Utopias

     I think utopias can be good or bad. It all depends on personalities and your personal desires.
     There are several reasons why utopias are a bad thing. In this book and other utopias(like Hitler's) people think it must be a perfect race in order for the communities to work properly. That means you must release or kill all the ones that don't fit in. This means they believe people don't have the ability to change (which people do). Secondly, people had no feelings in the utopia in the giver. Feelings and memories are a part of life. They are what make things fun. Though there are bad memories, experiencing different feelings are all a part of life. The adventure's in the journey not the destination.
     There are many advantages to living in a utopia. All the bad things are taken away so you never experience pain or any bad emotions. My brother smashed my finger in a door about a month ago. It was excruciating and would have been very convenient to be able to receive medication that immediately took away the pain (like Jonas received). Your life would be completely planned out and you wouldn't have to make decisions. I wouldn't have to apply for colleges, not even knowing what career I wanted to undertake. Elders would select a career that would match your personality and you'd by almost guaranteed to love your job. It would be perfect(kind of).