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The Giver Movie Vs Book

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In the book, it says, “The Giver looked up at him, his face contorted with suffering, ‘Please,’ he gasped, ‘take some of the pain.’ Jonas helped him to his chair at the side of the bed. Then he quickly removed his tunic and lay faced down. ‘Put your hands on me,’ he directed, aware that in such anguish The Giver might need reminding. The hands came, and the pain came with them and through them. Jonas braced himself and entered the memory which was torturing The Giver” (118). This shows that it took the Giver a long time to give Jonas his memory and it was not intense or horrible. While in the movie, when the receiver (Jonas) arrives to the giver’s house and finds him on the floor. He runs to him and grabs the giver’s hand, but then received a very bad memory of a war. There was so much pain, fear and sufferness. He started cry and the Giver tried to apologize but he left, frightened and unbelieving. This demonstrates to us that in the movie the action and the plot was more intense and happened way quicker with more horror because as a viewer it makes me feel more invested in the movie. …show more content…

As I have discussed, I believe the movie version of The Giver is a more powerful version. I believe this because it shows us more about the characters and plot. I also believe that because of the character development and the plot which makes the movie more powerful than the book. This has been proved in the pieces of evidence and

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At first The Giver warns Jonas that this process of receiving memories “will be painful”(Lowery 85). This pain comes in the form of both the joyful and the terrifying memories. The positive memories that he receives cause him pain because they make him see how much happier the people in his community could be. “Jonas’s realizations about the constraints of this rigidly organized life come gradually", but they begin to weigh on him (Chamberlain). Everytime he learns something new about the past he is overcome by the will to share all of his mental experiences with the rest of the population, but he knows he is not able to do this.

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The movie and book,The Giver has similarities and differences. First off, In both the book and movie Jonas becomes receiver of memory. They both had the same main characters,Jonas,Gabriel,Asher,Fiona and the Giver. Another thing they both have in common is that they can’t see actual color,they only see black and white.

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Of love.” (119) These are a lot of the memories that The Giver has that give Jonas emotion. Without him getting these memories it wouldn’t make him leave in the first place, so it is a good thing that he suffered through the bad, and enjoyed good memories. A quote that proves against this point is, “Then he went limp, His head fell to the side, his eyes half open.

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The book The Giver, a dystopian novel by Lois Lowry, and its movie adaptation have many similarities and differences. There are many aspects of Lowry’s story that remain the same in both versions of it. Generally, the characters, setting, plot, and events stay true to the book. However, in the movie interpretation there are some things that are changed and made different from the original book. Many things are changed in the film, and these separate the movie from the book quite a bit.

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The Giver movie is less powerful than the book because of the book’s storyline, characterization, and ending. From looking at both the novel and the film, filmmakers might consider following the plot of the book better and adding more details to the

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While many people think that the book, The Giver, is fairly similar to the movie, others think that it actually has many differences. The book does not only have similarities and differences but also has a message to the watcher and the reader. Everyone and everything is different, including many books and movies. In The Giver there are many differences,

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Both the movie and the book on The Giver are portrayed really well and are very detailed. However, the movie still has many differences including the Ceremony of 12, Technology, and the Ending. Though some of these differences may be small, they still change the storyline of the book. One of the ways the movie is different from the book is the Ceremony of 12.

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In both the movie and the book, The Giver had to give good memories and bad memories, despite the differences of the memories. They had the same period and same

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The Giver book is about a boy named Jonas who gets chosen to be the receiver and soon he becomes the giver. In the movie the giver, it is based on the book but there are quite a bit of differences. The three big differences are in the movie Jonas wants to quit being the receiver, Jonas escapes with Gabriel, and he gets caught. The book is better because it is more detailed.

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Jonas, having developed emotions is completely shocked and disturbed that his father could do something so evil. Everything he thought was real and pure changes. He wants everyone in his community to know what their actions mean and how it’s not just. Jonas conveys his thoughts to the Giver and they devises a plan to leave the community. Jonas would take his bike and leave with Gabriel during a community assemble and the Giver would cover for him.

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Jonas knows things and he can't tell anyone about them. Jonas has to deal with the pain that comes from the memories. According to the novel “The Giver”on page 104 it says, “Limping, Jonas walked home, pushing his bicycle , the evening. The sunburn pain had been so small, in comparison, and had not stayed with him. But this ache lingered.

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Jonas described it as a feeling that was so strong in the room. “I liked the feeling of love” (Lawrey 119). He’s not at The Giver’s home, about to receive a memory of which he greatly enjoyed. The Giver said “... I have many other memories of families, and holidays, and happiness. Of love” (Lawrey 119).

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In Jonas’s society memories are held by one person, The Giver. The Giver is selected by The Committee of Elders after being observed very closely; The Giver is the one who holds all the pain so the people of the community don't have to feel them. According to the novel, the narrator states, “‘Jonas was identified as a possible Receiver many years ago. We have observed him meticulously. There were no dreams of uncertainty”’(Lowry 62).

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Jonas had to suffer and receiver mental and physical pain from the Giver. One instance when Joans first experienced pain for the first time is“Then, the first wave of pain. He gasped. It was as a if a hatchet lay lodged in his leg, slicing

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One memory change that. Jonas saw the Giver’s favorite memory. The memory was about Christmas. It showed love, warmth, and grandparents. At the end of the book Jonas became affectionate.

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