"The Giver": Is it better for all people to be alike or for people to be different?

What's better? Being eminent, or being undistinguished? In the world today people make their own decisions, clean their own houses, drive their own cars, and live their own lives. Or they think they do. In Lois Lowry's novel "The Giver", a young boy named Jonas lives in a uniformed community; he thought he lived a normal life until someone showed him the truth. Where Jonas lives, everyone is the same, life is safe, orderly, and …

…it is no problem to them. If you took away the freedom of choice in our society the people would go crazy. There would be riots and protests. This is all because we have experienced freedom. Once Jonas received memories from "The Giver" he wanted to help the society. He sees that it is a better way of life and wants to give his society the knowledge of the importance of personalities, opinions, and individuality.