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The Giver Community Is A Dystopia Essay

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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 …show more content…

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

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