When thinking about the past semester and the books we have read, Lives on the Boundary, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and The Giver, one can compare and contrast the three.  To a person who is outside of the classroom, it is probable they would have a difficult time understanding how the texts relate to each other.  As a student who was in class everyday, completing the readings, analyzing passages, and discussing different ideas, it is easy to see how the texts relate to the curriculum for the class.  In my opinion, oppression is the main theme within all three texts.  I feel the class was assigned to read The Giver first in order to begin learning about what exactly oppression is.  As a class, we were introduced to how people can be suppressed within a society and the reasons why.  When reading the next two books, students were introduced to oppression taking place in the present within North America.  They talked about realistic situations that students within the class could relate to, and they discussed issues that arise within the field of education.  As future teachers, it is imperative we learn about varying cultures, and how certain groups of people within society are oppressed.  All three of these were important to help emphasize and reinforce the content students learned in this class.  They all judge different types of society’s practices and they offer specific critiques for changes and/or improvements.  Each text discusses exactly who is oppressed, why they are oppressed, and give conclusions or solutions of what should be done.