Living In A Utopian Society

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Why would you want to live in a society where you can't have emotions, your own kids, or your own mate that you love? Does living in an Utopian society where the Chief Elders make all of your choices sound good? Why live with them, when you can have more freedom living in a democratic society. Living in a democratic society with freedom is better than living in an utopian society because you get to have feelings, you can learn from your problems, and choose your own job.

In the book The Giver the Utopian society have to take this medicine so they can't have emotions like love, happiness, sadness, anger, or even pain. But in a democratic society you can feel all of the emotions. In a Utopian society the Chief Elders pick your mate for you,

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