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Examples Of Conformity In The Giver

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The Giver is written by Lois Lowry, a novel that went viral universally in the past years warning society that having a “perfect” society can have end results that will be catastrophic. The main character, Jonas and the world he lives in does not have the freedom of choice at all. His daily life consists of being stalked, and being aware to be self-conscious and in the future those “stalkers” make choices for him to have no control over his life daily, so in conclusion his “world” is a control freak. The end results in all this conformity and self-consciousness is confusion and rebellion in the most part. The examples of conformity in the book are many but a few are; Socially expected behavior, dress codes, and relationship selections. These examples will explain the flaws found in The Giver’s society and why we should change as a whole. …show more content…

This is an example of ‘Socially Expected Behavior’ which is conformity. The negative effects this has on Jonas’s society is that if you do not follow these rules you will come out as weird and be left out of the community, also it can create division between those who don’t really “fit in”. This example highlights Lowry’s warning by informing us that being the same might be boring. If we were all the same in social matters, things would eventually have no meaning to speak about. In my opinion it is good to be socially different because you’ll be surrounded by people who are socially different

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