The conflict in "The Giver" is man vs society. The conflict started when Jonas started his training as the Reciever of memory. Jonas was supposed to take over the role of the Giver since the Giver was getting old. He was not meant to bring any change to the existing order of things. The Giver gave Jonas many memories of happiness, love, fear, pain, hunger, war, memories of the community's past. Jonas had never experienced these memories because the community had promoted sameness, they got rid of color, music and feelings because they thought that it would protect the society. The purpose of uniformity and sameness was to prevent people from having different opinions and feelings. In this way, there would be no risk that the society may change, for the better or for the worse. Jonas's mind started changing, the memories that the Giver gave him changed his perspective and how he thought of the community. Jonas started becoming aware of the community's dark secrets. He could see how pain, pleasure, love, fear and feelings make life worth-while living. He was determined to change the community.
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