Why Is It Forbidden To Lock Doors In The Giver

Jonas is surprised because no doors are ever locked.

Why is it forbidden to lock doors in the giver.

Asked by lizbeth c 719381 on 11 16 2017 2 01 am last updated by jill d 170087 on 5 28 2018 12 46 am answers 1 add yours. Why does the giver have locks on his door in chapter 10 of the giver. There are no secrets. The giver s office door is full of secrets as well as truth.

The receiver is allowed privacy which is forbidden to all others again highlighting his uniqueness. The elders want nobody to find out what is behind the giver s door. It would be difficult if citizens wandered in lokking for the department of bicycle repair or something source s the giver. People are so controlled that they have nothing to hide and nothing to steal.

What reasons might the giver have for locking his door besides the one the attendant gives jonas. Jonas is told that the door is kept locked because the giver is an important man and needs his privacy so he won t be interrupted. The room itself is similar to jonas s house but more ornate and. Jonas notices that the giver s dwellings contain thousands of books while his own as well as everyone else s in the community contain only three reference volumes.

Noticing jonas s discomfort the attendant politely reassures him that it is to give the receiver privacy. Why is it forbidden to lock doors or turn off the speakers which are a part of every dwelling. Although doors in the community are never locked jonas notices that the door leading to the receiver s room is. Answered by aslan 3 years ago 7 18 2017 7 03 pm.

Asked by jj k 415986 on 1 17 2015 10 41 pm last updated by aslan on 1 17 2015 10 46 pm answers 1 add yours. Not locking doors means that everybody s life in open to scrutiny. The community never locks its doors. The community is all about social conformity.

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