Is The Giver a dystopia or utopia?

If everythings the same, then there arent any choices! [Lowry, 1993, p. 97]. Lois Lowrys The Giver depicts a seemingly perfect world that participates in an ideology referred to as sameness within her novel. The novel performs extremely well in the sense that it builds a vivid world, yet simultaneously leaves just enough room for the readers imagination. Throughout the novel, the third person omniscient perspective follows the protagonist, Jonas on his journey to adulthood. In the community [and surrounding