Being a Utopian society is every nation’s goal. Jonas’s society managed to create a utopian society, but only in the minds of the residents. The big picture, if understood properly, shows a dystopia that is about to fail miserably. The possibilities of a utopia becoming a dystopia are extremely high. There are a variety of ways this can occur. If through science and technology, we gained the ability to master nature and our environment and eliminate disease and hunger, a variety of possibilities open up. Mastering nature and the environment might have a positive effect, but eliminating disease and hunger may eventually have a very negative effect. Utopian societies are very interesting places, each with its own chances, and each with its own defeats and downfalls.
The society in The Giver is arguably both a utopian and dystopian society for a variety of reasons. Jonas’s community is a utopia because everything seems perfect. There are no criminals or war. In fact, in Jonas’s community there isn’t even a police department, and frankly, they don’t need it. In Jonas’s community, there is also no form of poverty or homelessness. Overall, with the average being residing in the community sees the community as a utopia, sees it as a place without errors. That would be true UNTIL THEY SAW THE BIG PICTURE. In many more ways, Jonas’s community is also a dystopia. They have a method known as release, which is the a method to end a being’s life. No one in the community knows what this really is, not even the people that administer it! This is because they don’t know what dying is, or what it means to murder. Another way Jonas’s community is a dystopia is that they don’t have a history. No one ever takes note of historic events. Any reader could assume that the community hasn’t changed for centuries. Frankly, it hasn’t even mentioned a research/developmental structures in the society. It doesn’t even mention scientists...