What Does The Apple Symbolize In The Giver

In The Giver, the apple symbolizes change in a uniformed, “utopian” community. For instance, the apple occurs in the story when Jonas and Asher play catch: “But suddenly Jonas had noticed…the apple had changed,”(30). When seeing the apple, Jonas experiences color for the first time. Because people like Jonas and the Giver’s genetic engineering failed, they can see beyond, which makes them different. Although Jonas and the Giver are different, everyone else in the community must be the same, for that’s how the Elders conclude it should be. The Elders believe that acquiring utter sameness will allow no suffering and no traumatic shortcomings. The community will be what the Elders imagine as perfect. Jonas realizes later on that change is fundamental