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The Giver essay The Giver is a 1993 American young-adult fiction-Dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which first appears as a utopian society, but then it becomes a dystopia. A utopian society is a “perfect world”. A dystopia is a “horrible world”. Is It worth trading freedom for happiness, security, and comfort? In my opinion I would not trade my freedom, because while having freedom you can have happiness, security, and comfort. Even though you do not have a perfect world, I believe that freedom is more important than happiness, security, and comfort. Why is it wrong to deny freedom? Let me tell you why, The community does not know that they are in a dystopia world because they have not experience other things like, playing

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