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    society. He has a lack of power and freedom to do what he wants to make himself happy. Jonas’s community used to be a pleasant place to live, now it has transformed into a dictatorship led by elders who strive to create their version of a “perfect” world while disregarding all the past joyful and delightful memories such as love, snow, sledding, and others. This transformation has changed the community. In the giver it says, “He fell with his leg twisted under him, and could hear the crack of

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    In Harrison Bergeron their community is similar to The Giver, Jonas and Harrison wants to show the community how they should live, with freedom to speak freedom of their religion, and freedom to choose a job, and a life without perfectness. I think that their communities should live better lives without “perfectness”. A community without perfectness is normal. A life like the one I live in today is better than a “perfect” life in The Giver or Harrison Bergeron. A community without perfectness is normal

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    The Giver Dystopia

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    where members of the community are content and have little freedom of choice. Jonas, the main character, is a twelve year old boy chosen to be the communityś Receiver of Memories the one person in the community responsible for keeping painful and emotional memories. People often debate whether this ideal community is a utopia- a perfect society - or a dystopia - a place where everything seems perfect but is not. Through Jonas’ actions and words, the reader can tell that this community is, in fact, a dystopia

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    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

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    Alfred de Musset In the book “ The Giver” Lois Lowry has created a perfect world with no differences, fear or pain, or at least we thought. The book “ The Giver” says many things about the societal structures such as the communities living conditions, work ethic, and gender roles First in the book “ The Giver” Lois Lowry talks about gender roles. Lois Lowry puts a twist on the gender roles. In the community, Jonas’ father got a job as a caretaker while his mother got a job

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    Dystopia In The Giver

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    Lowry, the community Jonas lives in is an imperfect world the community strives for perfection. The society lacks the quality of a utopia, such as complete perfection. Jonas community is a dystopia because it´s like a communist society. The community is a dystopia because the sameness and people have no power. A dystopia is a perfect like illusion that´s what jonas community does. The community is a dystopia because it has sameness, complete control, and the community wants a perfect world. Sameness

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    Jonas lives in a community that is an obvious example of a dystopia. His community is extremely far from perfect. Unfortunately this is what causes community leaders to attempt to resolve these issues in problematic ways. This can unfold into complete control, cruel punishments, and lack of freedom and knowledge. The leaders of jonas’s community have been striving for perfection, the main way this was achieved was with sameness. As stated in The Giver, sameness eliminates one hundred percent of

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    Dystopia In The Giver

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    fictional community with complicated rules.The community is not allowed to do what they want if they do then there will be consequences.For example children are given to a family unit instead of being with their birth parents. The main character in the story is Jonas, he is a 12 year old boy who has been selected by the community to be the Receiver of Memories the one who is responsible for keeping painful and emotional memories . People often debate whether the community is a utopia - a perfect society

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    The word community may bring to mind, a group of people coming together under a common interest or background. In every community, there are positives and negatives. The city of the Simi Valley’s positives outweigh the negatives. Some might say it is almost an “ideal” community. An old African proverb states “If you want to go quickly, go alone, If you want to go far, go together”. This quote refers to the structure and collaboration of a community, how it functions. In our English class, we have

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    possible, Crystal Cove is the closest thing to a perfect society as it allows individual rights and social controls to co-exist. Crystal Cove creates equal opportunities, as everyone has the option to work, and easy access to resources. The coexistence between leaders allowing individuals certain rights and individuals working with leaders, is what makes it a simple, but happy place to live. One thing that contributes to making this society perfect is the fact that it works with the environment to

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