tried to break the rules they’d take away everything I value” (Condie 164). When the Society sees the uncontrolled leaves falling from the maple trees, they feel it is best to halt their growth, simply because they cannot control them like they can citizens.
As noted previously, conformity is something that is expected, even demanded by the Society. This is represented when the narrator says “They’re not growing uniformly. For example, ours grew too big. Em’s is too small. And some of them have diseases…” (Condie 252). These trees pose a threat to the Society because, by nature, they do not conform to their rules. This passage reflects this very notion in many instances throughout the novel. The narrator explains “You’ve never seen me in anything
As noted previously, conformity is something that is expected, even demanded by the Society. This is represented when the narrator says “They’re not growing uniformly. For example, ours grew too big. Em’s is too small. And some of them have diseases…” (Condie 252). These trees pose a threat to the Society because, by nature, they do not conform to their rules. This passage reflects this very notion in many instances throughout the novel. The narrator explains “You’ve never seen me in anything