What Is The Giver A Dystopian Society

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In the book The Giver jonas lives in a dystopian society.The word utopia comes from the greek words ou, meaning”no”or”not”, and topos, meaning “place”. A utopia is a like an imaginary place, while a dystopia is a place where there is no freedom at all. what is a dystopian society?well, a dystopian society is a society where the government controls all. The setting of a dystopian society is in the future where things have gone wrong so the government took actions. What i mean is the government is strict about the rules, and would make sure no one get the freedom to make decisions like in the giver how jonas doesn't choose his family the government does and how the government also chooses his job. What is a utopian society?

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