The griot is a person from traditional african society that tells stories of the past from their ancestors through music. So how does he relate to dystopian characters? An old man called the Giver from Lois Lowry's The Giver is like the griots because he transfers memories to the main character Jonas showing him the past and its history. The characters shown in the last chapters of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are reminiscent of the griots due to their knowledge of the past led by their knowledge of books. Both of those stories show a character that tells the tale of the past through some part of history. They teach others and share ideas and wisdom of the past. Sharing wisdom from the past is a griots main purpose. He shares his knowledge