Freedom is always within our grasp, for it is created and nurtured in our zminds. The one thing that keeps us from that goal is the way we perceive fear, and how it affects our everyday lives. The Giver by Louis Lowry, illustrates how people are influenced on fear, and how they accept the way their society works. The routine and organized life that the °community± had was the way of life to many of the people. Their fear of being released represents the feeling of not being worthy, and the complete rejection through the eyes of the society. The utopian society, as it is portrayed in the book, is made up of people that are controlled by a superior group of el

The Four Truths showed an ideal aspect on how people should live their lives. It is a guideline that directs us to attain personal freedom and true

The best example of fear perhaps comes from the life of Rubin °Hurricane± Carter. As determined and self-confident as he was, there were still fears that

surrounded him throughout his life. In the ring, his opponents feared him, but when he was out, he feared society. When he was incarcerated, all the anxiety and hatred he felt was set aside, to change himself to a different person. The only weapon that protected him was his fist, but later he realized that writing was the most powerful weapon a man could have. It was his way of expressing his emotions without any physical use, and to free his thoughts and ideas on a piece of paper. The strongest and most essential emotion that Rubin Carter believed in was an obvious one. He knew that the one thing that would set him free was love. He now understood that no physical actions could get him out, but only the use of emotions. A big obstacle that Rubin Carter had to overcome throughout the movie was prejudice. When he was wrongly accused, Carter was framed by white men who blamed the murders on him. Years later, the white Canadian

family devoted their lives on helping Rubin prove his innocence. At first, Rubin Carter was somewhat skeptical about the whole thing, because it was hard for him to understand why they wanted to help him. The Canadian Family also portrayed a strong sense of their generosity without being afraid of what might happen to them. Each one of them knew that their lives would be in danger if

to protect the nature of society. The previous Receiver of Memory, Rosemary, decided to °

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