The Giver chapter two: Journal Question
From my perspective, being assigned a lifelong community job at age twelve seems unfair. What happens if your interests or aspirations change? What if you grow to become bored or tired of your job? How should you know what you want to do for the rest of your life at such a young age? In Jonas’ society the twelves each year have to go through this situation.
I do recognize that the jobs are assigned according to likes, strengths, interests and aptitudes, though they can easily change as years go by. The Elders whom assign the jobs try their hardest to choose a job that fits the child. This can satisfy a child, but often can disappoint a child’s dream of being a certain job. This raises the major issue of assigning jobs. Receiving a job you dislike can affect your whole life. I believe that this is unjust to the citizens and that they should be able to speak up for themselves without having the risk of being released.
I think I would be assigned a job to help others. Weather it is a doctor, social worker, or counsellor I cannot choose yet. I enjoy taking care of others, so I believe any form of a helper would be suitable for me.
-Aviva 7A
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Giver Chapter two
Assingments
I think that the assignment you are assigned is according to how good you are with different skills like if you are good in hand eye coordination you would have a better chance of getting assigned to a doctor, or a job that requires good hand eye coordination. I believe this is a good process and has the right idea, but you don’t get to choose what job you want. They should give you a list of the different jobs you would be best suited for; you would get to choose what job you wanted, this would make the government and the people happy that you got a job that you picked and a job that you are good at. I don’t have a clue what job I would be assigned because I am okay at sports, but they don’t have sports, I also like to take pictures, but I don’t believe that they have a newspaper or need for photography, I believe that I am like Jonas, I would be apprehensive about my job but i am exited to find out what job I would receive, maybe I would receive whatever job Jonas is getting.
