Definitions
A dystopia
A failed attempt of creating a utopia.
dystopian protagonist characteristics
tries to make a change or tries to escape
the baby Jonas tries to save
Gabriel
over surveillance
government or leader is always watching to make sure they follow the rules.
A utopia
The 'perfect' world
dystopian antagonist characteristics
makes trouble for the protagonist, usually government or the person in charge
What job is Jonas chosen for?
the receiver
tries to be a utopia
tries to make a perfect world but fails
Dystopian Characteristics
over surveillance,no freedom,trying to make a utopia, etc.
what makes achieving the perfect society impossible?
there is no way you can make anything perfect, there will always be bad people and people with other ideas because everybody is different.
Why does Jonas have such a good connection with the giver
the giver is the only one who hasn't lied to him
over control
control everything and doesn't let them make any choices for themselves to prevent mistakes
types of control
controlling the way they dress or look, controlling their schedule, controlling where they live, etc.
characteristics of jonas
clever,stubborn,selfless,caring,strongminded
What changes Jonas' mind about the community
he sees all the memories and realizes what he is missing out on
everything is the same
makes everything the same because they think if everybody is the same they will think the same
problems dystopian societies try to solve
racism,hunger,conflict, etc
charecteristics of the giver
selfless,caring,old,kind
a dystopian characteristic from this book
The government chooses everything they do
no freedom
they do this to make sure nobody breaks rules, ex having someone with you at all times,over survellance, and no freedom of thought