The Utopian Society In The Giver

The Utopian Society in The Giver is destined to fail because of inequality and fear. To begin with, in “Harrison Bergeron” Kurt Vonnegut Jr. proved that rebels and insurgents will appear where there is pain and unfairness. In addition to that, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling explains how fear and prejudicism leads to violence and disorder. Next, Matt Bird’s “Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering in Humans” shows the flaws in The Giver society’s ideas of Sameness. Because of the inequality and fear, The Giver’s Utopian society is destined to fail. “Harrison Bergeron” proves how rebels will occur where unfairness and pain lies and disrupt the societies like the one in The Giver. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s “Harrison Bergeron” tells the science fiction story of the fourteen year old Harrison Bergeron’s society in which a Handicapper general caused pain for all those that were not perfectly equal, “Nobody was smarter than anybody else… better looking… stronger or quicker than anybody else.” When young Harrison Bergeron took off his handicappers, he caused total disruption and lead the rebellion. Although he was put down, the story proves that pain and inequality will lead to future rebellions and rebels. In The Giver, Jonas and The Giver have the upper hand. …show more content…
In Jonas’s community, genetic engineering could have led to overpopulation, if it had not been for The Giver’s advice about hunger and poverty. In addition to overpopulation, not every genetically engineered human turns out the way a parent wants it to. For example, in Jonas’s community no can see colors. A young girl named Fiona has a tint shade of red, which is different from everyone else. When people believe they are better than one another, hatred and resentment can occur. Inequality can lead to wars and death. Therefore, Jonas’s community is destined to