Lois Lowry’s novel, The Giver, is about a boy named Jonas in a Utopian society of sameness. In this community, there is no pain struggle, or diversity. Choices for all are made by a group of elder citizens. There is no color, no weather, and no change. The absence of difference leads Jonas to question whether the lack of pain is worth inability to feel anything at all. Through her characters, Lowry warns readers that to conform is to lose choices, individuality, and ultimately, free will. This would lead to a lifestyle like The Giver: changeless and unsatisfying.
A case of conformity in The Giver is the family and job assignments. This is harmful because the major parts of one’s life are chosen by other people. There is no love or enjoyment,
A case of conformity in The Giver is the family and job assignments. This is harmful because the major parts of one’s life are chosen by other people. There is no love or enjoyment,