In The Giver, they have created a perfect world or a Utopia. Use the following websites to define Utopia and write a paragraph about what a Utopia might be like.

Definition of Utopia

Utopian Philosophy- what a utopia may be like, how to achieve a utopian society

After writing your paragraph about a Utopian Society, compare and contrast your society to a Utopia. How is Jonas’s world like a Utopia? What have the people in his community had to give up in order to achieve this perfect world? Why?

Finally, here are some examples of “Utopias” that exist today. Choose one and write a paragraph describing life in that community including the beliefs that inspired them to create it.