Analyzing The Theme Of Sameness In 'The Giver'

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"Being different is a talent. You illuminate what makes you special in the sea of sameness around you." Imagine being in a society where no choices are made. Your freedom has been taken away from you and replaced with sameness. Caught in a "never-ending cycle of sameness" wouldn't it be unjust?
Sameness means 'lack of variety; uniformity or monotony' for instance the lack of individuality. The lack of individuality means you won't be able to represent who you are. Unable to pick and choose what you want to do, wear, how to style your hair and etc. In the short story, Noting to Envy a man named Chang bo had no basic freedoms with the country of South Korea. On page 4 it states "made sure people aren't violating the dress code by wearing blue jeans or t-shirts…” This quote means that every day they had to were clothes that follow the strict dress code. Obeying the standards to wear the same clothing every day. Furthermore, in the novel 'The Giver' one character named 'The giver' states "Our people made the choice, the choice to go to sameness...We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference." In other words, meaning, the people of that society made everything different/unique disappear. …show more content…

People don't question why they have to do a certain activity they just follow the crowd. For example, in the lottery written by Shirly Jackson, it states "Old man Warner was saying ‘Come on, come on, everyone.’” Old man warner is one of the oldest man in the town and was encouraging to sacrifice a person without knowing why. In addition, in the Japanese short story named 'The wise old women,' it tells how an emperor conquered a land and got rid of all the old folk due to being useless. In the land, the elder peoples' sons have to carry them to the woods and let them die. The people don't question why they have to do it instead of the soldiers of the

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