The Giver: What's A Typical Day?

The definition of a Utopia- “an imaginary and indefinitely remote place, a place of ideal perfection especially in laws,government,and social conditions” (Merriam-Webster).The book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas who lives a community of sameness where everybody doesn’t have feelings but Jonas and The Giver. Jonas’s community is a utopia because the people of the community each get a job, they never starve (basic needs), and they do not have feelings so they do not have pain, sadness, or competition.

A true utopia requires sacrifices many people cannot condone. This fact has been shown throughout The Giver. The community decides to sacrifice many things to come to Sameness. Pain, individuality and love are among many things that they have sacrificed (Lowry 124). These sacrifices made the community Jonas lived in seemingly perfect; there is no hunger, no war, no pain, no one will ever be alone. But, a perfect community is completely unrealistic. That is why they have The Giver, the person that knows all the imperfections of the society and help the society to achieve perfection.

What is a utopia? A utopia is a perfect place or true paradise, but is it even possible? Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver introduces a Utopian community, a place with no war and no pain. However, as the novel progresses, it is shown that the community actually has many downsides. For instance, the citizens of the community are unaware of what actually goes on around them since things are kept from them by the community leaders. Jonas and many others do not know that “release” means euthanasia which shows that the people are kept in the dark, which is not a characteristic of a utopian society. The community described in The Giver is not a utopia, but a dystopian society because citizens have no rights, there is no individuality and citizens can

Do you know what’s a utopian Society? A great example of an utopian society is 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. On the other hand some people’s opinion differs ,they believe The Giver represents a better utopian community. “2BR02B” represents a better quixotic society than The Giver.

The text ‘The Giver’ written by Lois Lowry and the film ‘Pleasantville’ directed by Gary Ross, both have utopia communities. A utopia is an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. Utopias present the illusion of happiness. In the effort to create a utopia many societies will shape their citizens to fit a set of ideals, whilst this can lead to a set of desirable qualities it can limit creativity and individuality. A lack of creativity and individuality in a utopia cause the people to perceive the idea that perfect worlds and societies do not require change, this consequently means improvements and progressions do not occur. Without improvements and progressions, it is still believed that utopias are perfect and free

What would it be like if the whole world was perfect? It is not possible to have a perfect society. The word utopia translates to no place. In society today, we are a very long way from perfect. Modern day society and the community in The Giver are alike in a lot of ways, but they do have some big differences.

Would you rather live in a world that has conditions which are considered perfect, or live in a world that is frightening or undesirable? What about the first option with a twist, you won’t have to have feelings that cause angst and pain in the long run. The answer is pretty clear. The first choice is what you likely went with. That choice would be considered a Utopia the second a Dystopia. Utopia’s have good family values, a wonderful education, and property/economic standards, all of which can be found in the book The Giver. Therefore because of that, The Giver in my eyes, can be described as a true Utopia.

World of Perfection Utopian societies are an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. This shows the reader fictional equality between all a life that has progressed past the errors of humanity. Utopias in literature are what inspire people to do something greater, but to a certain extent because they also create fear of no creativity whatsoever. Making people curious of what the future holds for the world. The word utopia is interpreted in multiple ways, but they tend to all end with one thing, peace between all of humanity.

A utopian society is a society in which everything is absolutely perfect; a society in which everyone is happy with their life. The society in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is set up by the World Controllers to be such. However, the society itself is just the opposite of a utopian society: a dystopian society. Even though everything appears to be perfect for everyone, the hidden truth reveals a different reality. The society in Brave New World is a dystopian society as exhibited by the lack of reality, freedom, and identity.

As human beings, we strive for perfection. But as imperfect beings, we can never really achieve anything that is completely flawless. This perspective can also be adapted to anything we create including a utopian society. In English 11 we have studied Utopian and Dystopian literature, including Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and outside of class I have read Divergent by Veronica Roth and The Giver by Lois Lowry. Each of these novels start off as their own type of utopian society, but usually an eye opening event occurs and generates a dissent. All of these books are filled with philosophy and generally make you more aware of the way you are living. Several, share underlying themes such as the lost art of thinking critically, freedom of self expression in the emotional and physical sense and even losing sense of what it means to be human. After reading these books, I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a utopian society, after all, this word literally means ‘no-place’ and more generally means an imagined place where everything is perfect.

I would not want to live in the society from The Giver. Do you wanna live in a society where all you do is listen? Follow along? Don’t have a say in anything? Be in a world where everything is the same? I thought so. That’s what a utopian society is a world where everything is the same. Me? I would not wanna live in a utopian society, here is why…..

Jonas thinks that kids in the ceremony of 12 shoudn't take the pills. When jonas grow up he began to change in many ways he had to take he pills that everyone else had to take . jonas liked the way he felt before he had started taking them pills and jonas was wow by the sitution.

In conclusion my utopia would be a place were people could live their lives in peace and tranquility. They would not be shamed in any way for appearance. This would be my utopia or perfect society. This society would have a democracy that all citizens can choose who they want to represent them. No one would be hungry or get sick from lack of medicine. The sun would shine and the weather would be cool. Everyone would greet each other with a

I don’t think it's possible to “create” a utopia because in this world people choose value individual expression over sameness. Utopia is an imagined place in which everything is perfect. People would not want to eliminate freedom and individuality. Humans beings are not perfect, thus, society can never be perfect. Some people would not follow rules because they’re told to, they would question about it. They would not like certain people making choices for them. Nowadays, people express themselves in many ways; dye their hair, get tattoos, piercings.

The idea of a perfect society, or “utopia,” was first introduced in Sir Thomas More’s book Utopia, written in 1516. In the book, More described a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean through the character Raphael. On the island everything and everyone has a specific place and purpose. There is no private property, all of the houses on the island are the same; you can walk in the front door, through the house, and out the back door. All necessary items are stored in warehouses, where people only request what they need. The people on the island manufacture the items in the warehouse, everyone that can work does, which means little to no unemployment.