Examples Of Dystopia In The Giver

The Perfect World Coming to an End Do you know what a Dystopia versus a Utopian society feels like? In The Giver Jonas is realizing many different feelings as he experiences the reality from the giver. The three main reasons why Jonas society is a Dystopia versus a Utopia is that all the citizens are all just like robots and they are controlled by Chief Elder, they act so simple that it seems is so perfect, and they do not have a memory of their past. The first reason why Jonas society is a Dystopia versus a Utopia is because the society acts and gets treated like robots. People are so perfect because the Chief Elder makes them act correctly. If they do not act like good citizens they will either get released, or they will have to publicly
Certain jobs have different rules like the Giver. The Giver only has eight rules: “You may lie, You are not permitted to apply for release, Except for illness or injury unrelated to your training, do not apply for any medication, From this moment you are prohibited from dream-telling, Do not discuss your training with any other member of the community, including parents and Elders, From this moment you are exempted from rules governing rudeness. You may ask any question of any citizen and you will receive answers, go immediately to your dwelling at the conclusion of training hours each day, and go immediately at the end of school hours each day to the Annex entrance behind the House of the Old and present yourself to the attendant” (68). The giver has less rules than the rest of the society. The giver remembers humanity as it has been since the beginning. The rest of the community has no idea of the givers knowledge. The whole society has so many rules that they try to make their community so perfect that it is so fake and