Comparing Utopia Compared To 1984 And The Giver, By George...

Before even reading a book that consists of utopian beliefs and ideals, it’s fair to say that every person has thought about what it would be like to live such a way. A utopia is an imagined society where its citizens have nearly perfect qualities; everyone lives in harmony, and all actions are done for the greater good. A book similar to 1984, written by George Orwell, is The Giver which is written by Lois Lowry. Both books carry nearly the same situation throughout the reading: there’s a person or two, who does not fit in because they do not believe in the idea of a utopian society. Unlike The Giver though, 1984 ends in a rather desolate way. Winston Smith has been stripped of any past beliefs and thoughts that he once had, and is now†¦show more content†¦When you’re surrounded by people who are all thinking the same way, completely opposite from you, you’re bound to end up just like them. At the beginning of the book when readers are just start ing to get to know Winston, it becomes clear that he doesn’t know much about himself. He’s trying to find his place in the world and discover what it is he wants to do. We’re able to find out more about him by his journals. The things he writes about are enough to get him arrested. Winston is not the type of person who is generally positive and thinking â€Å"happy thoughts.† Though, he is also virtuous in a world that is in fact not perfect at all. Since readers are reading the book in Winston’s perspective, it’s easier to understand the ordeal and anguish that he is going through. â€Å"The tele screen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it†¦, he could be seen as well as heard† (3). Being under surveillance your entire life is miserable. Every person deserves privacy and having the option to go public with certain things or not. This switches throughout the book though since Winston meets Julia, who then teaches Winston how to maneuver about without being monitored so much; because of this, Winston evolves into a man who holds an even greater hatred for Big Brother and now has a deeper and more knowledgeable point of view, thanks to Julia. â€Å"A