Utopia and Dystopia

The Giver Introduction

Utopia vs. Dystopia

Utopia vs. Dystopia

• Utopia is defined as an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

• Dystopia is defined as an imagined place or society in which there is much injustice or great suffering.

Open Ended

In your own words, how would you define a utopian society?

Poll

Do you think a utopian society has ever existed?

• Yes

• No

Utopian Societies

• Heaven - the place in which God resides, where there is no suffering, hurting, or sin.

• Garden of Eden - the place in which God originally intended for humans to live before sin.

Open Ended

Unfortunately, our society is not a utopian society. What makes our society a dystopian society?