Utopian Society
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Running head: UTOPIAN SOCIETY
Utopian Society
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
Utopian Society
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note
1UTOPIAN SOCIETY
The very nature of the government in the present times is that of non-interference. In
other words, the government is required not to involve itself in the activities of the organizations
and in the private lives of the people. However, the reality is quite different; when observed it is
seen that the government of the various states of the world are trying to play a more active role
within the personal lives of the people in a very subtle manner. The chosen thesis statement that
the control mechanisms implemented by the government are responsible for the stifling of
creativity shall be proven on the basis of three chosen modes of expression to the masses
consisting of a book, a film and a story. The following sections shall be discussing about the
connection of the thesis statement as expressed in the chosen book, film and story. The ideas
expressed in them shall also be connected to the ideas of utopian society and the evils of
dictatorship.
“It's the choosing that's important, isn't it?” (Freeman, 2016).
The chosen book for the purpose is titled ‘The Giver’ Lois Lowry. The theme of
authoritarianism of the government and the problem of suppressing of the creativity of the
masses is shown to belie the promise of a good life in a utopian society. Through the
imaginations of the protagonist, a teenage boy named Jonas the utopian society is constructed as
a society being marked by equality and no competition. It is unfortunately at the cost of losing
one’s freedom of choice. All who dared to act against the code of conduct were punished with
death. Hence Jonas and his friend Gabriel had escaped to a land where they could enjoy freedom.
That was a loss to the society to which they belonged and a loss of creative talent (Freeman,
2016). The book tried to show how the pervasive activities of the government led to a serious
harm to the society. The loss of two talented people had a serious negative impact on the growth
and development of the human mind.
The very nature of the government in the present times is that of non-interference. In
other words, the government is required not to involve itself in the activities of the organizations
and in the private lives of the people. However, the reality is quite different; when observed it is
seen that the government of the various states of the world are trying to play a more active role
within the personal lives of the people in a very subtle manner. The chosen thesis statement that
the control mechanisms implemented by the government are responsible for the stifling of
creativity shall be proven on the basis of three chosen modes of expression to the masses
consisting of a book, a film and a story. The following sections shall be discussing about the
connection of the thesis statement as expressed in the chosen book, film and story. The ideas
expressed in them shall also be connected to the ideas of utopian society and the evils of
dictatorship.
“It's the choosing that's important, isn't it?” (Freeman, 2016).
The chosen book for the purpose is titled ‘The Giver’ Lois Lowry. The theme of
authoritarianism of the government and the problem of suppressing of the creativity of the
masses is shown to belie the promise of a good life in a utopian society. Through the
imaginations of the protagonist, a teenage boy named Jonas the utopian society is constructed as
a society being marked by equality and no competition. It is unfortunately at the cost of losing
one’s freedom of choice. All who dared to act against the code of conduct were punished with
death. Hence Jonas and his friend Gabriel had escaped to a land where they could enjoy freedom.
That was a loss to the society to which they belonged and a loss of creative talent (Freeman,
2016). The book tried to show how the pervasive activities of the government led to a serious
harm to the society. The loss of two talented people had a serious negative impact on the growth
and development of the human mind.
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