"I suppose it was mainly us newcomers who talked about dream futures that winter, though a number of veterans did too." -pg. 142
At the Cottages, many of the younger kids talked about things called "dream futures". Dream futures were what they could picture themselves doing if they weren't born to be a donor. This is comparable to The Giver. In that book, they are trained to do only one job, and at an early age. However, we find out in this chapter that these kids were not born. They were "modeled" after another person. They assume it's an adult, yet are not sure of the age. The thought of not physically birthing children baffles me. These kids have no parents or family, and are made like machines. Dream futures are not in their reach because of the way they were made. Although our technology is close to achieving this, I could not imagine creating humans in such an inhumane way.
No comments:
Post a Comment