Comparing Dystopia 'And The Giver' By Lois Lowry

Dystopias, on the other hand, are quite corrupt. “THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way.” (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. p.100) In a dystopia, there is only equality, no more. Modern day society is based on being unique; opposites.“The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient.

Utopian and dystopian societies in literature have become popular because of the people’s interest points. Many people are interested in the fantasy type of writing. One example of utopian/dystopian society is, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut. In “Harrison Bergeron,” the government attempted to create a utopian society. They didn’t succeed, which created a dystopia. If they would’ve let people be who they are, they would’ve been just fine. Instead, people rebelled creating pandemonium, and the assassination of two people. Another example of a utopian society is The Giver by Lois Lowry. In The Giver, the people don’t know any better. They all see black and white and act the way they are taught to. There’s one person who isn’t “perfect,”

Having the conception of having an utopia is perhaps said that is only redeemable. On the other hand we have dystopia, which is the opposite of utopia. Use to analyze the reality of our own world, whether it went from bad to worst or better. Utopias and dystopias have similar characteristics of how fictional and fantasy it can be. When the idea of the two difference world came to mind it was set to think of how technology will help us have a perfect living condition since we would be in full control on how to demand the countries. However, when it was establish on how novel will portray the concept of a utopia and dystopia world it all leads on focusing on the psychology and emotions of the characters who live under such conditions. The character get to give the reader their concern about society and

The society is trying to be utopian but the more we read the more we realize it's flaws. Things like freedom of choice and expression, love, happiness, music, and art are all things we associate with a utopian society that the novel is deprived of. These things where all removed for the sake of living, but the novel leaves us scratching our heads wondering if it is worth living a life that doesn't give us anything worth living for. Although I wouldn't go so far as to call it a dystopian society because they have got some things right. For instance ethnicity and religion play no role in society as they shouldn't. And they do live in total peace. A hidden message of the novel might be that you can't have sunshine without a little rain. In this case they have gone with the safe choice of having only

Many people believe that when an author writes a story that they are reflecting some part of their life into that story. I am using this critique to find the connections between Lois lowry and her life to her story The Giver. In The Giver, Lois Lowry was inspired by her father to write about some of the aspects that she did to her story. The idea of memory loss and the idea of losing someone you love were the two main ideas that her father inspired her to write about.

The novels The Giver and Gathering Blue, both by Lois Lowry show how utopia is a lie. The Giver seems to be set in a perfect society, throughout the novel readers see that it actually is a dystopian world. Gathering Blue is also set in a dystopian world. These books show how utopia is a lie through the characters having no choice in their life, being a part of the utopia at the expense of others and the boundaries that are restricted on them.

You can dress and act how you want. You can do what you want and do it how you want to. No one can tell you you're not allowed unless you are breaking the law. The government in the giver is totally different about this topic than the democratic society. The government in the giver makes everyone wear the same thing. They can’t dress how they want to like you can in a democratic society. You have to wear the same thing every day for your whole life. For example, in the book the giver, every seven gets a front buttoned jacket. They don’t get a different color or anything. They all just get the same

A Utopian society is a word is a world that is considered perfect.unfortunately,a society that is seeking perfection usually becomes a dystopian society .A dystopian society is a society that is dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible.harrison bergeron’s world and N.korea both shared these trait .both societies were ruled by a dictator that took away their freedom.

The relevant theme shared by both text were sameness and equality. The both community were under the control of Chief or elder. In The Giver the reason Lois Lowry uses the word “sameness rather than “equality” because equality implies that people have certain basic human rights, which in the community in The Giver they didn’t. For example, they didn’t have the freedom to make choices as to who they marry or what job they do. However, since all their experiences throughout their early lives were controlled, they were all besides Jonas and The Giver. “So there will be a whole part of your life which you won’t be able to share with your family. It’s hard Jonas. It was for me.” said by the Giver because he had to sacrifice his life to become the Giver and he knew how hard it felt. In Harrison Bergeron, the government enforces their idea of equality by physically and mentally handicapping citizens. The beautiful must wear hideous masks or disfigure themselves, the graceful and strong must wear weight around their necks at all hours of the day and the intelligent must listen to earsplitting noises that impede their ability to think. “Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else.” In both texts the protagonist try to solve a problem but they had created another problem by sharing it to the other members in the community. Also because they went against the rules and regulation the community were disrupted.

The Giver is a world renowned book but a large portion people do not know of it’s impact on dystopian literature. The Giver was written in 1993 and won the John Newbery prize. The story itself is about a boy named Jonas living in a dystopian society. The Giver is impacting the genre of dystopias by igniting the rise of Dystopian novels. The Giver achieved this with it’s appeal and popularity. Evidence proving these facts are the dystopian novels publicated after The Giver. The appeal of The Giver contributed to the impact on dystopian literature greatly.

A utopian society appears well organized, has a safe environment, and equality for citizens. This is not the case in Huxley’s novel. A dystopian society is where there is a controlling government, no freedom of speech, and there is a gigantic

Also, some people try to save others from things that have befallen themselves such as grief or shame. There are some people out there who will try to create a utopia, so they can rule it for themselves. However, people never succeed and always unintentionally create a dystopia. It is impossible to create a utopia because everything has to be perfect and that’s just not possible. Everything in the world has a fault.

Utopia and Dystopia are complete opposites but they are seen all over in the real world. Utopia is defined as “an imaginary and indefinitely remote place (Utopia)”. On the other end, a dystopia is defined as “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives (Dystopia)”. While both of those are not necessarily possible, not everyone imagines the exact same utopia so not everyone will be pleased if they could be created.

According to the Webster Dictionary the definition of utopia is "...a place of ideal perfection, especially in laws, government, and social conditions..." (Merriam-Webster) . If utopia is really perfection what happens when there is trouble in a utopian? Does that utopia suddenly become a dystopia because it is not as perfect as it may seem? Thomas More's Utopia included these characteristics, it also contained some unfavorable characteristics as well. A few of these dystopian characteristics include slavery, land conquering, and social isolation when sick (More). Although there are many characteristics of a dystopia intertwined with the utopian characteristics they are of not what makes a utopia a utopia.There are many characteristics to any ideal utopia that can be found spread over many societies and hundred of years. Two main characteristics include unlimited access to health care as well as equal education which are both present in More's narrative (Pyron). One main characteristic that was unique to More's narrative was the actual setting and how it allowed the society to be self-sufficient.

What one may think of as being a Utopia could be a dystopia to another. Lowis Lowry’s 1993 novel “The Giver” may seem like a remake of the 1932 “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley given their similar plot lines, but these two novels also have their differences. Jonas and Bernard, the protagonists of the novels, both have an intelligence that wants to know more, that wants to know what is outside of this Utopian place they live in. Both Lowry and Huxley have very different family situations. Lastly, both these societies live in their own definitions of Utopia, but the roots of their government have a resemblance to Plato’s Republic.