Can you imagine a world in which there’s no color, weather, or sunshine. Imagine you not being able to have your own children, well in the dystopian novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. The protagonist, Jonas has to deal with this for 12 years and doesn’t begin to realize that something in his society is wrong until he is chosen to be the next Receiver for his community. This is very different from our modern day society. While Jonas’s society is emotionless, experiences sameness, and doesn’t have the freedom to choose, modern day society is free to love and celebrates individuality. In addition, modern day society also has the freedom to choose unlike Jonas’s society.
For instance, one difference between Jonas’s society and modern day society is that they don’t have love or any kinds of emotions. When Jonas asks his mother and father if the love him, his father responded “Jonas of all people, precision of language please.” (Lowry 159). The word love has been used so little in Jonas’s community it has become nearly obsolete. However, in our modern day society if someone was to ask their mother or …show more content…
They don't love anyone because once they begin to develop feelings they take a pill. The pill makes the emotions emotions go away ,the community call these feeling stirrings. On the other hand, in our modern day society we are allowed to love who we want freely.
In conclusion, Jonas’s society was created to be a Utopian society but it slowly became a Dystopian. Jonas and The Giver began to realize that it isn’t fair that they have to experience pain and the rest of the community doesn’t. In addition, they also believe that everyone should be able to see color and share the memories. A Utopian society can never be created because not everyone shares the same idea of a
For instance, one difference between Jonas’s society and modern day society is that they don’t have love or any kinds of emotions. When Jonas asks his mother and father if the love him, his father responded “Jonas of all people, precision of language please.” (Lowry 159). The word love has been used so little in Jonas’s community it has become nearly obsolete. However, in our modern day society if someone was to ask their mother or …show more content…
They don't love anyone because once they begin to develop feelings they take a pill. The pill makes the emotions emotions go away ,the community call these feeling stirrings. On the other hand, in our modern day society we are allowed to love who we want freely.
In conclusion, Jonas’s society was created to be a Utopian society but it slowly became a Dystopian. Jonas and The Giver began to realize that it isn’t fair that they have to experience pain and the rest of the community doesn’t. In addition, they also believe that everyone should be able to see color and share the memories. A Utopian society can never be created because not everyone shares the same idea of a