Examples Of Dystopia In The Giver

Imagine living in a world where you can't choose your job, think of at the age of twelve you are assigned a job by the government. Imagine a world in which you can't choose that significant other to be your wife or husband, a world where nobody is special in their own way. Visualize a place where you can't have your own children, instead take care of someone else’s, a perfect world- an Utopia, but there is always a twist. In the book The Giver it has an evil twist to it’s Utopia, it’s actually a dystopia. From the beginning of the story to the end of the story Jonas the protagonist develops extreme happiness, bravery and selflessness, from many trials in his dystopian society. Jonas learns that there is no happiness without sorrow and no sorrow …show more content…
Jonas’s gets told by his family that Gabriel is being signed for release because he isn’t growing or sleeping properly. (Lowry 164). Jonas is the only one besides the Giver that knows what “release” disturbing meaning is, Jonas watches his father “release” a baby. Jonas finds out that release means death by injection. When Jonas finds out about Gabriels release, he decides to run out of the community with Gabriel so the baby doesn’t get killed. This is known as extremely dangerous to pass the boundary of the community. When Jonas leaves this boundary line he is no longer in his supposed to be perfect Utopian society, Jonas is now facing the real world and the dangers it holds within. Jonas left without time to pack any food, Jonas showed selflessness when he gave the berries and raw fish to not only himself but to Gabriel as well. Jonas himself was starving but he shared with Gabriel, “... the net yielded two flopping two silvery fish… fed the raw shreds to himself and Gabriel.”(Lowry 172). Jonas had to fight with nature finding food and keeping Gabriel safe. Jonas came across the snowy hilltop. The cold was blinding and bitterly cold. Jonas was in a lot of pain keeping Gabriel warm sop he continued knowing if he slows, they will die, “Warming himself ever so briefly had shaken away the lethargy and resignation restored his will to survive. He began to walk faster on feet he could no longer feel.” (Lowry 176). Jonas suffered through the pain to keep Gabriel safe. Jonas thought about stopping but his selflessness to keep Gabriel safe brought out his bravery to continue to rise up the biting mountain. Jonas had now had sorrow for himself, he was in a lot of pain and agony and he felt bad for himself. But love outpowered his pain and he continued