Examples Of Dystopia In The Giver

While civilians in North Korea and citizens in the movie ‘The Giver’ struggle with defending basic human rights due to government control , it is evident that both contrast when it comes to terms with reality and detachment of one’s surroundings. For nearly sixty-nine years North Korea has fallen into a communist society. With current leader Kim Jong-il, citizens have been struck by fear therefore abiding by their leaders every word. These civilians do not understand is that they are living in a modern dystopia. While this country denies the existence of particular punishments, including political prison camps, one survivor has reached out to share his tale of the harsh conditions he was born into; “He grew up in squalid conditions with

Citizens in this fictional dystopia have had their every emotion, memory, and ounce of faith taken from them. Leaders of this society have reasoned with this detachment with their ‘wise words and even when a character is able to grasp what has been taken from him, it is hard to comprehend the point of life; “If you can’t feel...what’s the point? ” (Noyce, ‘The Giver’). Similar to North Korea’s troubles, without faith, there is no hope, there is no reason for existence. This is why in the dystopian movie, the only person who even thinks of leaving the society is the one who receives memories and emotions - Jonas. In the movie, the ‘Head Elder’ states “People are weak. People are selfish. When they have the decision to choose they choose wrong, every time” (Noyce, ‘The Giver’). The reason these basic human rights were stripped from these people were because of human error. Yes, love does not always equate to happiness, faith does not always bring self love and hope but it gives you something to believe in. These people will never have learned what it is like to feel these things, to view life with a purpose. Being that, Jonas is appalled and distraught when he sees his own father killing an infant. The boy can not imagine that his father would even think of kill an infant- which is true, to a degree. Jonas’s father does not know