Dystopia Vs. Modern Society In The Giver By Lois Lowry
Imagine a word with no love, no affection, and no biological families. Well in the dystopian society in The Giver by Lois Lowry. This is their everyday life, which makes the protagonist Jonas wonder why is this the case. Jonas’ society and modern day society have close to nothing in common. While Jonas’ society is emotionless, experiences sameness, and does not have choices, Modern day society consists of love, celebrates individuality, and has freedom to choose. In Jonas’ society they have no emotional connections, whereas in our society where we are free to love. When Jonas asks his parents if they love him, his father responds, ¨Jonas. You of all people, precision of language, please!¨ (Lowry 159). The word love is used so little in Jonas´ society that it has become nearly obsolete. Unlike in modern day society we are free to love as we please. For example, if one asks
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In Jonas’ life you are given a spouse, given two children, boy and girl, and none are biological.
Shockingly Jonas says, ¨Well if everything's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic or a red one? But it's the same, always.¨ (Lowry 123). But on the other hand, in modern day society, we make choices every day. As when you are going to school, do you wear blue or khaki shorts or pants, there are so many choices made! We choose our spouse, we produce our own kids, not a Committee Of Elders.
In conclusion, Jonas’ society was striving for a utopian society, but after taking away color, making all the weather the same, and revoking memories all of this turned into a dystopian society so when Jonas finally decides he wants to escape to make it all equal again. While in modern day society everything’s already the same our colors, we all have our own memories, and have bipolar weather, but that’s what makes our society unique. It’s all
In Jonas’ life you are given a spouse, given two children, boy and girl, and none are biological.
Shockingly Jonas says, ¨Well if everything's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic or a red one? But it's the same, always.¨ (Lowry 123). But on the other hand, in modern day society, we make choices every day. As when you are going to school, do you wear blue or khaki shorts or pants, there are so many choices made! We choose our spouse, we produce our own kids, not a Committee Of Elders.
In conclusion, Jonas’ society was striving for a utopian society, but after taking away color, making all the weather the same, and revoking memories all of this turned into a dystopian society so when Jonas finally decides he wants to escape to make it all equal again. While in modern day society everything’s already the same our colors, we all have our own memories, and have bipolar weather, but that’s what makes our society unique. It’s all