Examples Of A Dystopian Society In The Giver

A perfect world. A perfect world is something that varies from person to person. Another term for a perfect world is “utopia”. The dictionary defines utopia as, “an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.” If we’re to name a utopia that is running perfectly today, you’d have zero examples. This is because no one has the same idea of perfect, so every “perfect” society eventually becomes a society with injustice and suffering, both terms used to describe a dystopia. A utopia always ends up a dystopia. One example of a dystopian society is The Giver by Lois Lowry. The Giver is a book about a society where they have no free will. The main character, Jonas, gets chosen as receiver of memory, meaning he gets all the memories

The first difference between relationships in The Giver and in our society is spouses. In chapter 6 of The Giver, the ceremony’s take place. Jonas and Asher began talking about not fitting into the community, “Even the Matching of Spouses was given such weighty consideration that sometimes an adult who applied to receive a spouse waited months or even years before a Match was received and announced” (pg. 45). This shows a difference between the societies because in our society, we normally choose our spouses. This isn’t what happens in The Giver thought. Another example of a difference is how they describe relationships. In The Giver, In both the book and the movie for The Giver, Jonas asks his parents if they love him. As a quick response to Jonas’s question, his mom claims that he used a word that has no meaning anymore. This shows a major difference in the societies because in our society, the word love is used in multiple different ways. You can love an object, a person, or even an idea, but in The Giver this word is never used. While there are many differences between our society and The Giver society, there are also similarities. One similarity is some family titles. In The Giver chapter 2, Jonas and his parents are talking about the upcoming assignment for his future career, “ His Father smiled his gentle smile. ‘Well, it was clear to me-and my parents later confessed that it

One difference between the rules in the societies is the precision of language. In chapter 7 of The Giver, during the ceremony of 12’s while the elders are announcing Asher's placement they bring up when he was 3, “Jonas remembered it clearly…He remembered the cheerful voice calling out, ‘I want my smack!’…But the mistake had been made and precision of language was one of the most important tasks of small children'' (pg. 55). In our society, precision of language is important, but if it’s a simple mistake and it’s clear what you meant, it isn’t punished or given how you actually said it. Another rule that is seen in The Giver is a community-wide curfew for everyone. In The Giver movie, Asher reports Jonas for leaving his house past the curfew, which is a clear example of a rule that isn’t commonly seen in our society. Despite The Giver being a dystopian society with strict rules, we still have some common ground when we come to rules. One example of a rule that we share is it’s considered bad to joke about dying. In chapter 1, it talks about releasement, which we later learn is being killed, “Jonas had done it once, had shouted at his best friend, ‘That’s it, Asher! You’re released’ when Asher’s clumsy error had lost a match for his team” (pg.3). This shows a common social rule between our societies because in our society, it’s a general rule to not make jokes about such serious matters. Another similarity