Comparing Society And Jona's Society In The Giver, By Jona

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Imagine the world without freedom, imagine the world without love. Jona’s, the protagonist in The Giver society was a utopia but quickly turned into a dystopia. Comparing our society and Jonas's society they are very different. However Jona’s society is safe and try’s to be perfect while our society isn't and never will be because we all have different interest and we all able to make our own decisions. Jonas society is very different from our society, they have no color everything

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