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The Giver: Differences Between Book And Movie

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There are two forms of The Giver the book and the movie they are both great. But they had some differences. In the book Jonas’ number was 19 but in the movie his number was 52. In the movie Lily’s comfort object was an elephant but they called is a hippo. But in the book they called the elephant an elephant not a hippo. In the book Fiona was a caretaker of the old and in the movie she is a nurturer and Asher is the instructor of three’s not a drone pilot. The last difference between the book and the movie is how they transport the memories in the movie. In the movie they just hold each other’s wrists and then Jonas has the memory, but in the book Jonas has to lay down on the bed on his stomach with his shirt off. Then the Giver puts his hands

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