The Giver Research Paper

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Alexander Fay Ms. Nazareth 7th ELA 18 March 2024 02:00 Afternoon Giver Essay Book vs Movie. Have you ever seen or read The Giver? If so, have you ever thought about which one is better? In both the movie and the book, it's all about the story of a teenage boy called Jonas who lives in this perfect community. Only after he is assigned his role in the community does he find that he is missing some crucial things. The movie version of The Giver is much better than that of the book because the set, music, and acting are better than the book's imagery. First, the movie is better than the book's imagery because of its set. In the book and movie there is a scene where Jonas receives the memory of snow. He looks around to see the beautiful area filled …show more content…

In the movie there is a time where The Giver transmits a memory of war. In the memory, it shows multiple soldiers getting ambushed in the forest. The acting really helps the viewer realize how this must be for Jonas and allows them to empathize with him when he cries over the sound of gunfire over a fallen comrade. However, the book's imagery doesn't let us emphasize Jonas as much. For example, it says “Jonas heard a voice next to him. "Water," the voice said in a parched, croaking whisper. He turned his head toward the voice and looked into the half-closed eyes of a boy who seemed not much older than himself. Dirt streaked the boy's face and his matted blonde hair. He lay sprawled, his gray uniform glistening with wet, fresh blood. The colors of the carnage were grotesquely bright: the crimson wetness on the rough and dusty fabric, the ripped shreds of grass, startlingly green, in the boy's yellow hair. The boy stared at him. "Water," he begged, again. When he spoke, a new spurt of blood drenched the coarse cloth across his chest and sleeve.”(Lowry 119) While this is a sad scene, it doesn't show Jonas' reaction as well as the movie. He doesn't respond to the soldier as dramatically as in the movie, he just gives him water. It makes it a bit harder to emphasize with

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