Modern Day Society Vs. Dystopian Society

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Do you like the way your society is? Lots do but some people don't. Modern day society is fantastic compared to the dystopian society in the book, as in we have more freedom in general, we have emotional connections, also we have memories. In a modern day society we get the freedom to chose what we want. Whereas in the book Jonas does not get to chose thing such as his job, spouse, etc. In a modern day society we have our own children. Whereas in the book Birthmothers that the family does not even know has the children, then the family ¨unit¨ applies for a child. Once The Giver starts giving Jonas memories, Jonas wishes things could be the way they used to be, where there is not sameness, where they have snow, rain, sunshine, hills, holidays. Therefor he leaves the community so that they can have the memories of how it used to be, …show more content…
In the book he and the giver make a plan for him to leave so that the community can have the memories. They make this plan because their society is undesirable. In their society there is no choices, other than really minor things, but then is is not really even a choice. That is why a modern day society is better than the dystopian society in the book The

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