Examples Of Individualism In The Giver

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Krishnadev Lakshminarayanan
Mrs. Seikkula
LA P2
7 May 2018
Individualism: Building Blocks To An Unorganized But Powerful Society Imagine life without any color or any art and with no sense of personal expression. In the Giver written by Lois Lowry, the books protagonist Jonas lives in a utopian community in which all senses of individualism are numbed to the lowest extent possible by the community's leaders. They had gotten rid of color,music,art and all senses of personality. In the story, Jonas becomes a receiver and gains memories that enhance his ability to see color and experience a sense of individualism. When Jonas gains the ability to see color and personality he becomes smarter and it seems that he is more happy. Individualism is a crucial part of our growing world that helps the world be better than if the world was in complete Sameness. …show more content…

When he begins to see them in real life he starts to be frustrated at the fact that he can't keep them. When the giver approaches him regarding this subject Jonas tells the giver that he does not believe that not having color is fair as he believed that it would be more enjoyable and exciting if the we could make decisions which would only possible if there was variation or color. We can see he is quite dejected when he says “It’s all the same anyways.”(Lowis,123) I think Jonas’s reaction shows that humanity is a creative race and we show a need to make decisions. We are a species which thrives because of our ability to creatively think and make decisions and not just move along with the natural flow of

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