The Giver Community Of Sameness Analysis

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The Giver The Giver is a book that is about a community of sameness. Everyone there used to be different: different color eyes, different color shirts. Then they realized that differences caused problems: people would fight over skin color and where you're from. In The Giver they made everyone the same. If you insult others, you are punished. If you are late or do wrong, you have to apologize. If you are apologized to, you have to accept the apology. For example, on page 75, the chief elder apologized to Jonas and Jonas accepted her apology, “Jonas looked up "I have caused you anxiety," she said. "I apologize to my community." Her voice flowed over the assembled crowd. "We accept your apology," they all uttered together. Jonas," she said, looking down at him, “I apologize to you in particular. I caused you anguish." "I accept your apology," Jonas replied shakily.”(75) The people in The Giver have made a community of sameness. …show more content…

On page 121 Jonas said, “we shouldn't have.”(121) He was referring to taking away color. By trying to take away stuff like murder they have just brought it back, by eliminating anyone who misbehaves. You have three chances, if you fail you are released to elsewhere. When you are released, you are KILLED!, so by eliminating murder, they have only brought it back. They have tried to make a perfect society, but they have only failed. Everyone is the same, They have taken away all of the memories of

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