The Giver: Utopian Society

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In the book The Giver, it states that(page129) “The smaller twin all comfy will be released in the ceromony”. This novel is about a utopian society where people in the entire community are supposed to be all equal with no diffrences except for, facial apperences. There should also be an equal amount of food, and kids for the people that live in the society. The rules created by the Comittee of Elders are unfair.

Its argued that in the giver, twins aren’t allowed to live in the society. because, the people in the society don’t want to mixed up with two look alikes so, they release the smaller twin. For example, on page 129the passage says , “I just weight them. Hand the larger one to a nurturer, and the smaller one all cozy getting ready

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