The two novels, The Giver and 1984 have similarities in character settings and they are both dystopian worlds created by the authors. However, the main themes delivered by the two authors are different.
Although there are many similarities in the two stories, there is also a difference. The messages the both authors want to tell the readers through the stories are different. The theme of The Giver is the significance of memory to human life. The author, Lowis Lowry decided to write this book after her visit to her aging father who had lost most of his memories. She learns that human beings cannot feel pleasure if they do not know the pain. The members of the society are not terrified of death because the life is not precious for them. Jonas thinks that death is not tragic at the beginning of the story. However, after he receives the memories of good and also bad, he appreciates the joy of his life. He suffers for the first time in his life by receiving a memory of war. He becomes shocked …show more content…
The world we live in is such a breathtaking place, where there is beautiful nature, warm human beings and full of magic and wonder. However, the worlds in both books are worlds devoid of beauty, without joy and happiness. The both worlds are basically “colorless worlds”. The movie The Giver starts off in black and white, and shows that Jonas cannot see colors. This is because the members of the society are made to forget all the unnecessary memories by giving them injections everyday. Therefore, the characters do not know snow, music and dance, which we enjoy in our daily life. In 1984, the party members are also made to forget all the memories from before the revolution. One thing they are made to forget in both novels is “love”. In the The Giver, Giver states they all have feelings but not emotions. “Feelings are just fleeting, on the surface. But emotions, they're very deep, primal. The linger." (from the movie The
Although there are many similarities in the two stories, there is also a difference. The messages the both authors want to tell the readers through the stories are different. The theme of The Giver is the significance of memory to human life. The author, Lowis Lowry decided to write this book after her visit to her aging father who had lost most of his memories. She learns that human beings cannot feel pleasure if they do not know the pain. The members of the society are not terrified of death because the life is not precious for them. Jonas thinks that death is not tragic at the beginning of the story. However, after he receives the memories of good and also bad, he appreciates the joy of his life. He suffers for the first time in his life by receiving a memory of war. He becomes shocked …show more content…
The world we live in is such a breathtaking place, where there is beautiful nature, warm human beings and full of magic and wonder. However, the worlds in both books are worlds devoid of beauty, without joy and happiness. The both worlds are basically “colorless worlds”. The movie The Giver starts off in black and white, and shows that Jonas cannot see colors. This is because the members of the society are made to forget all the unnecessary memories by giving them injections everyday. Therefore, the characters do not know snow, music and dance, which we enjoy in our daily life. In 1984, the party members are also made to forget all the memories from before the revolution. One thing they are made to forget in both novels is “love”. In the The Giver, Giver states they all have feelings but not emotions. “Feelings are just fleeting, on the surface. But emotions, they're very deep, primal. The linger." (from the movie The