A must read!!!! Reminded me of the dub's paradise!

by kittyeatzjdubs 9 Replies latest jw friends

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  kittyeatzjdubs

  A recent thread that was started about the dubs view of remarrying in paradise reminded me of a book I read many times in high school.

  The Giver by Lois Lowry

  It's basically about a boy who grows up in a perfect utopian world. There's one elderly man who remembers how the real world was and he passes the truth on to the boy. There are many disturbing instances in the book that remind me so much of the dubs view of paradise. Spouses do not have sex. Instead they take a pill that removes their ''urges''. You do not pick your own career. A group of elders does that for you.

  Here's a website I found with a good overview of the book. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/giver/

  I highly recommend reading this book if you haven't already.

  luv, jojo
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  in a new york bethel minute

  sounds like a good book... i never even heard of it. can you get it anywhere (ie. chapters, indigo)?

  bethel
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  kittyeatzjdubs

  It should be available at any major bookstore. Or you can try amazon.com

  luv, jojo
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  gaybeat

  I read it in middle school, and it scared me for such a place could ever exist. The plot now evidently foreshadows our earth today.
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  carla

  How funny! my child is reading that right now. I was going to ask some of you if you found any similarities to dub land in it! carla
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  talesin

  Thanks, kitty, I will check with the local library. It sounds like a fascinating read.

  I read it in middle school, and it scared me for such a place could ever exist. The plot now evidently foreshadows our earth today.

  Yah, I read A Clockwork Orange in junior high (early 70s), and it scared me. LOL, it came true in the 90s. Scary, indeed. tal
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  arwen

  I just read some of it online and it looks really interesting..I ordered it from our public library and hope to read it soon. thanks for suggesting it.
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  Caedes

  "Yah, I read A Clockwork Orange in junior high (early 70s), and it scared me." I read that at uni, it certainly struck a nerve with me. I rushed out and got a copy of the video and it was all set at my uni, Alex' bedroom was my room in halls and the spot where he meets up with his droogs was the steps up to the engineering block. Very freaky
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  jeeprube

  I read a book in high school about a society of people who dwelt on rafts. The rafts were all on an underground river, a river which flowed to a paradise. This society of people lived their entire lives in eager anticipation of the day when they would arrive. One day a young man fell of his raft and was left behind. He made his way out of the river and up a path he found. The path led out into light, where he found an entire world. Turns out he had grown up with a group of people who were drifting down a river that flowed in a giant circle. Surprise.

  When he returned to the river, he found a spot to wait. Sure enough, within a few days here came the rafts. Imagine his peoples surprise at finding him. However, when he presented the reality of their situation, they spurned him. This led to him being outcast and thrown off the rafts, back into the river.

  It's always made me think of our lives as JW's.
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  talesin

  Caedes

  That would be really freaky! We have a lot of locations here that have been used in movies (and a few I`ve worked on), but nothing so chilling as that.

  tal