Individuality And Diversity In The Giver

In The Giver, the apple exemplifies change in a world of sameness. For example, the apple first appears in the The Giver when Jonas and Asher were playing catch with it during their free time. Lois Lowry writes, “But suddenly Jonas had noticed… the apple had changed”(30). The change Jonas observed was that the apple had briefly transformed red which suggested that Jonas was beginning to scrutinize color caused by the deficiency of the genetic engineering all people possess in the community. The Elders attempt at making a defectless world through alikeness and uniformity made the community dystopian instead of utopian as it was intended to be. If the community in The Giver was truly utopian, it would allow people to be contradistinctive and have their own unique and individual traits and looks. The overall theme in the story is to celebrate the individuality that we have in today’s society. Individuality and diversity are indispensable to people because they are what conceive emotions and allow us to enjoy our exclusive abilities and talents.
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The City of Ember describes the future as a bleak, lackluster world of decay. An illustration of the corrosion in the city

For instance, the Giver transfers the memory of love to Jonas when he apprehends the memory of Christmas. Jonas states, “That it was a celebration of some sort.” Jonas experiences Christmas where grandparents were amidst parents and children opening up gifts. Jonas feels a warmth and joyousness when he receives this memory as well as a feeling that he cannot quite describe to the Giver which is love. Love is crucial because it makes our life valuable by giving us something to deeply care for and live for. Jonas and the Giver demonstrated this when they acted selflessly to give the community memories. This action shows the people love and self-sacrifice because the Giver and Jonas sacrificed themselves to gift the community with