is a very significant difference between a utopia and a dystopia‚ however Brave New World by Aldous Huxley could be seen as either. There are many aspects of this society which are perfect and completely cancel out many problems with our real world‚ nevertheless along with these are effects which could be seen as the opposite. This essay will discuss these aspects and effects and whether the Brave New World society is a utopia or a dystopia. A utopian society is one which is perfect (Mastin (2008)
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“perfect” community though‚ that is not an option. Life is not about the people there‚ it’s about sameness and safeness; and they have no freedom. In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas lives in a community just like this where everything is assigned for them‚ and they have no freedom of choice. When Jonas turns 12‚ he gets assigned the job of the Giver‚ who holds all the memories of the past before life went to sameness. Jonas learns pain‚ warfare‚ death‚ and many emotions he never felt before through
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A dystopia is an imaginary wretched place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives‚ it is the opposite of a Utopia. "A dystopia is any society considered to be undesirable‚ for any of a number of reasons. The term was coined as a converse to a Utopia‚ and is most usually used to refer to a fictional (often near-future) society where current social trends are taken to nightmarish extremes. Often the difference between a Utopia and a Dystopia is in the author’s point of view. Dystopias
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book called "The Giver"‚ the story is based on a dystopian world were no one is able to make their own choices and their emotions are controlled.The story is about a boy named Jonas who is chosen to be a receiver‚ and receives memories from the Giver. Jonas notices what’s happening in the memories and how wonderful some are‚ but he is also shown the truth behind being released‚ very very cruel‚ the way they kill innocent people Jonas just does not like that. Jonas and The Giver decided that everyone
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Why does everyone in The Giver lack individuality? One could argue that there are many differences in citizens such as Assignments and physical attributes. However‚ those are two of the very few distinctions. In Lois Lowry’s book‚ The Giver‚ people are mostly the same which both creates and solves many societal issues. How is identity controlled? According to Jonas‚ there are numbers assigned at birth that are rarely used after children are named (pg 63). There is also a rigorous code of behavior
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In The Giver everyone and everything is equal. Their system is perfect‚ they must obey the curfew‚ they must use precision of language‚ there is no lying‚ and there are no choices. Kids are watched and observed from birth. When they are twelve years old they attend a community meeting called The Ceremony of the Twelve. At this ceremony the Elders assign each twelve year old a role in the community and that will be their job for the rest of their life. There are many different types of roles such
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The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry and the movie The Giver directed by Philip Noyce are based on a perfectly enclosed nirvana‚ taking place in a futuristic setting where choices are not yours. It is also thought as a Utopia‚ an endless party and everlasting harmony. However paradise‚ in this case‚ is not perfect‚ but who knows better? One similarity between the book and the movie is the main characters‚ Jonas‚ who was able to go to Elsewhere with his youthful companion‚ Gabriel. Another similarity
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three branches of government‚ meaning that the US population doesn’t fully understand what our government does and what it is made out of that could affect choices that could happen in the future. It has many comparison and similarities as in The Giver. Overpopulation is a growing problem that must be solved in a correct way‚ but there are rights that are to be followed. It is supposed to be letting all people have an opinion or choice‚ and should be very transparent and open when talking about
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Do you ever wonder what it would be like if we lived in a place where everything is perfect and everybody is happy? In the famous novel The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ a utopia is seem to be created where the expectations are too high and it is too good to be true. But actually‚ it is quite dystopic because the society neither have the ability to choose anything on their own nor any feelings. Throughout this image‚ several euphemisms are used. In order to undermine the significance of the events
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The giver: independent reading project The giver: independent reading project The giver: independent reading project Chapters 17-19 1. Describe Jonas new level of feelings and what caused them? Jonas new levels of feelings were caused by the stirrings‚ he had pleasurable dreams‚ because he hadn’t taken his pills in about 4 weeks. 2. What was father’s responsibility when the twins
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