Dystopian To The Community In The Giver

Would the community in The Giver be considered a dystopia or a utopia.
Many readers would consider this novel to consist of a dystopian society.
A dystopia is a place where everything looks perfect but is the opposite of what a person may think . Also a dystopia is very strict or strong about their rules. This community is a dystopia because the lack of freedom,all of the rules, and the constant surveillance. In Jonas community there is very little freedom. Not many choices at all are made by the citizens of this community. In this community they are not even allowed to have their own biological kids, they have to “adopt” a family unit. Also you have to ask for a spouse and it will be given to you. The only two choices made by them is your