The Giver Some say when you have the freedom to chose you really have no freedom at all. Many countries don’t give their citizens the right to make their own decisions. In the book The Giver Jonas and his society are denied the freedom to choose which can be both good and bad. There are many disadvantages to not being able to make your own decisions in life. When Jonas heard that Gabriel is …showed first 75 words of 439 total…

…showed last 75 words of 439 total…want to do is excellent for the government but not always good for the people. Jonas’ town, some say, works better not being free, but they don’t know any better because they have conformed to the system that their leaders have chosen for them. When you give someone guidelines to live by you town will be more successful but there will always be something different about a person who can’t choose for themselves.