As long as fear exists, men will never be free. Most of the time, it is thought as a driving force that takes away human motives. It originates from the innate depths of people¡¯s souls, and controls the self-assurance that is needed to survive. It presents endless challenges in our direction that restrain individual rights and impels us to clash with our inner emotions. The true fear that everyone holds is from lacking love, desire, and acceptance. To have a complete and absolute resolution in our feelings can be only achieved by our ability to let go, and forget the past.
             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 elders that control everything and everyone to feel and believe nothing. As Jonas was chosen to be the Receiver of Memory, the elders warned him that he would suffer through endless amounts of physical
             and mental pain. All the pain and sorrow of the past was given to a single person so that the agony would not be given to everyone. Certain sacrifices were made
             to protect the nature of society. The previous Receiver of Memory, Rosemary, decided to ¡°release¡± herself because she feared to experience the torment of the past. Jonas¡¯ ultimate goal at the end of the book was to escape and save Gabriel¡¯s life. Although he became fearful of the consequences, he risked his own life...