The Giver: Book vs Movie

The aging ceremony from the book, The Giver, is extremely different from the aging ceremony from the movie, The Giver. They are different in many ways but, the most obvious way that they are different is the fact that in the book they were given their assignments at the ceremony of 12, but in the movie they are given their assignments when they turn 16. This explains why they are different because in the book you are given your assignment when you turn 12, but in the movie you have to turn 16 in order to be given your assignment. The differences just don't stop there. Some characters are even given different jobs. LIke how in the book Fiona is given the job of Caretaker of the House of Old, but in the movie she is given the assignment of nurturer. Asher is another character that is given a different job in the book than the movie, in the book Asher is given the job of A    assistant Director of Recreational Activities, but in the movie Asher ends up being given the job of Drone Pilot. This shows how the aging ceremony from the book is so different from the aging ceremony from the aging ceremony from the movies, because of the age differences and the differences in the jobs given.

The actors that portrays Jonas in the movie is different of how Jonas is portrayed in the book. In the book Jonas could be described as scared and nervous  because, “It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to become frightened”. This shows Jonas was described as fearful since he scared because the idea of the ceremony being so close was kind frightening to him. It also shows how he can be portrayed as nervous because a all he could think of is what assignment he was going to be given, and that could be nerve racking on someone. Even though in the book Jonas can be described as scared and nervous, but in the movie Jonas can be portrayed as the complete opposite, Jonas can be portrayed as selfless. Jonas is selfless because when he was walking in the snow he did not stop, he kept going for Gabe. This shows a lot of selflessness because he could've stopped to rest and Gabe could of died, but he didn't.

Between the book and the movie, the book impacted my understanding the most. The book had impacted my understanding the most, the author Lois Lowry had written the book so in so much detail. Yeah sure the movie was good, but it will never be as good as the book because it is nothing like the book. Even though the movie will always impact my understanding, the book will always impact my understanding the most. The book will always impact my understanding more than the movie will, because  of how much detail was put into the book by Lois Lowry.