What's the Difference between The Giver the Book and The Giver the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Jonas
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Jonas
Portrayed by: Brenton Thwaites
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Rosemary
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Rosemary
Portrayed by: Taylor Swift
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Fiona
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Fiona
Portrayed by: Odeya Rush
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The Giver
|
The Giver
Portrayed by: Jeff Bridges
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Chief Elder
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Chief Elder
Portrayed by: Meryl Streep
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Jonas's mum
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Jonas's mum
Portrayed by: Katie Holmes
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Asher
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Asher
Portrayed by: Cameron Monaghan
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Jonas's dad
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Jonas's dad
Portrayed by: Alexander Skarsgård
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Lily
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Lily
Portrayed by: Emma Tremblay
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Gaberial
|
Gaberial
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Johnny
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Johnny
Portrayed by: Kory Catoe
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BJ Hannah
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BJ Hannah
Portrayed by: Providence Hildreth
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Jonas' first pain was a sunburn |
His first pain was a bee sting |
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The Giver's house is in town |
The Giver's house is outside the main town
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The community is surrounded by a river a their boundary |
The community is on top of a mountain |
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They have visited other cities as a child in school |
They have never been outside the city
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Jonas is 12 years old |
Jonas is actually 18 years old |