Two+Different+Worlds+by+Ashlyn+P.

Two Different Worlds

There are many differences and similarities between the book __The Giver__ and the real world. For example, on our birthday, we say “Happy Birthday! You are _ years old!” but in __The Giver__ they have a special ceremony every December and if they’re turning seven they say that they are “A Seven.” When they become 12, they have a very large ceremony and then after 12, it doesn’t matter how old you are and the ceremonies stop. Also, they are assigned jobs instead of being able to become what you want and apply for the job you want. One of these jobs is a birthmother. A birthmother creates newchildren for three years and then just does labor until they become and elder.  Each family can receive two children, one male one female. They are regular humans just like us and also go to school like us. Except when they are late to school they have to make a public apology to the teacher and students and they have to accept it. They do not drive cars like in our world, but ride bicycles everywhere. Another similarity in their world to ours is that when someone doesn’t follow the rules, is an unsuccessful newchild, or is an elder, they are released from the community. When you are released as an elder though, it is a celebration of life, a good celebration. This is similar to our world because when we commit a crime, we go to jail or receive a death sentence. When a baby is born prematurely or with a defect they sometimes don’t survive; and when someone becomes very old, they pass away.  The rules in __The Giver__ are also different than those in our world. Planes cannot fly over the community which they can in our world. You can only have two children and in our world you can have as many as you want. You are assigned jobs instead of applying to the ones you want. Also, you cannot ride someone else’ bicycle. In __The Giver__, the families had many rituals. Every night they told of their feelings they had that day, and in the morning they told of the dreams they had had that night. After someone tells their feelings and/or dreams, they are thanked for sharing them. Dream-telling starts when you become a Three. Before then, you cannot tell your dreams. Every morning, starting at different ages for different children, they must take a pill to stop stirrings, which we do not do. Also, when you are born, you receive a comfort object that you have until you become an Eight and then it is taken away. They get something new every year, just like we get presents every year for our birthdays. Also, at school they sing the anthem and a hymn every morning to start off the day and if late you have to apologize publicly. These are some of the differences and similarities between The Giver__ and our world.

-Ashlyn P.