The Giver Movie And Book Comparison Essay

There are similarities, and differences between Jonas from the giver, when it comes to the screenplay, and the novel. It ranges from a lot of things like emotions, and attitude. Jonas is a better character from the screenplay, than from the novel. He has more emotions, and much more interesting ones, than the ones from the novel. Jonas’s Characteristic are more simple, and realistic in the movie. Someone who sees new things is curious, and in his community, being curious and wanting to express it is very understandable, but in the novel he doesn’t really express his curiosity, and instead is equivocal. The movie shows his curiosity, and him wanting everyone to “feel”. Reasons that Jonas is better in the movie than the book, are that he is more relatable, he takes bigger risks, and has a more audacious, and wild personality. Nevertheless, Jonas is still an amazing character in the book. Even when he does things that make it less realistic to what someone would really do in the given
situation. He makes smart choices, and is very precise with his goals, precise with what he needs to achieve, but still acts wimpy overall. He hides from panes in the day, and sleeps at night, he runs away in the middle of the night with no one's knowledge. He goes on the route of being smart, and wise with choices, yet fearful of being caught. ““But I want them” Jonas said Angrily. It Isn’t fair that nothing has color.”” (Lowry 97) This quote shows how vague Jonas is from the Novel when it came to seeing colors. He just says things like “unfair” and he was “angry” which is unlike what a realistic character would feel like. “After a life of sameness, and predictability, he was awed by the surprises that lay beyond each curve of the road.” (Lowry 171) This quote on the other hand shows how much emotion, and “feeling” he gained after leaving the community, and not taking his pill. ““I didn’t know you had a daughter giver!”” (Lowry 162) This quote shows that Jonas was curious, like everyone would be, but still had little courage overall compared to the other Jonas. On the other hand, Jonas from the screenplay was prodigious part of the story. They only thing that seemed odd was the fact that this Jonas did not have pale eyes of any sort, yet these were replaced with a birthmark. He was a “better” Jonas, because he had more “human” reactions, and had much more curiosity in him. Unlike the Jonas from the book, he tried much harder to share his memories with other people. One of the big topics in the movie, was that he was sharing too much. In the novel he did not share, much at all, and gave up because he was less energetic. He showed his friends, what “feelings were”, was more tough, and used everything to his advantage, even when wide open. In the screenplay, he had shown Fiona what a “sled” ride was like, and what love was, but in the Novel his curiosity faded, after he could not explain anything. The Jonas from the movie tried much harder, and used much more emotion, like punching. His character felt more real, and more relatable. He was also mature, unlike the Jonas from the book who whined about colors, and sameness, and release, without taking sudden action like the movie Jonas. He could do it himself, and did not need to ask the giver. He escaped the “security” with a motorcycle, instead of hiding behind bushes and trees, and using his wits. The Jonas from the movie felt more real, for reasons like reasoning with Asher when he came in a drone, and running when Asher was not convinced, instead of taking quick, inhuman actions, like suddenly without thinking using cold to be colder, and not radiate heat, something that needs more thought and time. Still, some might think that they would be a bit similar, but differences go with that. They were different in what their appearances looked like to me, and their personality. Along with this they took different paths on handling everything with the escape and sharing his training. First of all, he shared as much as he could with his friends about “memories”, He even showed a similar experience, while the Jonas from the book tried once to “give them”, then once to explain them and with both failing, he gave up. The Jonas from the book also took the cover of night as his sneaky plan, while Jonas from the movie decided he was already seen, and need to steal a bike from the “security.” Jonas also, punched his friend Asher, and Kissed Fiona, while the Jonas from the book was “wimpy” and just ran without detection. He survived with food, while Jonas from the Screenplay ran, without much feeling of angst, or food into a dessert and a cold mountain. Their differences were very unique, and in many huge parts of the novel/move. The Movie really improved Jonas. These differences give Screenplay Jonas more of an edge over the book Jonas, when it came to the story. Similarly, There were many similarities.
Jonas, from both sides wanted Gabriel to live, and that's all they lived for towards the end. Both had the almost instant courage to leave their HOME. Along with this, they still had bravery to keep going, as they starved, and were thirsty over the long stretch of land, towards “the sled.” where the story ends. The similarities they had were mostly small, because that was how the story had it set, and changing those big details, like reaching the sled would change the whole story. They both are still friends with Asher and Fiona, and this was just a basic idea that had to be kept in the story. They did not make anything else major that would change the story, different. Overall the similarities between them was almost the same, And there were some changes, yet these were bigger ones. Once again, this shows how Movie Jonas is fairly as exceptional as the book Jonas, but some changes make the Jonas from the movie shine, like more of a
“hero.” Overall, Both Jonas’s were really enjoyable characters, and this makes it a very good novel, but Once again, the Screenplay Jonas has more of an edge, when it comes to who is better. He is just more active, and more hero like, unlike Book Jonas, who ultimately does nothing. His role was to fight the problem, and in the book he complains about it, while in the movie he takes action, and shows everyone how to “feel”, even though he could cause a dilemma in the system. Jonas tried hard in the book, but in the screenplay, he did what was hard, and did not wait until he had a plan with the giver. Jonas makes a pleasant, protagonist with his character and actions. Jonas had More courage, took risks, and was more relatable in the screenplay. Jonas had wild differences compared to book Jonas, but wild can mean extraordinary things.