1. What is a Dystopia? Explain how the society in "The Giver" is a dystopia using examples from the text. Respond in 6-9 sentences and make sure you refer to the text.

Dystopia: an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

By eliminating as much personal variation as possible in favor of Sameness and a predictable society, Jonas's community has rejected the truly utopian possibilities of a society where people are free to move society forward. The result is a dystopia of conformity. The society looks nice from the outside but is controlling, ,ruthless and subversive underneath.