Both stories have many similarities and differences in characters. In The Giver, Jonas relies on many other people (Lowry 67), yet in The Hunger Games Katniss relies on nobody, in the Games Katniss realizes that Peeta may have left her for the stronger tributes (Collins 165). After realizing this, she hunts and traps on her own. Yet they are similar in that they have to part with their families, Jonas leaves his family to find another civilization and spread the memories (Collins 163). In The Hunger Games Katniss leaves after volunteering for her sister in The hunger games (Collins 22). Both characters are obligated to object an opposing force that controls them. …show more content…
The Giver takes place in an outlying town with modern advantages, such as cars, buses, and theaters (Lowry 27). The Hunger Games takes place in a rustic and poor outlying town, Many people here have no food or decent shelter (Collins 5). Yet both towns are separated from each other by a few days travel. The Giver, however, takes place in a small town, surrounded by wilderness that goes on until they reach the next town. Jonas is just entering his younger years (Lowry 61). However, Katniss is in her late teens and close to early adulthood(Collins 39). The Hunger Games takes place in a poor district that is outlying the capital city. Katniss is young, she is 16 on the day of the reaping (Collins 16).In similarity, both stories take place over about the span of one