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Differences Between 'The Giver': Comparing The Book And The Movie

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There are many differences between The Giver book and the movie. For example, the book stated that Jonas is a 12 year old boy, however in the movie Jonas is 18 years old. In the movie, Jonas has darker eyes while in the book his eyes are pale.

The book described Jonas’ community as a place that is not very futuristic, while in the movie Jonas’ community is very modern. In the book, the technology looked outdated compared to what was shown in the movie. One example is that in the book, Jonas rides a bike out of the community whereas in the movie he rides a motorcycle.

Another difference is that in the book Asher becomes assistant recreation director however in the movie he was chosen to be a drone pilot a job that didn’t exist in the book.
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