The Giver and Matched are both futuristic societies that have many rules. In both books they live in a perfect world. In The Giver the Elder chooses who you are going to marry and who your children are. You can only have two children. In the book Matched the official matches you up with who you are going to marry but you can have your own kids. In the books they are given pills to take away thoughts or actions. In The Giver they took a pill to get rid of sexual feelings and in Matched you carry three pills with you at all times, one helps you survive another calms you down and the last one wipes your memory.
