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Similarities Between The Giver And Cinder

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Imagine a world where everything is the same, day by day. Imagine living a life where you don’t live up to your potential. You shouldn’t follow society’s expectations and just do things you are expected to do. Two good examples are the books The Giver and Cinder.

The Giver is a good example of following who society wants you to be or follow your heart's desire and be happy. Sameness means the lack of variety. In the novel The Giver, you can’t see color, the climate is controlled, and everything is chosen for you. Jonas is assigned the job of being The Receiver of Memory in his community. The Giver transmits memories from the past to Jonas. He starts receiving memories of events like war, famine and disease. After receiving these memories …show more content…

This story follows Lihn Cinder, a cyborg. Cyborgs are more advanced beings than humans. Cyborgs are people who have lost limbs that are replaced with mechanical prosthetics and are seen as secondary citizens. The physical components of the cyborgs are connected to brain and nervous system. The human population looks down on cyborgs because they think that they can’t feel. Cinder was adopted by the Ardi family but is seen as more property than a family member. Her step-mother blames her for her sister’s illness letumosis also known as the blue plague. After a heated argument Cinder is given to the government for medical research. Cinder is immune to the plague and and finds out her sister passed away. Lunars are the humans that migrated to the moon and adapted to the new environment in the past 150 years. The Lunars have the ability to control brain waves and are trying to use their manipulation to abstain more power. Very few people can resist it Cinder being one of them. When she does the leader of the Lunars, Lavana sees it as disrespect and orders her to be arrested. Cinder defies the Lavana by escaping from her cell and becomes known as a fugitive. She ends up planning to dethrone the Lavana and succeeds. She wouldn’t have know her full potential and defected society’s expectations if she didn’t do so never thought she was capable of . In conclusion Cinder has shown that no

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