Individuality In The Giver

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What would it be like to live in a community where there is no individuality? In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry the protagonist, Jonas in the story live in a community like with no individuality. Jonas changes over the book by questioning the community and breaking the rules in his community.

In The Giver Jonas’ life is transformed throughout the book by learning the real truth about the community and that prompts him to leave the community. For instances, when jonas received his first memory of snow and a sled when The Giver was done transferring the memory, Jonas asks “Why don’t we have snow, and sleds, and hills?”(104 Lowry). The Giver told him it was because of climate control. Snow made growing food difficult, limited the agricultural

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