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Mrs. Axtell

English -ELD 8

1 March 2022
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Obviously both societies vary on their differences but that doesn't mean they don't have similarities. In the giver, the Family Unit was kinda a big thing like it is in our Society. In the Novel, the giver, it states, “Two children-one male, one female to each family unit”(Lowry 8). Obviously there are differences but if we are talking about family units, both have many similarities.
Every Family unit/Society always has their own tradition including the giver. In the text, it emphasizes how “The children all receive their bikes at nine…..But almost always, the older brother and sisters had taught the younger ones”(Lowry 17). This information helps justify how they would always get their bikes at nine but since the older ones taught them before, They would have some knowledge. Both societies have shown a lot of differences between each other but as the Giver has shown, there is a lot of similarities that vary …show more content…

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