The Giver Theme

Books display many problems, characters, and themes. The Giver, an outstanding example of many themes, problems and characters. The focus is themes, though; the many different themes in this book allow it to pull together it’s many conflicts. The importance of memory is abundant in the world, it helps humans remember superior or deficient things and learn from those things. Another is the importance of individuality, which the people in this book learn at a young age. Then release, which was considered to be an acceptable thing to the people, but later discovered to be a form of murder. The themes of The Giver bring together a book that is sure to entertain yet flabbergast one's mind.
The Giver is a story that takes place in a 100% utopia,
Even in a society of sameness, they still realize individuality and it’s importance. By the age of twelve, they get assigned a job by the council; though they aren’t allowed to choose it, it still resembles their growing independence. 12 is the age where these children are struggling to figure out their own identity. Seeing that, this ceremony is a significant way to for the twelve year-olds to distinguish the differences between them and their peers for the first time. “He realized, though, that not focusing on one area meant he was left with not the slightest idea- not even a guess- of what his assignment would be”(29). Jonas feels like he is the only one who doesn’t have an idea of what his assignment will be. He feels that he will get assigned some thing that he doesn’t like because the council will not know what to assign him. This majority of the book regards Jonas growing and slowly discovering himself, turning from a young boy dependant on his community, to a man with numerous unique features. However, Jonas though had differences that were further than the original, he had pale eyes and strange abilities that separated him from others. “Oh look! Lily squealed in delight. Isn’t he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!(20). Jonas had pale eyes, instead of brown eyes like everyone else, another sign of his growing differences from others. He was exceptionally different than his friend Asher, though, receiving much less chastisements and whips on the hand! These qualities were mostly ignored but ended up bringing positive changes to the community later