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100 1  Tyrrell, Susan Michelle, |d1969-
245 14 The themes of conformity and nonconformity in Lois Lowry's Number the stars and The giver / |cby Susan Michelle Tyrrell.
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2000.
300    x, 65 pages
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
502    Thesis (M.A.)--Texas A & M University-Commerce, 2000.
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-64).
520     This thesis focuses on the effects of conformity on a society. By examining Lois Lowry's Holocaust-centered novel Number the Stars in tandem with her futuristic work The Giver, this study attempts to prove that when people give in to mindless conformity in the face of peer pressure, the end result is personal and societal destruction. The novels examined show the various aspects of the effects of conformity on different societies. This thesis also asserts that if we continue in our modern-day societal progressions in technological and humanistic ways, we will walk forwards into the past, subjecting ourselves to control even more terrible than that of Nazi rule-control that seeks to eliminate everything that does not fit into a pattern of conformity. Ultimately, this study shows that when people do not examine their own beliefs deeply enough they will fall prey to having themselves controlled by a more forceful power.
530    Electronic version(s)  |bavailable internally at USHMM.
533    Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2004. |e23 cm.
590     Dissertations and Theses
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
600 10 Lowry, Lois. |tNumber the stars.
600 10 Lowry, Lois. |tGiver.
650  0 Conformity in literature.
856 41  |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=729081371&sid=78&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest
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