My Thoughts on the Society of the People in The Giver

Would you want your future to be decided by others ? Why or Why not?

No, I wouldn't want someone deciding my future for me. To me, it would seem like I was being treated like a child, having others choose everything I do in life, including my job. If there is one thing I would like in life, it would be to be able to choose my job.

For example, what if there was a guy who wanted to be a... traveling salesman and he got the job of a garbage collector. I realize that people do not always get the jobs they want, but it is a worthy price to pay for getting a choice on what job you get. It would be kind of crummy if you had been working and practicing on being a traveling salesman by selling things to your neighbors for years and some guy you don't even know says, " Oh sorry, you can't be a traveling salesman because we think you don't have the talent for the job, so we made you a garbage collector. Good day to you, sir."

Gee, I'd feel almost vengeful if someone said that to me if I had my heart set on a certain job and some guy said I couldn't have it and gave me a job that I never wanted! If I was the man, I'd be very, very mad and I would protest, saying, " I wanted to be a salesman and all I get is a garbage collector? I wanted the job of a salesman, I practiced for years and years, and all I get to do is ride around on a garbage truck, picking up people's smelly waste from street corners?"

I would then ask them to possibly reconsider their decision and that I would come back in a few days. And I would make sure that they realized that I was not happy with the job they chose for me.

So, in conclusion, I would not want other people to chose my job for me. I would like to have a choice of what job I get, even if I don't get that particular job. I think people should always have a choice over what job they get, and not have someone pick it for you.