Is The Giver A Utopia or Dystopia
What would you do if you had a chance to live in a virtually perfect world? A world with no pain, suffering, or hunger? This essay will explain that this “perfect” world might not be what it’s hacked up to be. It might just be a dystopia in disguise. The Giver is a book about just that. It’s based in the future, in a community with a forcefield that “protects” the people inside. I think the society that The Giver is based in is a dystopia, which is a virtually imperfect world, disguised as a Utopia, a virtually perfect world. I will prove in this essay that The Giver is in fact a dystopia in disguise. The first fact that I would like to present is Jonas’ society has restricted access to information and independent thought. This is shown in Document D, “True Happiness”. In this document, Jonas is shown in the house
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Next on the list is that in Jonas’ world, people live in a dehumanized state. This is shown in Document D, “Release.” In this excerpt, Jonas’ dad in sending a newborn twin to the mysterious place called “Elsewhere.” This is happening because in their society, It would be to confusing to have two of the same person. But, how do you decide the one that you will keep? Well, the nurturers weigh the infants to see who weighs more . After that, they take the other, the one who weighs the least, to the “Special” Release room and kill it by injecting its head with a clear liquid inside a syringe. And, the worst part is, that the nurturer has no remorse. This is an important part because of the reason that he has no remorse. He simply doesn’t understand what he has just done. This is important because it proves how dehumanized the nurturers have become. If they don’t understand what they are doing, then they can dictate what is wrong and what is right. This can lead them to do horrible things, when the leader tells them that it is right, and to