How Sameness Is Shown In The Giver
Sameness is shown in the majority of The Giver. Infact, the whole community revolves around it, the government makes decisions for you! No choices, no color, no pain, simple life. The Giver says it himself, "Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others."-The Giver. I would say that the theme sameness is shown mainly through the community. They believe that if no one can make choices, that nothing will go wrong, or nothing bad will happen. The elders of the community make sure everything is always the same, they create sameness. "We've never completely mastered sameness. I suppose the genetic scientists are still hard at work trying to work the kinks out."-The Giver. Without sameness in the community, the memories would be given back to the community, resulting in complete madness. "They need a Receiver to contain all that pain. And knowledge."-The Giver.
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