A perfect society: Long sought after, however, impossible to achieve. There have been many theories on a perfect society and how it will be a reality one day. This reality seems desirable but could never be accomplished without some people getting put down for this society to rise up. A utopia appears perfect but deep down has many fatal flaws that take away freedom and knowledge from the citizens. Our modern day society, even though far from perfect, gives us things a utopia can not. The rules in modern society and a utopia are from far the same. In our society, we can choose our own electives in school, but in The Giver, they have the same classes until they become a twelve. In the text on page 89 it states, “ The classes were the same,”
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In modern society, we get to choose are spouse based on how we feel about them and how attracted we are to them. In The Giver, they choose their spouse for them based on how successful the committee of elders predicts they will be. To support this, Lois Lowry states on page 48,” All of the factors-disposition, energy level, intelligence, and interest-had to correspond and interact perfectly.” This quote explains how carefully the Committee of Elders chooses a spouse. To go along with this point, children for a “Family Unit,” are evaluated just as in depth. In our society, we can have as many children as necessary. In The Giver, they are only allowed to have two children. The children are also picked for them. “Two children-one male, one female-to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules.” (Lowry, 8) This piece of text describes the rule that only two children are allowed per family unit. The Giver’s society may seem perfect, but is very limiting to the people that live …show more content…
These feelings can change things for better or worse. As Maya Angelou stated,” People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This quote shows that feelings are a very important part of how everyday people perceive life. In The Giver, they have no real feelings because of how perfect the society is. “ But Lily had not felt anger, Jonas realized now.” This quote shows that normal people in their society have never felt real feelings. Jonas realized when after weeks of feeling countless emotions that his family felt no real emotion, just shallow bits of it. Also, in the Giver, it states, “He had not taken the pills, now, for four weeks.” This quote shows that in their society, their feelings are controlled. This may be so that the people do not act out in unpredictable ways that could be caused by strong feelings. Even in a “perfect” society, there will always be a
In modern society, we get to choose are spouse based on how we feel about them and how attracted we are to them. In The Giver, they choose their spouse for them based on how successful the committee of elders predicts they will be. To support this, Lois Lowry states on page 48,” All of the factors-disposition, energy level, intelligence, and interest-had to correspond and interact perfectly.” This quote explains how carefully the Committee of Elders chooses a spouse. To go along with this point, children for a “Family Unit,” are evaluated just as in depth. In our society, we can have as many children as necessary. In The Giver, they are only allowed to have two children. The children are also picked for them. “Two children-one male, one female-to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules.” (Lowry, 8) This piece of text describes the rule that only two children are allowed per family unit. The Giver’s society may seem perfect, but is very limiting to the people that live …show more content…
These feelings can change things for better or worse. As Maya Angelou stated,” People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This quote shows that feelings are a very important part of how everyday people perceive life. In The Giver, they have no real feelings because of how perfect the society is. “ But Lily had not felt anger, Jonas realized now.” This quote shows that normal people in their society have never felt real feelings. Jonas realized when after weeks of feeling countless emotions that his family felt no real emotion, just shallow bits of it. Also, in the Giver, it states, “He had not taken the pills, now, for four weeks.” This quote shows that in their society, their feelings are controlled. This may be so that the people do not act out in unpredictable ways that could be caused by strong feelings. Even in a “perfect” society, there will always be a