Conformity always seems like the way to go being a human being now and days. How would you feel to know that somebody you are close to‚ or love is killed or suffering because of the simple meaning of conformity? Conformity means “behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.” Conformity makes the world go round‚ and everyone follows conformity in their own way whether they know the meaning or if they don’t. Some people choose to follow it 100% through‚ and some people don’t
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English 93 9MWF May 15th 2013 Sameness does not mean perfectness The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy named Jonas growing up in a Utopian society. Jonas lives in a seemingly perfect community in which there is little pain and little crime. People are polite. Everyone belongs to a supportive family. But this harmony comes at a price. There is also no choice‚ and real emotions are nonexistent. Life is dictated by strict rules. This story is set in a perfect
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My book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry was about a girl named Kira who lives in community where things are very weird. Kira had just become an orphan recently when her mother died of the flu. Since her mother died of the flu they had to burn down Kira’s house. Kira came to the grounds where her house was‚ and started to rebuild when a large women comes in and tells her she doesn’t own this space any more because her mother is dead and with Kira’s messed up leg she is useless‚ so they are taking her
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The Giver by Lois Lowry illuminates the theme that individuality is important considering how different people have various beliefs that can advance society. If only a few people control over an entire community‚ it will remain stagnant with little to no change. The Committee of Elders made decisions and not the people themselves. For example‚ everyone in the community passively accepted all the rules‚ never questioning the reasons behind them. Jonas’s father was confronted with the task of releasing
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the dangerous and secret truths of the community’s secret past. Learning off of the memories he inherited‚ Jonas realizes that he must leave the community to save those he loves and those he wants to protect. This is a great book written by Lois Lowry. This book has the intention to make you feel for the main character Jonas. Only two people
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Ripped Apart Our world is far from perfect and because our world is far from perfect‚ We have seen what perfection could actually be. In these examples‚ it’s clear that living in a perfect society does not lead to happiness. The Giver‚ a book by Lois Lowry is about a young boy’s travels through a ‘perfect’ society in the United States sometime in the future. The people there have grown accustomed to a lack of choice in life. Their government has gone to the extent of removing winter and color from
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The Giver I have recently read the novel The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ and watched the movie Pleasantville. These works focus on making perfect societies. The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community with many rules. He is assigned the job of the Receiver of Memory and goes through great amounts of
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We have all failed and to fix it we have had to change things. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry the Giver had to change his methods after Rosemary(the receiver) applied for release and all the memories were given to the people of the community. When the memories came to the people of the community after Rosemary failed being the receiver the giver knew he had to change something. After the release of Rosemary the Giver changed his methods in hope of finally succeeding with Jonas by giving him
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Everyone’s desire is to decide if they want to become married and who they want to be married to‚ also having children of their own. In our society we are allowed to decide who we want to be married to‚ or have a family. The author of this novel‚ Lois Lowry‚ wonders how our community would be without having free
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In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ twelve year old Jonas states that a community with love would be a "dangerous way to live." Well to think about this‚ you must first answer the question‚ What would be a secure place to live? When we think of invulnerability‚ many of us consider our families‚ friends‚ and loved ones. There is that word again; love. Love is kind‚ warm‚ and healthy‚ but sometimes it can be considered dangerous. For example‚ if you are in love with someone who does not have feelings
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