Comparing The Social Science Fiction Novel 1984 And The Movie 'The Giver'

The novels The Giver by Lois Lowry and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, both have similarities and differences when it comes to their plot and themes. It might seem that the fundamental idea of the novels are opposites, but the strategies by which each society is kept up are surprisingly comparative.

A dystopian novel is a story relating to or denoting an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. 1984 by George Orwell, is indeed a dystopian novel as it describes a nightmare vision of future society which is opposite to a perfect world. George Orwell creates this image using a few different techniques including, the language or style, the setting, characterization, and oppression.

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

The dystopian genre usually depicts the consequences of humans using power and control to create complete conformity within a population. It is usually represented to the audience as an oppressed society in which fundamental beliefs or technology is used to control the population. The dystopian genre is blatantly used in the book “The Chrysalids’ by John Wyndham and the movie “The Giver” directed by Phillip Noyce. Both literary works convey to the audience difficult and sad dystopian worlds. Within these worlds dehumanisation is very apparent with many basic human rights are stripped away from the population. Both worlds use power and ideology to control the population, with rules that the population must follow or face dire consequences

The love between Julia and Winston made both of them reckless in a dangerous situation. The temptation of being together was enough to cause their capture and ruin their relationship. By the end of 1984, both the lives of Julia and Winston were altered negatively due to their carelessness caused by their love.

Ever hear of the saying opposites attract? Well in the novel 1984 it seems like opposites really do attract. Winston and Julia have almost nothing in common except for their hatred for the Party. There are many differences between Julia and Winston such as their view of the Party, the way they resist and rebel, and their characteristics.

A dystopia is an oppressive society seeking absolute power. Some characteristics of dystopian society are things that dehumanized people, takes away the freedom of people, and the people always live in fear. The case of a dystopia in 1984 is that everybody is constantly under surveillance by the inner and outter party and the top party of Big Brother. In Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" everybody is altered by having to wear weights, mask, or ear pieces so that no one person is stronger, prettier, etc. In the film In Time everybody is classified by the time they have on their arm, the more time you have the higher in power you are, those whom run out of time die. All dystopian literature whether it be a book, short story, movie share similar characteristics.

Lois Lowry wrote a science fiction novel called The Giver which was turned into a movie directed by Phillip Noyce. The novel The Giver is about A twelve year old boy named Jonas who lives in a world that is utopia (everything is the same). Until Jonas is selected to be the new receiver of memory and gets memories like color,love,and pain that know one else can see or feel. Until one day when he wants to bring change to his utopian world. In the novel/movie The Giver by Lois Lowry takes away memories and things in characters like Jonas that make us human which in the way the movie portrays it is more remarkable in similar and different ways between movie/book.

The definition of Dystopia is an imaginary world in which things are horrific, unpleasant, and bad. “The Giver”, “Fahrenheit 451”, and our society all have many faults and things that make each very unpleasant and not enjoyable for the people living in the societies. “The Giver” takes place in a community in which people cannot see color and cannot feel emotions. The people do not realize how much they’re missing out on, as they are clueless, and they live shallow and meaningless lives. “Fahrenheit 451” takes place in a world in which books are banned, and knowledge is discouraged. The people don’t want to expand their views or their knowledge and they all live unhappy and hollow lives. Our society gives each person more choices to each individual citizen, but with choice comes consequence. People can be happy in our society and live fruitful lives, but many are not as enthusiastic about life as many

Many people today often enjoy reading books or watching movies from the dystopian genre. A dystopia is a futuristic, fictional world which is most of the time controlled by some sort of government. This government makes it seem that the world they live in is perfect, but in reality, there are multiple things wrong with it. People who experience these worlds are usually intrigued and are engrossed in the plot line of the story. In most cases, the story consists of the main character rebelling against the government because they believe that the things they are doing are not right. This leads the viewers or readers to evaluate the society which they just learned about and relate it back to theirs. Two examples of literature that have a dystopian society are Fahrenheit 451 and The Hunger Games.

Dystopia: a society characterized by human misery and oppression. A Dystopian world is controlled by a government that can do no wrong. They weed out the individuals and groups that have the thought or intend to commit their lives to “dethroning” the ruler; Big Brother. The government will do anything to protect their way of life. They will go to the extremes of changing the past to control the future. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the citizens live in a definitive dystopian world where the government forces the comrades to fit Big Brother’s purpose.

In 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith and Julia have a very strong and diverse relationship. It is hugely like a love-hate relationship.

What one may think of as being a Utopia could be a dystopia to another. Lowis Lowry’s 1993 novel “The Giver” may seem like a remake of the 1932 “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley given their similar plot lines, but these two novels also have their differences. Jonas and Bernard, the protagonists of the novels, both have an intelligence that wants to know more, that wants to know what is outside of this Utopian place they live in. Both Lowry and Huxley have very different family situations. Lastly, both these societies live in their own definitions of Utopia, but the roots of their government have a resemblance to Plato’s Republic.

Julia and Winston differ in many ways throughout the book 1984. Julia is a much younger women and knows exactly what she wants. Winston is much older middle aged and unattractive in appearance man. They both have different views against the party. Winston wants Oceania to change how its society is ran and hates what its government is changing it to be now. Also Winston wants to change Oceania to be normal and let the natives of the society have an opinion but instead they are changing everything for example changing words into newspeak which makes the words smaller but is also making the society less intelligent. . On the other hand Julia’s views are much different. She wants to value her

Winston fell in love with a woman he worked with named Julia. He and Julia shared the same beliefs and frustrations with the government. They both felt like they needed to rebel against the country's regulations. Winston wanted to outwardly rebel against the government. He wanted to make life better for future generations with freedoms and individuality. Julia knew that cooperating with the party outwardly and rebelling in