Do you think that you should have your life be chosen by other people?
I definetley think that no one should have their life be chosen by other people. Life is all about choises and to make your own choises in life. In the book, Jonas wasn't allowed to choose his job, family members or wife. I would be really angry if I had to live under these rules. I would be so angry and wouldn't want to live in that community, but for Jonas, they didn't know any better and that these things weren't fair and wrong.
Having your own job be chosen is better than having your family members and wife/husband be chosen for you. I think that its alright because they don't just choose a job, they take all of the people and make little files for each person so that they know what they are good at or what they do often to help them choose their job. But sometimes they don't like the job.
Having their family members is the worst thing that they can't choose. They had to like their parents and siblings. If they didn't they would be showing their emotions to them like, angry, or sad, happy. They are not allowed to show their emotions. How ever, every family has their fights, but in this community they weren't allowed to. You wouldn't get to have your blood related child.
How ever having your wife be chosen was second worst because the elders would choose the girls they hang out with the most. But, if you hang out with a girl she might just get chosen to be you wife. Anyway,I think that most people will not like this because they will be stuck with them for the rest of their life. If they were with someone they didn't like, they had to be stuck with them. If they were with someone that they did like, they would be happy.
I think that the people in the community, including the elders, don't know that these things aren't fair because the weren't allowed to show emotion. In the book emotion is called stirrings and people needed to take pills so that they didn't show these emotions around the community. They have to like what they are stuck with because if they didn't they would probably show their emotions for the people or for the job. So, as you can see, I don't think that it is very fair to have your life be chosen by other people.
I understand this - it's amazing how you went further then the dicussion we had on this as well. The conversation had been for 10 whole minutes, with some arguing here and there. If our whole group heard what you said - we'd all agree, no exceptions. You just need to add some quotes and it actually only depends if your spouse is most compatible (it doesn't matter if you spend lots of time together.
ReplyDeleteAwesome understanding and skill! :)