Utopia seems like a wonderful idea where everything is perfect and no one suffers. Three stories address this topic and show how even the best ideas have their drawbacks. The Giver tells of a society where everything is equal and no one has to worry about making a bad decision. Fahrenheit 451 is about a society that bans books in the interest of preventing unhappiness. Society in Logan's Run is full of pleasure but only for 30 years. In practice, however, these utopias present each of the protagonists with a problem in which they ask themselves how perfect their perfect world really is. The Giver, by Lois Lowry, tells of a society in which choices are made by the state to create identity. This is done to prevent unhappiness and to ensure that people do not become jealous or sad about differences. For example, children of all ages receive the same gift (p.15) and hold ceremonies to recognize these age changes. Families are created when a spouse is assigned and the couple requests children through a biological mother. Jonas, the protagonist, is assigned the task of preserving memories for the community. This is so that not everyone has to experience sad or painful memories. The Giver's job is to convey these memories to Jonas and, in doing so, reveal the wonders of love, family, pain, and sadness to this young boy. Jonas begins to resent the rules of equality and wants to share these joys with his community. After receiving his first memento, Jonas says, "I wish we still had those things." (p. 84) Ultimately, Jonas, with the help of the Giver, escapes the community with an infant who is in danger of being killed (released) and seeks a life full of feelings and love. Even if he manages to escape, we don't know exactly where... middle of the card... The man in Logan's Run was telling Logan and Jessica about love and families just as The Giver shared memories with Jonas about the very same thing . The utopian communities where Logan and Jonas live are both controlled by the state. Logan's world is run completely by machines that manage births and deaths, food supplies, and recreation. Jonas' world is run by a vast set of rules that explain exactly what citizens do throughout their lives. For both protagonists the community is a safe haven and the concept of "outside" for Logan and "Elsewhere" for Jonas are worrying. The state in both of these communities regulates death, but has sweetened the idea through vague language or ceremonies that promise rebirth. Logan and Jonas begin to see through the deception and rebel against the rules and escape from what seemed to be perfect communities..