Animals In The Giver

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What would it be like to live in a world with no animals? A example of a world like this would be in The Giver. They do not have animals and do not know about them. Animals should be in the community because they provide comfort, can teach responsibility, and can help people. The community needs animals for comfort. When someone is sad or angry the can get comfort from their animal. Animals help calm people down which is why they should be in the the community. Even though the community has feelings that are very confined compared to ours, but they could still use a animal to cuddle with. For example when Jonas gained the memory of warfare he was very upset and when he watched the release of the twins he was upset, so during these times Jonas

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