Examples Of Dystopia In The Giver

The Giver What makes a community a utopia or a dystopia? In 1992, Lois Lowry was inspired by her dad to make the book The Giver because her dad was losing his memory, he forgot Lowry’s sister’s name and death. Lowry wondered how it feels to feel no pain,sadness or happiness. She took her thoughts and came up with the idea to make a book where the society is “perfect”. People wonder if the society Lowry made in the book is actually a utopia or a dystopia. Is the society Jonas lives in a Utopia or a Dystopia? Jonas’s community can be considered a dystopia because people can’t make their own decisions, they kill babies if they don’t pass a test or if one is a twin, and people in the community aren’t able to have feelings, see color, or feel loved.

The community has curtain rules that don’t allow them to do everything they want to do. In document E, it states “ Then he laughed a little. “I know it’s not important, what you wear. It doesn’t matter. But — “ “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” The Giver asked him.” In document E it also explains that people aren’t able to choose their mates or jobs. In document F it explains that the community wouldn 't let anyone make their own decisions because they might make the wrong choice. The evidence explains that Jonas’s community is a dystopia because people in the community don’t get to make their own decisions because they might choose wrongly. It also explains that Jonas wants to make his own decisions, the giver agrees and tells him “It’s the choosing that’s important,isn’t it?” This shows that the giver tells Jonas that it doesn’t matter what you have to choose but Jonas just wants the freedom to