It certainly helps us, as Americans, to appreciate our way of life. In a world like that of The Giver, there are no basic freedoms, no free will, no opportunity, no chance to excel, and no possibility to bring out the best of you. You are one of many more, and that is all that matters. In the Giver, you are a breathing and obeying mechanism.
As much as people may want to criticize the American way of life, you have to admit that if we changed anything about it, we would lose ourselves and end up in a radically extreme and controlling world such as the fictional world of the story.
In summary, the story certainly allowed me to look around and realize that there is nothing more valuable than freedom.
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