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pinkprecious
pinkprecious
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High School - 9th Grade

What about society in The Giver is revealed by the reaction to eye color?

This is in chapter three.

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Posted by pinkprecious on Sunday October 14, 2007 at 10:20 AM and tagged with chapter 3, eye color, society, the giver.

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  1. dymatsuoka

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    The uniformity which underlies the society extends to eye color, which probably indicates a measure of genetic engineering.  With a few exceptions, "almost every citizen in the community ha(s) dark eyes"; it was considered unusual and perhaps "unsettling" to be different in this respect (Chapter 3).  Jonas, a female Five, and the newchild Gabriel are exceptions who have eyes that are lighter, and all appear to have a corresponding gift that might make them capable of eventually receiving the great "honor" of becoming Receivers of Memories.

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    Posted by dymatsuoka on Sunday November 4, 2007 at 11:39 PM