Paralleling my Society to the Giver
There are many examples of text from our media that parallel the book, The Giver. Some of these examples are articles about Edward Snowden, U.S Incarceration Rates, Arizona’s Ban on Books, and songs such as Muse. All of these texts have strong evidence of how the Giver’s society parallels our society.
The Edward Snowden situation and articles parallel the Giver society. Both situations show surveillance. For example, in the Snowden article it states that the U.S government has been collecting Americans’ phone records. They also discuss about secrets and people being clueless. To support this I found a phrase in the Snowden article that says the Guardian revealed that the U.S government ordered Verizon to hand over millions of Americans’ phone records to the N.S.A. The third thing they have in common is the whistle blower. Edward Snowden said,” I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded.” The situations of the Giver society and Edward Snowden’s articles parallel each other.
The article about incarceration the population of the U.S parallels the Giver because it explores control. In both societies there are so many laws that could get you in big problems. This piece of information supports my fact because it says,” At 716 per 100,000 people, according to the international centre for prison studies, the U.S tops every other nation the world.” In both places they have control over all people that live there. From the article I read that U.S has more control in their society and more people in their prisons than in any other country. Finally, in both societies they try to avoid violence. In conclusion, the Giver society and article about incarcerating the population of U.S parallel each other because they demonstrate control.
The Giver’s society parallels the article ”Arizona’s banned Mexican American books” because both texts illustrate the concept of banning books and knowledge. For example, the TUSD, Tueson Unified School District, confiscated all Mexican American studies (MAS). In the book they also confiscated the books for nobody could know what happen in their history. Another example is that they only banned books that contain information about their history. The final example is that they took away the books and nothing could be done. To summarized, the article “Arizona banned Mexican American Books” and the Giver society.
The final example of how the Giver’s society parallels our society comes from the song “uprising” by Muse. The first example is that in the song it said, “They’ll try to push drugs that keeps us all dumbed down.” In the Giver they give pills to avoid them from having feelings for others. In the song it also says,” And hope that we will never see the truth around.” In the Giver the elders, their leaders, hide the truth like what they do in releasing. The final example of how our society parallels the Giver was found in the song “uprising” by Muse.
In conclusion, I gave all sorts of examples that demonstrate that our society is similar to the Giver’s society. In both societies there were forbidden knowledge. For example, in the “Arizona Banned Mexican American Books” they didn’t want them to know their history such as the Giver’s society, but they banned all the books. Another example is the concept of control that connects our societies. This concept appears in the article “U.S Incarceration rate” and the song “uprising.” Finally they have a whistle blower such as Edward Snowden that everyone that the U.S government is listening the phone calls of the Americans and some leaders are doing. Like said in the beginning, there are many examples that connect the Giver’s society with ours.
Lowery, Lois. The Giver.
Boston: Houghton Miffin,
1993
“Here Are All of the Nations That Incarcerate More of Their Population than the U.S.”
N.p.n.d, web,
Muse.”Uprising.”N.d.CD.
Park, Allen.” Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor.”
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ)n.pag.print.
Rodriguaz, Roberto C.” Arizona ‘banned’ Mexican American Books.” The guardian
18 Jan. 2012:n.pag.print.
Zimbler, Suzanne, and Stephanie Kraus.” Top Secret?” Time
10 June 2013:n.pag.print.
There are many examples of text from our media that parallel the book, The Giver. Some of these examples are articles about Edward Snowden, U.S Incarceration Rates, Arizona’s Ban on Books, and songs such as Muse. All of these texts have strong evidence of how the Giver’s society parallels our society.
The Edward Snowden situation and articles parallel the Giver society. Both situations show surveillance. For example, in the Snowden article it states that the U.S government has been collecting Americans’ phone records. They also discuss about secrets and people being clueless. To support this I found a phrase in the Snowden article that says the Guardian revealed that the U.S government ordered Verizon to hand over millions of Americans’ phone records to the N.S.A. The third thing they have in common is the whistle blower. Edward Snowden said,” I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded.” The situations of the Giver society and Edward Snowden’s articles parallel each other.
The article about incarceration the population of the U.S parallels the Giver because it explores control. In both societies there are so many laws that could get you in big problems. This piece of information supports my fact because it says,” At 716 per 100,000 people, according to the international centre for prison studies, the U.S tops every other nation the world.” In both places they have control over all people that live there. From the article I read that U.S has more control in their society and more people in their prisons than in any other country. Finally, in both societies they try to avoid violence. In conclusion, the Giver society and article about incarcerating the population of U.S parallel each other because they demonstrate control.
The Giver’s society parallels the article ”Arizona’s banned Mexican American books” because both texts illustrate the concept of banning books and knowledge. For example, the TUSD, Tueson Unified School District, confiscated all Mexican American studies (MAS). In the book they also confiscated the books for nobody could know what happen in their history. Another example is that they only banned books that contain information about their history. The final example is that they took away the books and nothing could be done. To summarized, the article “Arizona banned Mexican American Books” and the Giver society.
The final example of how the Giver’s society parallels our society comes from the song “uprising” by Muse. The first example is that in the song it said, “They’ll try to push drugs that keeps us all dumbed down.” In the Giver they give pills to avoid them from having feelings for others. In the song it also says,” And hope that we will never see the truth around.” In the Giver the elders, their leaders, hide the truth like what they do in releasing. The final example of how our society parallels the Giver was found in the song “uprising” by Muse.
In conclusion, I gave all sorts of examples that demonstrate that our society is similar to the Giver’s society. In both societies there were forbidden knowledge. For example, in the “Arizona Banned Mexican American Books” they didn’t want them to know their history such as the Giver’s society, but they banned all the books. Another example is the concept of control that connects our societies. This concept appears in the article “U.S Incarceration rate” and the song “uprising.” Finally they have a whistle blower such as Edward Snowden that everyone that the U.S government is listening the phone calls of the Americans and some leaders are doing. Like said in the beginning, there are many examples that connect the Giver’s society with ours.
Lowery, Lois. The Giver.
Boston: Houghton Miffin,
1993
“Here Are All of the Nations That Incarcerate More of Their Population than the U.S.”
N.p.n.d, web,
Muse.”Uprising.”N.d.CD.
Park, Allen.” Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor.”
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ)n.pag.print.
Rodriguaz, Roberto C.” Arizona ‘banned’ Mexican American Books.” The guardian
18 Jan. 2012:n.pag.print.
Zimbler, Suzanne, and Stephanie Kraus.” Top Secret?” Time
10 June 2013:n.pag.print.