The concept of "release" is introduced in The Giver and some have argued that it is similar to the practice of abortion and euthanasia in our society today.
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
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In the community they don't understand what death is, so they don't fully understand what release is. The father tells his son that they must release a newborn because he's a twin, the son has no idea what happens when someone is released and the father has no concept of death. He can't be held accountable for something if he doesn't know what he's doing. He knows it his job, he has no idea that death has caused many wars and very much conflict in the world outside the community. When someone is getting an abortion, they know exactly what they're doing. They have a choice to either keep the child or abort it. There is no choice of that in the community. They have a job and they must do their job. So I guess I disagree. Release is something that is not known as death or wrong, it is customary. Abortion is a choice that someone has to make.
I do not abree with "release" because it is just killing someone who did nothing wrong. like when Jonas's dad "released" one of the two twins he just killed it and put in in a container and threw it down the shoot thingy. i understand that in this community they dont have feelings so they dont know what death is but still they shouldnt release an inocent person for nothing.
In my opinion realese is very wrong even though in the community people have no idea what is going on it is still wrong. In the novel The Giver jonas dad realeses one of the twin babys and jonas does not know what he is doing. The dad gives the baby a shot in the head and puts him in a basket and drops him down a shoot gone forever. These people should be punished because these peole do not know what they are signing up for by being realesed it is just not fair.
Yes, the people in the community are oblivious to the fact that release is death; however, "releasing" people just because there can't be two children or because one is a bit fussy is still obviously wrong. MAYBE the children can be fussy at times because they are taken away from their birth-mothers and given to complete strangers that can't supply the required amount of love that every child needs to develop into a well-functioning member of the world. Guess they didn't think of that though. In the case of the community, apparently ignorance is bliss. I do believe that release in their community is comparable to abortion... I actually believe its far more compatable with the term murder. I know the people in the community think release is sending them to a happy place, but I don't understand why acceptance can't be condoned in their little world.
In a way yes i do agree, but we understand that we are killing something compleetly innocent. unlike there comunity where they dont think they are doing anything wrong, its just a way of life for them and they dont know any different. Not to say that what they did in the community was compleetly wrong, but they were brain washed into thinking what they do is normal and everyone does it. when someone goes to get an abbortion they are comprehending they are killing the child inside of them and they will never come back. when jonas's father killed the newborn the was practiclly clueless to what was happening.
I disagree with release because it is very wrong. The people in the community don’t have a concept of death or release. Release is said to be something that is celebrated and happy when it’s an old person being released and sad when it is a new baby. The concept of killing someone just because they aren’t completely well developed as a baby or because they are old is wrong. Release is similar to abortion even though it happens after the baby is born. The baby doesn’t stand a chance if it is a twin, just because it’s the smaller of the two twins. This isn’t fair just like abortion isn’t fair to the unborn child. Release is wrong in every sense because someone should be offered a fair chance at live no matter who they are.
In the book The Giver they perform a concept in which they call release. Yes i believe that this is the wrong thing to do. In the story the people didnt know any better but in todays society we have smart doctors and nurses that can take care of the problem with different procedures. I believe that there are other ways to take care of the problem. -jenn
I disagree because I think that everyone has a right to choice. Abortion is a widely discussed topic but I think the women disserve the choice if they are going to have the baby or not. Because there could be many bad instances when a baby could be bad like if the couple is too young to have a kid or if the baby is gone a have a physical disability where its quality of life isn’t that great. Also euthanasia I think is that person’s choice, because if you are old and in pain and you have lived a great life there is no reason why you can’t decide on when to end it.
i agree that is. i dont believe in abortion if the parents are iresponsible and do it after a few weeks. if the girl was raped that is different story. but in this novel they kill babys afer they are born. if theyre even healthy they are "released". its not right. same with Releasing the old. they should gie on theyre own not killed. the people who release others are murderers. they people dont need to die but a group of people just decide to kill them.
In the community of The Giver, I really don't think that people know that release is dying. I agree with it but in the same time I disagree. I agree with it because if it was someone that wanted to go to release, then they should be able to because it's their choice. I disagree with it because when it's not their choice like with the twins, then its basically murder. A person should have a choice to go to release and not someone choosing for them in this case. If I was a twin and my brother/sister was released by someone elses choice, I would be so furious. In the community they don't really have the feelings to feel bad when someone releases someone. So if someone really wants to be released, then it's their choice so they have every right to, but if it's not their choice, then I think it's wrong, very wrong.
well in the book they dont know that death or release is so i think its wrong to let them make a release. it wrong to release a baby becouse it has a twin or some other diforanses.Cuse if they new what a release was killing the the person they wouldnt wont to be released an wouldnt let them release babys.An a person is chosen to make the releases an they dont know what they are doing.In my opinoni think the hole idea of release is wrong.
Release, abortion, and euthanasia are all related. They are all murder. They can all be justified or disputed. The community lives in a world where there is no choice. You could therefore say Jonas’s father was just doing his job. You could also say the same for the doctors administrating euthanasia. Technically those doctors are taking a life. The difference lies in choice. I personally believe involuntary euthanasia is wrong because there is no choice. Currently, women have the choice to get an abortion if they want to. In the community, they are accustomed to living their lives with set choices. All choices they make are already chosen. It was already decided that Jonas’s father was to release the twin that weighed less. Therefore he had no choice. Murder from choice is wrong, and murder without choice is questionable.
I COMPLETELY AGREE! How would it be any different? Abortion; when someone involved in the pregnancy (mother, father, etc) chooses to terminate a life that has already started... Euthanasia; (mercy killing)The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. And finally, release; Taking the life out of an individual, both old and young, because of reasons chosen by the bystander... so how could these two things be contrary to eachother? they are not. Even though the people in the community do not call it by the names we do, it is still the taking of a life.. taking buisness (that is not yours) into your own hands. -danika-
I strongly disagree with the fact of 'release' in the community and the aspect of abortion in our society are related. Abortion is a choice, and when getting one, a woman knows what she is doing and has a choice or reason to do it. 'Release' is not looked at as killing in The Giver, more as letting them off to a better place, because they have become unfit for the community. However it can be said that yes, both are ways of killing and in my point of view repulsive.
I agree. The concept of release is similar to abortion and euthanasia. It termanates life. They termanate the old, the week and the young. They termanate anyone who makes life uncomfortable or difficult.
I agree that the concept of "release" is the same as abortion and euthanasia in our society today. They dispose of the old, the weak, and the young. They "release" the mebers who could make life difficult and get rid of any one who makes life hard.
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In the community they don't understand what death is, so they don't fully understand what release is. The father tells his son that they must release a newborn because he's a twin, the son has no idea what happens when someone is released and the father has no concept of death. He can't be held accountable for something if he doesn't know what he's doing. He knows it his job, he has no idea that death has caused many wars and very much conflict in the world outside the community.
When someone is getting an abortion, they know exactly what they're doing. They have a choice to either keep the child or abort it. There is no choice of that in the community. They have a job and they must do their job.
So I guess I disagree. Release is something that is not known as death or wrong, it is customary. Abortion is a choice that someone has to make.
I do not abree with "release" because it is just killing someone who did nothing wrong. like when Jonas's dad "released" one of the two twins he just killed it and put in in a container and threw it down the shoot thingy. i understand that in this community they dont have feelings so they dont know what death is but still they shouldnt release an inocent person for nothing.
In my opinion realese is very wrong even though in the community people have no idea what is going on it is still wrong. In the novel The Giver jonas dad realeses one of the twin babys and jonas does not know what he is doing. The dad gives the baby a shot in the head and puts him in a basket and drops him down a shoot gone forever. These people should be punished because these peole do not know what they are signing up for by being realesed it is just not fair.
Yes, the people in the community are oblivious to the fact that release is death; however, "releasing" people just because there can't be two children or because one is a bit fussy is still obviously wrong. MAYBE the children can be fussy at times because they are taken away from their birth-mothers and given to complete strangers that can't supply the required amount of love that every child needs to develop into a well-functioning member of the world. Guess they didn't think of that though. In the case of the community, apparently ignorance is bliss. I do believe that release in their community is comparable to abortion... I actually believe its far more compatable with the term murder. I know the people in the community think release is sending them to a happy place, but I don't understand why acceptance can't be condoned in their little world.
In a way yes i do agree, but we understand that we are killing something compleetly innocent. unlike there comunity where they dont think they are doing anything wrong, its just a way of life for them and they dont know any different. Not to say that what they did in the community was compleetly wrong, but they were brain washed into thinking what they do is normal and everyone does it. when someone goes to get an abbortion they are comprehending they are killing the child inside of them and they will never come back. when jonas's father killed the newborn the was practiclly clueless to what was happening.
I disagree with release because it is very wrong. The people in the community don’t have a concept of death or release. Release is said to be something that is celebrated and happy when it’s an old person being released and sad when it is a new baby. The concept of killing someone just because they aren’t completely well developed as a baby or because they are old is wrong. Release is similar to abortion even though it happens after the baby is born. The baby doesn’t stand a chance if it is a twin, just because it’s the smaller of the two twins. This isn’t fair just like abortion isn’t fair to the unborn child. Release is wrong in every sense because someone should be offered a fair chance at live no matter who they are.
In the book The Giver they perform a concept in which they call release. Yes i believe that this is the wrong thing to do. In the story the people didnt know any better but in todays society we have smart doctors and nurses that can take care of the problem with different procedures. I believe that there are other ways to take care of the problem. -jenn
I disagree because I think that everyone has a right to choice. Abortion is a widely discussed topic but I think the women disserve the choice if they are going to have the baby or not. Because there could be many bad instances when a baby could be bad like if the couple is too young to have a kid or if the baby is gone a have a physical disability where its quality of life isn’t that great. Also euthanasia I think is that person’s choice, because if you are old and in pain and you have lived a great life there is no reason why you can’t decide on when to end it.
i agree that is. i dont believe in abortion if the parents are iresponsible and do it after a few weeks. if the girl was raped that is different story. but in this novel they kill babys afer they are born. if theyre even healthy they are "released". its not right. same with Releasing the old. they should gie on theyre own not killed. the people who release others are murderers. they people dont need to die but a group of people just decide to kill them.
In the community of The Giver, I really don't think that people know that release is dying. I agree with it but in the same time I disagree. I agree with it because if it was someone that wanted to go to release, then they should be able to because it's their choice. I disagree with it because when it's not their choice like with the twins, then its basically murder. A person should have a choice to go to release and not someone choosing for them in this case. If I was a twin and my brother/sister was released by someone elses choice, I would be so furious. In the community they don't really have the feelings to feel bad when someone releases someone. So if someone really wants to be released, then it's their choice so they have every right to, but if it's not their choice, then I think it's wrong, very wrong.
well in the book they dont know that death or release is so i think its wrong to let them make a release. it wrong to release a baby becouse it has a twin or some other diforanses.Cuse if they new what a release was killing the the person they wouldnt wont to be released an wouldnt let them release babys.An a person is chosen to make the releases an they dont know what they are doing.In my opinoni think the hole idea of release is wrong.
Release, abortion, and euthanasia are all related. They are all murder. They can all be justified or disputed. The community lives in a world where there is no choice. You could therefore say Jonas’s father was just doing his job. You could also say the same for the doctors administrating euthanasia. Technically those doctors are taking a life. The difference lies in choice. I personally believe involuntary euthanasia is wrong because there is no choice. Currently, women have the choice to get an abortion if they want to. In the community, they are accustomed to living their lives with set choices. All choices they make are already chosen. It was already decided that Jonas’s father was to release the twin that weighed less. Therefore he had no choice. Murder from choice is wrong, and murder without choice is questionable.
I COMPLETELY AGREE! How would it be any different? Abortion; when someone involved in the pregnancy (mother, father, etc) chooses to terminate a life that has already started... Euthanasia; (mercy killing)The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. And finally, release; Taking the life out of an individual, both old and young, because of reasons chosen by the bystander... so how could these two things be contrary to eachother? they are not. Even though the people in the community do not call it by the names we do, it is still the taking of a life.. taking buisness (that is not yours) into your own hands.
-danika-
I strongly disagree with the fact of 'release' in the community and the aspect of abortion in our society are related. Abortion is a choice, and when getting one, a woman knows what she is doing and has a choice or reason to do it. 'Release' is not looked at as killing in The Giver, more as letting them off to a better place, because they have become unfit for the community. However it can be said that yes, both are ways of killing and in my point of view repulsive.
I agree. The concept of release is similar to abortion and euthanasia. It termanates life. They termanate the old, the week and the young. They termanate anyone who makes life uncomfortable or difficult.
I agree that the concept of "release" is the same as abortion and euthanasia in our society today. They dispose of the old, the weak, and the young. They "release" the mebers who could make life difficult and get rid of any one who makes life hard.
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