The giver community is a dystopia. I know this because when you compare the giver community to our world it takes a minute but I guarantee it is a dystopia, you can see this because on the out side looking in, you know all of the secrets that make up the giver community. another reason it is a dystopia is because when people imagine a perfect world it is not anything like the community of the giver, lastly is the fact that the government plans out people’s lives. I will go into detail and make many other points in this essay about both sides of this question.
The giver community is a dystopia first of all because when you are on the outside looking in, you know that the whole community is made up of secrets. You know that people can
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This is just one of the many examples in the book that show that the government can control your life. Not to mention how they also control your significant other, your job, your siblings, and your life decisions, and even your personality traits. Just think about no being able to choose the person your supposed to love and get through life together with.
You could argue that the community is a utopia because everyone is happy and that the people not knowing what is going on is a good thing. Or that people not saying mean things and expressing what they truly feel is a good thing because it won’t cause arguments and fights. Even the fact that people don’t have a choice with family and more importantly significant others could mean that there are no divorces and no fights about who Marries who. Another example why it could be a utopia is that people don’t have to choose their jobs so they don’t need too tire themselves out working super hard just to get the job that you want. I agree that the government choosing and planning your whole life out for you can be a good thing. But their are so many other bad things about the community that it outweighs all of the good.
In conclusion I think that the leader is dehumanizing the community and focusing too much on the requirements to have a utopia and not how the actual citizens would feel if they knew
The community in The Giver is also not a utopia because without choice you can not have goals and therefore have nothing to strive for, and life can become very boring. In The Giver the people that live in the community have no choices. They cannot choose their own jobs and they cannot see color which limits their choices. Without such choices the
My first reason on why I think the giver is a dystopia because they don’t get to choose their jobs. They have ceremony every year and when you turn twelve they get assigned a job. People will get assigned a job that they might not like, but there is a chance that they could get a job they like. For example on page 60“ in a firm, commanding voice she announced, ‘Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver Of Memory”. Jonas was nervous at first about his job because the chief elder has described his job as painful and that the pain was “ indescribable.” Later he then just wants to be a regular child instead of being the Reciever.
Have readers ever wondered what if the world was completely perfect,or if it was completely wrong, and not what it seems ? Well, the community represented in The Giver can be considered a distopia, because of control,constant surveillance, and sameness.
The final reason that I think the Giver portrays a dystopian society is their method of release. They may think that they’re sorting out good and bad, but what do they know? If they don’t know anything about love, why should they know about pain, suffering, death, and war? Everyone outside of the releasing room thought their dear friend was going Elsewhere… but the people inside that horrid room witnessed, or committed, the murder of innocents. There were no such things as identical twins; the lighter one would be killed. The people had no perception of death, for all they know that little baby, which just happened to be 3 ounces lighter than his brother, could really be going Elsewhere. Even if they’re traveling there through a garbage chute. Not only children were released though, as Jonas’ mother tells them it can happen to the middle aged too, “‘You know that there’s no third chance. The rules say that if there’s a third transgression, he simply has to be released.’” (pg.9). Some people were so ignorant on the subject that they used the word as a joke, like the speaker when the pilot flew over the town, “NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE WILL BE RELEASED, the voice had said, followed by silence. There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing…” (pg.2). Who wants to
Lois Lowry’s The Giver is set in a futuristic, dichotomous society, one that is both utopian and dystopian. In response to the overwhelming destruction and chaos in the world, the Elders have attempted to create and maintain a peaceful and orderly utopia, but this security comes at a price. The citizens of the community have sacrificed their individuality and freedom. Although most adult members have some knowledge of the hypocrisies involved, they choose to perpetuate the deception, allowing the community, as a whole, to continue on blissful ignorance. When young Jonas is confronted with all the truths of the present and all the memories of the past, he must choose for himself
The Giver is considered as a dystopian society because everyone is under the illusion that there is freedom. An example of this is when the text states, “you're ready for the pills, that's all. That’s the treatment for the stirrings.” They can't even have independent thoughts. Medication is given to prevent
The Community is a horrible place compared to our country. Read more to find out why. A utopia is a world or place that is perfect in every way, and a dystopia is a world or place that has major flaws and is horrible. (The Giver) is a dystopian society and that is because they kill the smallest of any one twin, also they have drugs that keep them from hitting puberty. The Community in (the Giver) and our society are similar and different because parts of the world and the Community have people that make decisions in society, and MOST of the nations do not kill twins like the Community does.
The book The Giver is a neat book. We all know some of us cry when reading or watching The Giver. The Giver takes place in a little society with so many rules. I mean who goes and killed babies and old people (evil). The Giver utopia or dystopia? In my opinion I think the giver is a dystopia because you will have no choices, you will go through pain and if you become a nurturer you will kill babies.
A utopia is what everyone is aiming for, but is that really what they are getting? With the hopes of a perfect society, we the people are rushing for a drastic change in the way things work without giving too much care in which direction things are changing, and that can and will cause definite issues. In the hopes to rush into a perfect world, too many people are treating government like a roulette wheel and hoping for the best, even though all odds are against them. In doing so, they are setting themselves up for a more controlled tomorrow.
First, The Giver’s community is a dystopia because there is limited freedom. I know this because in the Document E it says, “Oh,” Jonas was silent for a minute. “Oh, I
The reasons The Giver is a dystopian society is due to, them getting their memories erased, them all being equal, also them all getting assigned jobs when they are only 12. The reasons this makes it a dystopian society is that 18 years old can barely handle their own jobs, how to 12-year-olds do the same, or better. Being equal makes everyone in their society have limits to things that they want to do. In The Giver, you have no memories, which makes it limitless like having everyone being equal. The Giver is a good choice of a book for the sixth graders to read because we know the world can never be a
The Giver: Utopia or Dystopia? In your opinion do you think The Giver society is a utopian or dystopian society? The author of The Giver is Lois Lowry, her inspiration to write the book was her dad. Lois’s dad had forgotten all the painful memories because he was sick and forgot all the painful memories and that made Lois wonder what a world would be like where people had all the painful memories were taken away.
Everyone believes that utopias are perfect for everyone, but not everybody has the same opinion. Utopias are up to no good, nothing new ever happens, it’s always the same. Some may think that their utopia is the same for everyone else but it’s not. No one is allowed to be themselves in utopias.
"Keep our minds free from passion and as cheerful as we can." (Traveling, pg. 48) Everything is rationed by the government according to each individuals own need. Housing is government run, and people are cycled through them to promote fairness amongst the citizenry. Utopia also makes sure population is kept in check, sending out settlers only when overpopulation becomes a problem. Utopia also provides free hospitals and uses shame to make sure everyone obeys. There is no underground or criminal element in Utopia, there is nowhere to hide any social misgivings, everyone is always in the public eye. This way everyone is always under close scrutiny, this promotes good character and too much fear for anyone to act out immorally or
The utopian community hides the negative side of the people and society. The citizens live according to the daily schedule and do jobs that have been assigned to them. It is expected that the people are happy and live in a place where justice and equality are for all. But in fact, they sacrifice their freedom and individuality. They do not have the rights to choose. They do not have any feelings that make their lives more interesting and dynamic. They know nothing outside their own duty as a member of the society. Therefore, they are expected to be contended with that they have and who they