The Giver Utopian Analysis

Wouldn’t you want to be perfect, even if it takes a little bit of work? All you would need to do is focus on certain things. In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas the protagonists’ community is utopian. The most important thing in their whole community is Sameness. They are all the same in the best ways. They are Utopian because they receive the Assignment that is fit for them, everything they need to survive is given to them, and most importantly they have a severe set of rules. This society is Utopian because they are assigned the job that is specifically chosen for them. They are Utopian because the Elders try very hard to make sure everybody is satisfied, and that they all contribute to make it a perfect community. “In school, at recreation time, and during volunteer hours, he had noticed the Elders watching,” (15). The Elders watch every child from the moment he or she is born so they can be put in a field of work that best suits them. Jonas’ father explains to Jonas that he shouldn’t be worried about his Assignment, “‘the Elders are so careful in their observations and selections....There are rarely disappointments,’” (16) Before Jonas’ Ceremony of the Twelves he got a little nervous, but his …show more content…
They always get food at the same time, wherever they are, everyday. When Jonas was young he once said he was starving, but was quickly corrected. “‘No one in the community was starving, had ever been starving, would ever be starving,’” (70). There is always enough food for everybody and everybody has a house to live in. Every house is the same, no house is better than another. With providing everything for the citizens, they have eliminated feelings like hatred and jealousy. Imagine not having to deal with money. They don’t need to buy clothes, food, a house, or even an education. From the moment they are born, they have everything supplied for