The Community In The Giver

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I chose this quote because it shows that the government in The Giver works hard to make the community a utopia, but there will always be some person that will do something odd or be different from the rest of the community. The scene connects with my answer because the larger group of puzzle pieces represent the community. This is because the community is very simple and they do not understand what Jonas and the Giver go through and the knowledge they have. For example, when Jonas tried to point out flowers to Asher hoping that he could see the colors, but Asher thought Jonas was acting odd. The puzzle pieces that don’t fit in with the other pieces represent Jonas and the Giver because they are completely different than the community and they

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