The Giver: Dystopia Vs. Modern Society
Lily Jones
Mrs. Valderrama
ELA8H
29 November 2015 America versus Dystopia Just imagine a world where everything was the same all the time. Every day, the weather as plain and ordinary as the clothes you wear. This is the world perceived in The Giver. The Giver is a story of a boy named Jonas living in a dystopian society where everything is the same; the people, the homes, the weather. Though they have eliminated all fear, pain, war, and hatred, they have also eliminated choice. But when Jonas is chosen as Receiver, he must fight to bring choice, passion, joy, and love back to the hearts of his community. This type of society differs from modern society. The culture of current-day varies from the novel’s as well as its structure and values. …show more content…
Family units are roughly the same in each society. A family is usually made up of parents and children. Like Jonas’s family, they customarily have dinner and breakfast together every day and talk about their “feelings.” In addition, “adoption” is generally the same for both societies. People in the novel sign up to obtain children like current society. Also, potential parents are thoroughly background checked. Although in modern society, they actually have a culture. Culture is the way of life of a group of people and their behaviors and beliefs. This is unlike The Giver because they do not have ethnicities, beliefs, nor religions. Also, the ways they raise children have drastic differences. After turning into adults, they completely disconnect from their parents. Also the people in the community of the novel are assigned jobs. This means that they do not have a choice. Once assigned, they cannot accept or apply for another job. They know and accept this, for acceptance is one of their many …show more content…
The structure of the novel's society is much more uptight than present-day's but is similar in a few ways. Though the death penalty is used in both communities, you must commit a major crime to serve it in modernized society. Culture in the worlds's modernized society is extremely more diverse and expanded but shares a few characteristics with the novel's characteristics, as well. Adoption and family are generally the same in both societies. Though both societies share similar values of the young and old, the way they handle death differs greatly. From reading The Giver, I have learned to be grateful for the country and society I live in
Mrs. Valderrama
ELA8H
29 November 2015 America versus Dystopia Just imagine a world where everything was the same all the time. Every day, the weather as plain and ordinary as the clothes you wear. This is the world perceived in The Giver. The Giver is a story of a boy named Jonas living in a dystopian society where everything is the same; the people, the homes, the weather. Though they have eliminated all fear, pain, war, and hatred, they have also eliminated choice. But when Jonas is chosen as Receiver, he must fight to bring choice, passion, joy, and love back to the hearts of his community. This type of society differs from modern society. The culture of current-day varies from the novel’s as well as its structure and values. …show more content…
Family units are roughly the same in each society. A family is usually made up of parents and children. Like Jonas’s family, they customarily have dinner and breakfast together every day and talk about their “feelings.” In addition, “adoption” is generally the same for both societies. People in the novel sign up to obtain children like current society. Also, potential parents are thoroughly background checked. Although in modern society, they actually have a culture. Culture is the way of life of a group of people and their behaviors and beliefs. This is unlike The Giver because they do not have ethnicities, beliefs, nor religions. Also, the ways they raise children have drastic differences. After turning into adults, they completely disconnect from their parents. Also the people in the community of the novel are assigned jobs. This means that they do not have a choice. Once assigned, they cannot accept or apply for another job. They know and accept this, for acceptance is one of their many …show more content…
The structure of the novel's society is much more uptight than present-day's but is similar in a few ways. Though the death penalty is used in both communities, you must commit a major crime to serve it in modernized society. Culture in the worlds's modernized society is extremely more diverse and expanded but shares a few characteristics with the novel's characteristics, as well. Adoption and family are generally the same in both societies. Though both societies share similar values of the young and old, the way they handle death differs greatly. From reading The Giver, I have learned to be grateful for the country and society I live in