The Giver is an award-winning novel that tells of a utopian society, a perfect world imagined by its creators. It has eliminated fear, pain, hunger, disease, conflict and hatred, all things that most of us would like to eliminate in our society. The author mentions many rituals which seem perfect in Jonas society but in our society are imperfect. For example Euthanasia, the word used for the term Euthanasia in the novel is “liberated”, is a ceremony in which a person is offered death by lethal injection. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay In society, release was an event that was viewed differently depending on who was released and the situation. The release is a ceremony for all the older members of the community and tends to be a happy occasion, as people think or knew that the older people were being sent somewhere else to spend the rest of their lives. On the other hand, if a newborn or a person who has broken the rules is released, it is considered a sad occasion. People feel sad or sorry about the release of a child or a person who breaks the rule because they know that the release means they will never see that person again. Jonas felt it was unfair to release someone for their own good. Before receiving the assignment of “The Receiver” he didn't know what the word “release” really meant because all the other members of the community also thought it was a common thing. However, after being chosen for the role of Giver, many memories come to mind, and one of those memories describes the true meaning of release. After knowing the reality he thought that this was unfair, it was not a liberation but a punishment. Even in my society euthanasia is practiced but not when someone commits a crime or when a child does not grow well. It is a task performed by doctors when someone gets too old and becomes ill. However, people in society don't really know this, but it is secretly performed at a stage when the doctor knows that the patient is too old and cannot recover from an illness. They have no bad intentions towards the person, but they don't want him to suffer in pain. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get Custom Essay To conclude, in Jonas's Society people don't really understand free thing and they think it was a common thing, at first Jonas had the same point of view but when he understood the real meaning he felt it was something unfair and wrong. It is also practiced in my society, but in a different way. Doctors do not kill the patient for himself but to free him from pain. Euthanasia is practiced in both societies. The only difference is that people have a different perspective to see them. In my opinion the novel does not promote but conditionally accepts the practices.