This poem is actually sung as a song during a ceremony held by citizens in the society depicted in the novel "Brave New World". The ceremony is called the "Solidarity Service" conducted as part of the religion imposed by the state to ensure that its members conform to the societal rules. It is a very ritualistic society which emphasizes trivial ceremonies in order to reinforce and entrench the notion that they are all indistinguishable from each other.

In "The Giver", the community is also required to participate in various ceremonies. For example, in December Ceremony, children from each peer group move chronologically to the next age group, infants are placed with family units and twelve-year olds are assigned their lifelong careers in the Ceremony of Twelve.

The citizens do not have any choice but to accept their position in the society, the jobs they are assigned, the families they are placed with and how they are to live out their lives.

There is a clear similarity in the two communities depicted in both novels. Both utilize rituals as a mechanism to control their members and suppress individuality. In "Brave New World", anonymity is key and in "The Giver", Sameness is the essence of the community.

This poem is actually sung as a song during a ceremony held by citizens in the society depicted in the novel "Brave New World". The ceremony is called the "Solidarity Service" conducted as part of the religion imposed by the state to ensure that its members conform to the societal rules. It is a very ritualistic society which emphasizes trivial ceremonies in order to reinforce and entrench the notion that they are all indistinguishable from each other.

In "The Giver", the community is also required to participate in various ceremonies. For example, in December Ceremony, children from each peer group move chronologically to the next age group, infants are placed with family units and twelve-year olds are assigned their lifelong careers in the Ceremony of Twelve.

The citizens do not have any choice but to accept their position in the society, the jobs they are assigned, the families they are placed with and how they are to live out their lives.

There is a clear similarity in the two communities depicted in both novels. Both utilize rituals as a mechanism to control their members and suppress individuality. In "Brave New World", anonymity is key and in "The Giver", Sameness is the essence of the community.