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Jessica A.   7B May 17, 2008 In Jonas’ world, there is censorship to make it a utopia. Four terms that would be in his world is speaking, outdoors, home and family. These are all words that wouldn’t disrupt the peace and harmony in Jonas’ world. In his world, people defiantly speak, there is an outdoors, they live in a home, and with a family. Jonas’ world sounds great, there are many things missing from this utopia that make our world. One of those missing elements is love. People sign up for spouses, and children. Spouses don’t get married, and they don’t even love each other. Another word that doesn’t exist in Jonas’ world is divorce. If they don’t get married, people can’t get divorced. Since there is no such thing as love, there isn’t such a thing as hate either. The third word that isn’t in Jonas’ world is war. The Elders made sure that there was nothing to fight about in Jonas’ world, that everything was “perfect”. A few examples of this are the pill, the rules, Birth mothers etc. The last word that is not in Jonas’ dictionary is religion. If people had different religions, it would call for different customs, war, and so much more trouble. By taking this away, the Elders have taken away freedom and belief. So even though Jonas’ world seems perfect, it is missing so many things that make our world the way it is.