When you hear the word "Utopia" everyone will have something different come to mind. When I hear the word, I instantly think of the book "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. A Utopia is an idea, a state of mind, or perfect place. Sounds great right? In "The Giver" the author focuses on a world of "sameness". Even though Utopia will have the same definite definition no matter who you ask, you can ask 100 people what would their vision of a utopia be, and you are more than likely going to get 100 different responses. Presently, we are inflicted with things that are the opposite of perfect. We have to cope with things such as war, discrimination, sickness, drugs, violence and many other things. If I could have my own perfect world, I think I would probably have a world kind of like Lois Lowry dreamt up in his book. Three main aspects that I would concentrate on incorporating into a Utopian society, would be a world with no racism, no violence, and unemployment. …show more content…
Black, white, Latino, Indian, think of all the various races in the world.
They're all different right? Now think of what would happen if you took one person from every race, and took a pint of their blood, and then mixed it up. You wouldn't be able to tell which vial of blood belonged to which person. In the present day, Racism is a huge issue that everyone faces. People get looked down on just because of the color of their skin. Sometimes, people will even get punished differently just because they are from different backgrounds of life. In some places, Neighborhoods are even diverse. You could have two different communities, only separated by a street, and one would be for whites, and the other for blacks. In my society, I would want to make a world where everyone, no matter the color of their skin, or culture could come together, and live in the same place. A world where everyone was treated just as equal as the
next. More and more men, women and even children are losing their lives everyday, because they are having to fight for our freedom, or simply because they were in the wrong place at the right time. In my Utopian world, there would be no violence, Violence is such a huge problem today, because people are so diverse, or the just simply feel threatened, when they aren't. When you hear the word violence, most people automatically assume death. However, its much larger than just killing someone. Many women, and sometimes even men, are victims of domestic violence. Due to such an increase in domestic, many children are becoming more and more violent because they are around it every day, and as you learn the assume that it is okay to hurt someone else. Last but not least, unemployment. Today, it is such a huge widespread issue. Everyone deserves to have the best life they ever thought possible. Yet some people aren't even given the chance to make that dream come true. Some people can't get hired simply because of their race, or even their gender. I believe that it is very unfair. Even though for some jobs you have to have a certain level of education, you don't for all. However there are many jobs that don't require high levels of education. Just because someone did not graduate from high school, or go to college doesn't mean that they aren't smart. I believe that everyone who wants a job should be able to get one. No matter their race, gender or even if they have a disability. Even though a Utopian society, is not achievable, we could still work together, to improve things so that our lives could be the best they possibly can be.
Throughout the history of the world, there has been many societies. All these societies had similar structures and ideas, but they all are different by their own special traditions and ways of life. Similarly, both our society and the society in The Giver share similar ideas, but they are different in certain areas. For example, they both celebrate birthdays and have family units, but they have their own way of doing so. Based on the celebration of birthdays and the formation of family units, our society is better than the society in The Giver by Lois Lowry.
In The Giver, a narrative by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s father illustrates his feelings during his Ceremony of Twelve and Jonas tells about his own feelings concerning the forthcoming event. In the text it states, “‘But to be honest, Jonas,’ his father said, ‘for me there was not the element of suspense that there is with your ceremony. Because I was already fairly certain of what my Assignment was to be,’”(Lowry, paragraph 3). This segment of text elucidates the reason of Jonas’s father’s lack of surprise of his Assignment. As stated above, Jonas’s father was already certain of his Assignment, which he continues to explain to be a Nurturer. Jonas’s father explains that as a result of the love he showed all the Newchildren and the time he spent at
Imagine a place where everything is perfect. There is a place where there is no warfare, where all. All politics, laws, customs, and traditions are respected. A place where there is sameness among all the citizens and everyone is content and happy. This place would be considered a utopia.
Even though The Giver is and the The Son are two different books there are many similarities in the books. One main reason is how the story takes place in the same place,however, there are many differences too, with the two books. The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a perfect community where everything is decided for the community,in addition,Claire lives in this community. Claire and Jonas are after Gabe however, for different reason Jonas wants Gabe because he has grown attached to Gabe and does not want Gabe to be released because he did not reach the qualifications to live in the community. Claire however, is after Gabe because Gabe is her son and she never got to see him, in fact, she thought that Gabe was dead.
Imagine a place where there is no color, no choice, a place where individuality and freedom has been traded for sameness and security. Lowry has created such a place in the novel The Giver. This place, or rather community, is presumed to be in the future and is supposed to be a utopia where everyone conforms to the rules. The citizens have no connection with their past or what they have given up. There are only two people who can remember. One is the Giver and the other is the Receiver of Memory. These two people are the main characters in this story. The Giver is an old man that the council of elders turns to when they have a problem. He listens to their proposals and then tells them what they should do by basing his decisions on the
To me a utopia is a place where everyone is content, where there is no hate or discrimination. That is the givers society, that's why I'm saying in the book the Giver by Lois Lowry is a utopia. The three reasons I believe that it is a utopia is, there society works they, they have no bad things going on and Joan's life got complicated when he received the memories.
This book is about a community where everything is stainless. It is a blank world with no color or feelings. At the ceremony of Twelve, everyone is accepting their Life Assignments as they are going to the path of maturity. However, a boy named Jonas is instructed a special job with The Giver to learn about the power of feelings and lies. When he puts his power at his own risk, he gets his family and everyone he loves in danger.
The Utopia Reader defines the word utopia as “a nonexistent society described in detail and normally located in time and space.” (p.1) I would best define utopia as a fictional dream- paradise land where everything is peaceful, perfect and all runs smoothly. There is no crime disease, or pain. People are happy, kind and fair and have each other’s best
What makes a utopia? A utopia can mean a world without war and struggle, or for some people it can mean a place where everyone can be equal. The word "utopia" literally means "an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect," but it comes from the greek phrase "no place.” That being said, the definition itself shows that utopias do not exist. Humans we are imperfect; people make mistakes everyday, it is just how we learn and become better version of ourselves. It is impossible for a utopia to exist due to the instinctual tendency of human beings to cause social, religious, and political disputes.
Everyone is probably not going to live in perfect world, however perfection is the best people can do at that point in time, yet a utopia is a paradise that looks as if humans can never seem to maintain and accomplish in life
Imagine a world with no color, weather, or sunshine. The Giver is a book by Lois Lowry and is based on a utopia where no one makes choices, feels pain, or has emotions. The book takes place in a community where all of this is true. The story is about an 11-year old soon to be 12 year-old named Jonas who is unsure of which job he will get when he is 12. Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result, tries to change the community.
Utopia, a term that appeared in the 16th century, was invented by Sir Thomas More in 1516. Many define utopia to be an idealistic and utterly perfect society. However, theoretically, utopia has nearly perfect qualities, not exactly perfect. In history, there has not been any specific record of a utopian society existing and there has been controversy on that it will never exist. However, a utopian society is possible because a utopia does not necessarily need to be absolutely perfect, society can come together and put aside its differences, and because the people learn how to improve situations that can happen or have happened.
We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others” (97). In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, no one has seen a rainbow after a storm, no one knew what colors were; what choosing was; what it meant to be an individual. Everyone lived in complete Sameness, and never learned what it meant to be an individual. By eliminating as much self expression as possible in Sameness and society, Jonas's community has rejected the individuality of a society where people are free to move society forward. In The Giver individuality is represented by colors, memories, and pale eyes.
The factual meaning of the word utopia openly justifies that the quest for a perfect world is impossibility because it literally means no place. An absolute equality is a must in order to achieve utopian society. However, imagine a world where everyone is the same; no president, no boss, no management, no school
If I had to design a utopia and turn it into an actual something, I would make it almost exactly like earth is now... but it would have some major adjustments.