eat together like our families do most of the time. A difference between both societies is that we can have more than two children and even single parent households. The meaning of family is impossible to define.
ReplyDeleteThere is a set definition of family, different. -Jamie K.
ReplyDeleteThere cannot be a set definition for a family. -Emily B.
I believe that we cannot define family. -Ella F.
these quotes all have my suport, by devel's advocite or not, I cant dicern.
Miranda P
ReplyDeleteI disagree with some people because I dont think there is a set definition of family because you could have a friend that stays at your house all summer and you say she is your family. ANd different families have different qualities so it would be kind of hard to have a definition that fits every family.
Sydney S.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think family can be defined in real life. A family can be a man with his dogs, or a woman with her children. Even some people consider their closest friends to be their family. The point is there are hundreds of possibilities of what family is. Family may be considered in some peoples minds that you have to be blood related to really be family, but family really is a group of people that care and love one another deeply. That is why I don’t think family can be defined.
I think that comments can be defined in our society. A family is a group of people, not necessarily related to each other, that care and watch out for each other. In The Giver, families are forced to accept each other, while today, you could say that we choose our own families. We choose our families based off of our selves, rather than by genetics, as in The Giver.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Miranda. When a friend is like a brother or sister, you might be calling them family. While other familys only call people connected by blood and marriage family, It would be very difficult to have a defintion that fit every family.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Keenan. Families, instead of being decided by oneself, are decided by what works best.
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ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with Emily B. I do not think that the word "family" can be defined because each family is different and unique in it's own way. In "The Giver" families are decided, one boy, one girl, a Mom, a Dad, were as here there is a Mom and a Dad, but the number of kids and there gender can be unpredictable and out of our hands. I think in a world of sameness, the word "family" wouldn't exist.
Yes, Family can be defined in our society. Personally, I think that family is someone that has made a huge difference in your life. (positive difference). Also someone that will always be there for you if your in need of help. So it doesn't need to be connected blood or cousin. It could be a friend. That is what really family is in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThe families in "The Giver" are planned. They have one mother, one father, a daughter, and a son. Families in our society can have more than 2 kids or even just 1. It doesnt matter if they are boys or girls either. I dont think you can define a family in our society because they can all be different. Familes in "The Giver" are similar to families in our society because both families have rules and share how they feel. I dont think families should be defined because it should be up to the parents if they want 4 children or none. So since every family is different you cant have a set definition.
ReplyDeleteFamilies in The Giver are different because they are all the same. Our families are not. They are similar because most families have a mother and a father in our families just like in The Giver. I think the word family cannot be defined.
ReplyDeleteI do not think the word family can be defined. Family is like the people who care about you and love you, related or not. The definition goes both ways. Genetics are purely based on what families kids belong to in the Giver. In our community families sometimes adopt kids. That doesn't mean they arent family. Its the love and care that makes them one. In this way, I agree with keenan.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that family can be defined. That is because there can be intermediate family or the ones that care about you. In "The Giver" they make a family have one boy an one girl. We can have whatever we like.
ReplyDeleteI agree greatly with Ella F. The families in "The Giver" are strictly similar, and they can't be formed the way you would like. Like she said, there are so many ways to look at family that it can't be defined. Wouldn't you want to have a real family that you control?
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The families in the giver and in real life are different because, theres not always one boy and one girl,and somtimes theres more or less than two kids, or maybe there just one dad or one mom. So you really can't define the specific creation of a family.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that the word family can be defined, all families are different in our world but in Jonas's community they are all the same. So, really they have few similarities at all.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sydney S. because you could consider your bestfriend to be family or you pets and you could have more or less than two children in your family. And you also have grandparents and people beyond just your mother and father in your family.
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Nathan J
ReplyDeleteI think that they differ from us because of the way they are forcefully given a boy and a girl and no pets and in our world some poeple have 11 pets and no kids or 3 kids and 1 pet but they are similar in ways like marriage, that's how families start. Defining family the endless amount of variables can very from personalities, traumatic events in ones life and much much more so I conclude that family isn't exactly definable.
Nathan J
ReplyDeleteI agree with Levi because yes there isn't always a boy and a girl and sometimes it's one boy five to eight girls and there could be a tragic incident where the kid could be living with another relative or friend.
I agree with Sydney S. Family can not be defined because everyone has their own definition of family. In my eyes, family are the people that love you, care for you, and they are always their for you. In Jonas's world, family is who you are paired up with. They don't know the feeling of love or how much it can impact your life. Family cannot be defined.
ReplyDeleteThe family units in "The Giver" are not chosen by citezens but by the community making it hard to bond with people in your family. I have one brother and i wouldn't trade him for a sister... EVER! i would have a sister if i were to live in jonas' world. This is my opinion on this matter
ReplyDeleteI agree with Akshat S. If we are put in a family like in "The Giver" they are still family. If people adopt kids they are still part of the family. Genetics are not part of family.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that families can be defined because there are so many different types of families and every one of them is unique. The families in "The Giver" are created by certain people of their community and every family is the same. However, the families in our society can consist of any number of people and it doesn't matter what gender they are.
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