The Giver; Becoming an adult

There are many people who are a part of society. When it comes to the age when they are helpful it could differ. One becomes an adult when they are at least older than fifteen. In The Giver, one becomes an adult when he/she turns twelve years old (pg.14, Lois Lowry).This age is too young. When I was twelve, I wasn’t mature enough to understand all adult situations. Now that I’m fourteen, I can understand much more, yet I still don’t understand a few things. There isn’t a certain age when people are no longer useful to society, because even the elderly can still run their own businesses. For example, my grandparents on my mother’s side are over sixty and are still working in the restaurant that they’ve had since my mother was a teenager. There isn’t an age, but when the older people in society aren’t able to do as much as they could, that is when they are no longer useful. There aren’t certain ages to situations like this, but depending on the abilities of different people, you might be able to set an age.