Where are We Again?

The Giver takes place in an unspecified date in the future. Everything takes place in a community in which is ruled by a large society (much like the World State in Brave New World) which is thought to be a utopia. Further into the novel, the reader learns that the society is very corrupt, being a dystopian society. The reader also infers that the community is on Earth. The community in which the main protagonist, Jonas, is living in is very well managed. Jonas lives in a place that is regulated so that nothing unexpected happens, ever. In this community, everyone has a perfect family, the perfect job, and the weather is also perfect. There is no war, no pain, no fear. Everything is "perfect".