Diversity In The Giver

John Donne an English poet once wrote“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” this illustrates the diversity that our world has. Living in a perfect community would not be ideal there would be sameness. communities have no ways of spreading culture. Imagine a place where there is no color, no choice; a place where individuality and freedom have been traded for sameness and security. Lois Lowry has created such a place in the novel The Giver.

First,the community, In The Giver, is set in the future and is supposed to be a kind of utopia where everyone obeys the rules. The citizens have no connection with their past or what they have given up. The Community has control over the people's choices, their freedoms,
It is such a completely strange concept that they actually consider the word is no longer meaningful. They do not appreciate any strong emotion at all and avoid emotions completely when they can. When Jonas becomes Receiver of Memory, his life changes forever. He learns to love, and he develops a deep bond. "We don't love anymore"That quote is relevant to the novel the giver in many ways. But the main way the quote is relevant to the book is everyone in the community has no feelings. No one in the community loves anymore because the Elders make people take pills to eliminate the stirrings, which make people not have feelings. Another way the quote has a connection to the novel is everyone in the community is assigned a spouse. Everyone is assigned a spouse because the elders fear the community will fail if people choose their own spouses. But their spouses do not love each other. Those are some way the quote from the song is relevant to novel The Giver. Love is a very important part of one's life in present time, and if there is uncertainty, it should not be pursued. The true meaning of love is to be a complete and total bond with each other and care for each other