Color, Music, And The Landscape In 'The Giver' Book And Movie

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Color, music, and the landscape in 'The GIver' book and movie where all accurate, with the exception of the landscape of elsewhere, color affected 'The Giver' because, Jonas was the only one who could see it, landscape affected the book and movie by being plain because, 'The Giver' world was, and the movie's music reinforced what the characters were

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