"No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals." -Chapter 3
Boom so loss of individualism is an element of dystopian literature. Being unique is what makes you a human and in the Giver, they try to take away that.
"It's the way they live. It's the life that was created for them. It's the same life that you would have if you had not been chosen as my successor." -Chap 20
Sounds like a totalitarian goverment to me! Life with no options and only choices made for you by higher-ups sounds like loss of individualism too!
