What Are The Similarities Between The Giver And A Man Called Horse

Dragons, witches, princesses and knights. These are the imaginary friends in so many children's lives. For young adults, those fairy tale characters give way to darker characters and more realistic situations. However, what do they all have in common? They live in short stories. Two stories that are interesting are The Giver by Lois Lowry and " A Man Called Horse" by Dorothy M. Jackson. In the story The Giver a boy is chosen to receive memories from his community so he can give them advice on what to do. In " A Man Called Horse" a young man wants to give among his equals. So he travels west, and lives with the Indians for a couple years before he finds his true self. While there are some obvious similarities, both authors approach these stories, …show more content…
In The Giver Jonas is curious. He is selected as the receiver of memories. He is curious about his new job, so he asks a lot of questions " What are you going to do, sir?" (Hughes) Jonas is talking to his trainer, so he wants to know what they are going to be doing. He always wants to know more. On the other hand in " A Man Called Horse" Horse is determined. He literally has the mentality of shoot first, ask questions later. " He shot an arrow into the sick man, a split second, ahead of one of his small companions" (Jackson). This shows that Horse is determined, determined enough to kill. These characters have some similarities, but are different in the ways they choose to live their …show more content…
In The Giver point of view is third person limited. "Surprisingly, Jonas felt no fear" (Hughes). This shows that the author only lets us know how Jonas is feeling. On the other hand, in "A Man Called Horse" the author lets us know Horse's point of view and his step-mothers point of view, so it is third person omniscient "When his head cleared, he was angry" (Jackson). The author lets us know what Horse is thinking and feeling. "She had mourned, from one year to the next, for everyone she had ever loved" (Jackson). The author also lets us know his step-mothers point of view. The author lets us know more than one persons feeling so the point of view would be third person omniscient. The point of view in the two stories varies