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    also many many similarities. There are little thing like‚ Jonas and Fiona having a romance in the movie that did not happen at all in the book. Today I will share some differences and likenesses between the movie and the book with you. There are many similarities in the book and movie that are either easy or difficult to recognize. Tiny things such as‚ Jonas’s first color being red‚ Jonas having stirrings about Fiona‚ and Jonas getting to see the release of the twin‚ are all things that

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    away from a pill? Both in the movie and the book Jonas was skipped during the ceremony of the twelve. Jonas was frightened and embarrassed and thought he wasn’t good enough to get selected to do anything. This is a pretty big key in the book because this is the time Jonas becomes the receiver of memory. Towards the end of the movie‚ there was a pretty significant difference between the movie and the book. Fiona was being released for helping Jonas escape which at that time they thought it was bad

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    In Dystopian literature‚ the society has a code of conduct that they live by. Few people in society question the power. In the book “The Giver‚” Jonas‚ a 12 year old‚ earns the job of Receiver of memory. As he gets to know more about what has been taken from the society‚ he questions why. Another story‚ The Pedestrian‚ Mr.Mead‚ an older man‚ walks around the town. A police officer pulls him over and says that walking is obsolete. Mr.Mead is not understanding and questions the police officer‚ then

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    The 1993 book‚ The Giver‚ has many similarities to the 1998 film‚ The Truman Show‚ however‚ it also has multiple differences at the same time. Jonas‚ a twelve year old boy with a unique ability to “see beyond‚’’ and Truman Burbank‚ a thirty six year old that unknowingly is starring in a popular tv show about his own life. As different as they may seem from the looks of it‚ they actually have an array of comparable personality traits. But just how akin are they‚ exactly? People who have viewed

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    Chapter 10 Alternative Ending David and Fernando Jonas looked around the bookshelf and he notice a very old worn and thorned binding and feels attracted by its condition. The book was larger than the other volumes arounded. It was embossed with gold letters and covered with dust. He tried to reach it but it was outside of his grasp. So he took a ladder and move it to the shelf in order to climb up to reach the book. As he climb toward the book and reach for it he thought twice about his action and

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    concept of death is not common knowledge. In fact‚ the Elders (the higher power) gave death another name- release. The story follows Jonas‚ a “unique” boy who gradually learns that his immediate world isn’t as simple and perfect as he‚ among the majority of the community‚ believed. Later on in the story‚ after Jonas gets his Assignment (job) of Receiver of Memory‚ Jonas essentially watches a baby get murdered on a video‚ then proceeds to freak out‚ as a mentally stable person

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    Stacey Garcia Ms. Smith Humanities 07 March 2013 The Giver The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry. A novel established in 1993. Jonas the main character who lives in the future; in a ruled community. The children in the community get assigned jobs when they become Twelve’s. Jonas was selected to become the receiver of memory. A most respectful role that anyone can have. The concept of the families in the Giver is different from the one in our society in many ways‚ for example controlled lives‚ sexuality

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    of estimating the risks and dangers by his actions. He saw how Vilhelm was sailing‚ and wanted to do the same‚ unaware of the danger by doing so. Vilhelm plays a crucial in the outcome of this story. Not only he is responsible for the rescue of Jonas

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    an infant‚ or if you’re the smaller of twins‚ or if you want to leave then you are released (killed off). The elders don’t allow people to make their own choices‚ which is utilized by the elders to keep the people under control. For example‚ when Jonas asked about why people don’t get to make their own choices‚ the Giver said‚

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    The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a young boy named Jonas and about the perfect community he lives in. Their life-style is a lot difference from ours because they don’t get to choose what they want‚ they are just told to do it. They also do things differently‚ an example would be the way they celebrate there birthday. Every children from 12 and under celebrate there birthday on December as a community. Another difference is the way they create their family unit. They are only allowed to have a certain

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