The Giver Comparison Essay

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Similarities -Perfect world In the giver Jonas’s society is planned out and runs smoothly. They rarely ever have emergencies or issues. Everyone gets where they need to be and do what they need to do in the right way like they were taught. They don’t have anything like cars or knifes so there is no chance of any serious injury. In this world there is no physical or emotional pain. In pleasantville, when D and J first arrive in Pleasantville they soon realize that everyone is overly happy and perfect. No one is ad or hurt, only pleasant. They end up having a spectacular breakfast each morning and when they go outside everyone is acting perfect. Even when they get to school, all the boys in gym class make perfect shots in the basketball hoop.…show more content…
As Jonas, and the citizens in Pleasantville start to discover new things about the “real” world and individuality, both worlds slowly start turning to…show more content…
Everything is planned out for them. Every year they get older they get something new or taken away from them, such as getting a bike when they turn 9. At 12 they are assigned a job they will do until they have to go to the house of the old until they are released. They have to apply for a family unit and are assigned a spouse and 2 kids, 1 boy and 1 girl. The citizens of Pleasantville do the same thing everyday no matter who they are. Everything has a routine and done in a certain order. But when David tells Bill Johnson that it is okay if he doesn't do his jobs at the soda shop in the same order as always, everything will still turn out the same in the end. After that, Bill starts doing a lot of things out of order and realizes that everything doesn't have to be the same. This makes other characters in the town realize that as well, making them turn to color. -confined communities The kids in The Giver do sometimes go on field trips to other communities, but besides that they do not know what is beyond their community. They have no idea how big the world

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