Archetypes in The Giver

In The Giver, there are many examples of archetypes. The main character, Jonas, is an obvious example of The Hero archetype. The Shadow archetype, however, is a bit more difficult. One could say that it's the community, but one could also say it's the committee. The committee controls the community, making unfair, unjust decisions, however, the people in the committee grew up in a community that raised them to have certain opinions and views that caused them to make these decisions. It turns into a chicken and egg argument. In the end, I decided that the best decision would be  the society itself, encompassing not only the committee and the community, but the way of life and way of thinking.That's all for now, but I'll add more on the subject tomorrow.