ponder the possibility of an extreme‚ futuristic society. In particular‚ The Giver‚ by Louis Lowry relates a great deal to the themes found in 1984. Unlike 1984‚ Lowry’s novel focuses on the idea of a utopia as opposed to Orwell’s distopia. What is the most interesting is how though the fundamental idea of the novels are opposites‚ the methods by which each society is maintained are surprisingly similar. When one analyses The Giver versus 1984‚ it becomes clear that while the societies are meant to be
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In the book The Giver‚ there are all these different rules of the community to prevent people from doing the wrong or bad things‚ but in all the rules‚ there are always positive ones and negative ones. So comparing to the real world and to the community‚ what rules from the community should we learn from? According to the book‚ Pilots cannot fly over the community‚‚ Each person in a family must share his/her dreams in the morning‚ and in the evening‚ his/her feelings of the day‚ There can only
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“This place is just astonishing. Can we please settle here?” “It is a necessity to‚” I said‚ “We can’t go back to our former community. We chose to leave and now we can’t change our minds‚” I sobbed a little at the end. I would miss my family‚ the Giver‚ and everyone else. I knew I was doing this for a
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Understanding Dystopias Analysing The Giver by Lois lowry and Anthem by Ayn Rand “to what extent do the actions of utopian societies in their attempt to create a perfect world rather creates a dystopia” English Dublin Coffman High School School (3306) May 2014 Advisor: Timothy Flora Word count: 3977 Abstract This investigation outlines the fine line between utopias and dystopias. It assesses the topic of when and how the shift from a utopia to a dystopia can occur‚ analyzing
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Jonas’ community appears to be a utopia‚ but‚ in reality‚ it is a dystopia. The people seem perfectly content to live in an isolated wreck—in a government run by a select few—in which a group of Elders enforces the rules. In Jonas’ community‚ there is no poverty‚ starvation‚ unemployment‚ lack of housing‚ or discrimination; everything is perfectly planned to eliminate any problems. However‚ as the book progresses and Jonas gains insight into what the people have willingly given up—their freedoms
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can never happen it’s not possible‚ and Both The Truman Show by Peter Weir and The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ have had an impact on the world. They both have constructed and changed the presentation of reality‚ and both characters realize their world is fake‚ they become disillusioned and search out the truth.But in the end they both seem to find out that there world are not utopias but dystopias. First the book The Giver‚ Every person’s life is carefully planned when they are born. People rarely make
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is controlled by a single political party. Along with communism‚ comes dictatorship. This is the complete power or authority of a dictator. It is a form of government‚ mostly ruled by one upper class person. Throughout Gathering Blue‚ written by Lois Lowry and published in 2000‚ they lived in a community where freedom of speech was not accepted. The society Kira‚ her family and friends live in is a communist dictatorship which in the end‚ does not work out for them. 3 points: - prove how society
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Indians made a huge contribution to our modern culture and life‚ including economic‚ social‚ political‚ and environmental fields. Jack Weatherford in his book Indian Givers stated‚ that Indians who lived on the lands of Americas were very wise men‚ and they have taught the people from all over the world many useful things in many fields like industry and agriculture‚ food and culinary‚ economy and medicine. It is very important for people who live now to understand this and to be grateful for everything
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The book‚ ‘The Giver’‚ by Lois Lowry is a novel depicting a society where standards and rules are everything. Citizens of the community aren’t allowed to pick a single thing on their own: from the clothes they wear‚ to the assignments (jobs) they will work they rest of their lives. The community has been blindsided for years‚ and is highly unaware of the the pick-n-choose world they are missing out on. Consider that our current government had announced they were planning on recreating a population
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obituaries editor in newspaper‚ by breast cancer. She wanted the eighteen summer intern boy to write her obituary‚ even he wasn’t a friend of her. He wrote that "Lois Andrews‚ age 45‚ of Spokane‚ died Friday‚ August 24‚ 1985‚ at Sacred Heart Hospital. There will be no funeral service. She donated her body to Washington State University. An only child‚ Lois Anne Andrews was born January 16‚ 1940‚ at Sacred Heart Hospital‚ to Martin and Betsy (Harrison) Andrews. She never married. She was the obituaries editor
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