(UNIVERSITY OF MOHAMED BOUDIAF, 2021-06) .Sarah ZAOUI, Toufik DJAAFAR
Abstract
Dystopian fiction has become increasingly popular in recent years due to its unique
perspective. The majority of dystopian stories revolve around frustration with the authorities.
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is an example of a sequel that discusses dissatisfaction with
authority behaviours, where it has moved from being enforced physically to being enforced
psychologically and biological so it can carry out its ideology, as it shed light on the
totalitarian regime and its extreme ways to achieve its goals. Lowry wants to demonstrate that
everyone has the right to freedom. Individuals have the freedom to choose their own
identities, that something that the authority tries to suppress to maintain its rule over the
citizens; by omitting any shape of nonconformity and promoting sameness. We can learn
from The Giver that an individual must resist in such a situation to gain individuality. And
that knowledge is the power that can be used to both liberate or control. Individual resistance
in society is critical to achieving the desired outcome. identity.