![]() ![]() The readers are positioned to view this as restrictive because Jonas clearly was frustrated by the lack of knowledge the society built up. Society believed that in order to protect the citizens from making wrong choices they would eliminate opinions to maintain a safe world. When people are unable to experience pain themselves, their individuality is devalued. 123) The lack of freedom and desire applied in the ‘Giver’ was implemented to show that the citizens do not have the right nor ability to make choices. ![]() ![]() For example, in chapter 13 Jonas angrily expresses his emotions “if everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic or a red one?” (Lowry Pg. ![]() As the plot progressed, it became obvious that the community was one of unnatural conformity. Consequently, people do not have the ability to make their individual decisions and people are unable to think for themselves, blindly accepting and following all rules. The concept of individualism is non-existent in the dystopian novel the Giver. She has positioned the readers to view the community as a calculated and controlled society. In the dystopian novel, The Giver, Lois Lowry illustrates the boringness of conformity. ![]()
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