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the giver question! how do they create a perfect society?
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Kenza, You already asked this in another thread and I just posted an answer.A full answer would be a spoiler for those readers who haven't read the book so I hope nobody answers in detail.
oh, huh. well i suppose that's right, so maybe you could just message me about it?
Kenza, Well, the other thread is going strong so maybe we can let others post in that thread. As I said, it's been years since I've read the book so I'm not sure.
Lisa wrote: "Kenza, Well, the other thread is going strong so maybe we can let others post in that thread. As I said, it's been years since I've read the book so I'm not sure."ah. i see :)
It's been years since I read it as well, but thematically, utopian societies by their nature are dystopian.Why that would cause banning I can't say. Perhaps if there were a true utopia then one wouldn't yearn for heaven?
P.S. Ursula K. LeGuin has a short story with very similar themes to the The Giver "Those that Walk with the Omelas."
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Julia wrote: "It's been years since I read it as well, but thematically, utopian societies by their nature are dystopian.Why that would cause banning I can't say. Perhaps if there were a true utopia then one..."
yea i remember talking about that with my friends...and when i looked up some sites they said the exact same thing. and im not sure why its banned either, i was wondering.
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Kelly wrote: "I'm moving this to another folder because this folder is for discussing the books we're reading as a group."mmk....
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"Utopian society that relies on euthanasia and suicide to create the perfect community"
i dont see that in the book (i'm only a blissfully unaware teenager, so i obviously wouldn't quite yet haha) and how do they use suicide to create a perfect community? i am extremely confused. although that is very interesting, how DO they create a perfect society? please explain!