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What would the world be without color? In The Giver they lived their lives without color and it was only black and white. The characters in The Giver were Jonas and The Giver living in The Giver community in the future where everything is very controlling. What would have made The Giver community more positive are diversity, honesty, and empathy. Diversity would have been important to make The Giver community more positive. One detail to support that answer is on page 92 it states, “The Giver told him that it would be a very long time before he had the colors to keep. But I want them? Jonas said angrily, It isn 't fair that nothing has color.” This text example supports the answer because is no diversity and there is no color and color could make The Giver community more positive because there can be difference in things instead of everything just being all the same. Another text example to support the answer is on page 100 and is states, “Two of …show more content…

Here are some reasons why, one detail to support my answer is on page 188 and it states, “Take some of the pain, Jonas helped him.” This detail supports the answer because when Jonas felt empathy towards The Giver when he took some of the pain away from The Giver and this could make The Giver community more positive because they can learn from all of other people’s mistakes. Another detail to support the answer is on page 121 and it states, “He had seen a birthday party with one child singled out” This detail supports the answer because it shows Jonas showing empathy toward the child celebrating by himself and if people feel empathy toward the kid celebrating by himself he could have fun and that could make The Giver community more positive. This is why empathy would have been important to create a positive Giver community. In conclusion, diversity, honesty, and empathy would have been important in The Giver community to make it more

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