Why Society Is A Utopia In The Giver By Lois Lowry

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.

My first reason why i think the giver community is a utopia is that there society works. By that i mean there has been no war or chaos the only time they have had disorder is when the old Giver died and the memories spreaded to everyone, which again prove that having the memories caused chaos. In chapter 11 Jonas ask the giver if his parents had sleds. The Giver laughs and says ¨It's a

You could argue that they memories of love and happiness would over power the dark and painful memories but that might not be that case. Look at our world right now you turn on the news to top stories of teens killing themselves, young girls being sexually assaulted and politicians only caring for money and greed. There is no hate or discrimination, in the giver society there is a none of that they don't even know what it means. They live in what they think is peace and as long as they think that to them it's true. Rosemary the old giver killed herself because she couldn't take the pain before that she was eager and excited. On page 140 in chapter 18 the giver said “She was a remarkable young woman. Very self-possessed and serene. Intelligent and eager to learn.”(Lowry 140). The giver is describing someone happy and enjoying life but because of the memories she killed herself. Yes they live in a society where they don't know what love or true happiness is but their are content and satisfied and to them that is happiness. Which bring me to my third point Jonas life got complicated when he began receiving the