Comparing 1984 'And The Giver'

After reading The Giver I had high expectations for the movie to be just like the book. I was hoping that the ending would be better explained. . Don't get me wrong, Lois Lowry did an amazing job, I just feel that the ending happened too quickly and it was not detailed enough. Concerned with the ending of her book I thought that watching Phillip Noyce movie The Giver would clearly thing up. I was obviously wrong, it was too serious, I mean for the most parts it was OK, but the book was a little more chill. Another thing that bothered me was the chief elder, she only appeared in the book like twice, but in the movie she was like in every other scene. Really it was like they were trying to put her everywhere and make her like one of the main

This essay is about comparing the Giver book and movie. The Giver is a story about a boy named Jonas who was chosen to be the community’s next Receiver of Memory. He lived in a community where everything was chosen for the citizens, and everything was perfect. During Jonas' training, he realized that the community was missing something and that there was more in the world. Jonas wanted the everybody to know that. The Giver book was then made into a movie. Though the two were based on the same story, there are three important differences that could've made them two separate stories. The three main differences between the book and the movie are Asher and Fiona's Assignments, the similarity all Receivers had and the Chief Elder's role.

The Giver is both best-selling book by Lois Lowery and a major motion picture. They are both centered on the same storyline and character but also have some major differences. “The movie (and the book) takes place in the confines of “the community,” something that started after “the ruin,” when all memories were erased and everyone became equal.” (Krule, 2014). The book and the movie and the book are very different in many ways such as the plot, characters and concepts. The book and movie are more different than they are similar, although there are a few similarities.

George Orwell, author of 1984, depicts love in a very unusual manner. The government in the novel wants their citizens to have a devoted loyalty only towards Big Brother. Intimate relationships are forbidden by the Party because these relationships create divided loyalties; rather than placing the party first, people want to put their spouses first. Through the manipulation of sexual desire, marriage, and love itself, the party warps love into political enthusiasm.

War, torture, and constant fear, all of these are key elements in the distopia George Orwell creates in the novel, 1984. In this book, Orwell creates a society which is based solely on hate and controlled by those who seek only power. Orwell, however, is not the only author to ponder the possibility of an extreme, futuristic society. In particular, The Giver, by Louis Lowry relates a great deal to the themes found in 1984. Unlike 1984, Lowry's novel focuses on the idea of a utopia as opposed to Orwell's distopia. What is the most interesting is how though the fundamental idea of the novels are opposites, the methods by which each society is maintained are surprisingly similar. When one analyses The Giver versus 1984, it becomes clear that

Have you ever seen it rain in one spot or have cameras everywhere in your home. Well that is what happens in The Truman show and The Giver. It just seems weird having people look at you all the time and watch your every move. Or people watching you at every second of the day about your daily life. The Giver and the Truman show are very similar and different because of Biblical allusions,setting and smartness.

The Giver is a dystopian book written by Lois Lowry, that has recently been adapted into a film. If you have read the book, and are a fan of it, like me, then you should definitely spend the money to go and watch the film.

Many differences exist when you compare our world to the world of The Giver. In the book age is celebrated up until the Ceremony of Twelve. In our world there are many milestones throughout our lifetime. We celebrate with presents and parties. Nobody in The Giver has a birthday party for just themselves. Instead they all share a yearly celebration together.

Albert Einstein once said, “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” What he is trying to point out to everyone is that if someone is really good at math, it doesn’t mean that he/she has a good mindset, thinking wise. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Giver by Lois Lowry are both books that have a similar idea of how a society is supposed to be run, but with different plots. In both books, the government took away the citizen’s power to think for themselves. Similarly, they both have main characters that release later on how messed up and nonperfect their community is.

The Giver, a book by Lois Lowry, and The Giver, the movie version, have more differences than similarities. The movie changes some details to fit into the new themes and expectations of the film. There are some similarities between the two, such as the general idea of a community based off of Sameness and order. However, there are many differences in things like the themes, the plot, the symbols, and the characters that just cannot be neglected. The movie is more different to the book than similar because it removes important details, such as Jonas’ pale eyes, limiting exposure to themes like government surveillance, and changing the ending of the movie to being more literal.

1984 is a novel written by George Orwell, the main theme of the novel is about how totalitarian society can control every aspect of a person thought, sexuality and action. Totalitarianism can be define as a repressive one-party that has total control over people thoughts and actions. In 1984, people are being control totally by the Party through device such as the telescreen. People are stripped away from their freedom to do things that they want. The Party wants people to only focus on improving the Party and set everything else aside. Love is nonexistent in this government and the Party’s policy strictly forbids sex. The Party restrains people from falling in love with one another.

The Giver has a very good story in both the book and the movie. The Giver has more differences than similarities in the major themes. The themes that are different are romantic love and friendship, but the similar theme is family love. The romantic love in The Giver is different in the movie than the book.

The difference between a book and a movie is that the movie has more important scenes than the book does the book has more details to it. The Giver was an example of an book that turned into a movie. So theres a person named Jonas he gets skipped because he gets to be memory then he talks to the old memory but since he doesn't have the job any more he wants to be called the giver I think the movie is better because there is more action and it focuses on the important interesting details. I think that the movie is better because it has more action. For example, at the end of the story, Jonas tries to escape his community because he wants to get everyone’s memory and have feelings again.

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared. (Lowry, Goodreads). In other words it’s saying the pain Jonas is feeling is mental and emotional but not physical. The giver is making Jonas feel these memories and they're coming back to his head. And by sharing memories it lets you get help or makes you feel good because people can help you. My Thesis is comparing and contrasting modern day to the Giver.

Compare and Contrast the extent in which the governments in 1984 and Never Let Me Go