Compared!

If you have ever read the two books the giver and the journal by Scott Pendleton of the Second World War you will know that they both are very similar and have similar endings. IN these books both characters are torn by a war in Scott’s book it is a physical war in the giver it is a mental war against him and his community. Also these books take place in the future and the past instead of modern day times.

However there are a lot of similarities between the characters in this book like that both characters play a special roll in both of there “WARS”. Jonas could have been a motivational leader for the city but he chickened out unlike Scott Pendleton who manned up to the job and took responsibility and was the leader that he could be. Also both of these characters have a leader to guide them and show them how and what to do. In the book the giver it is the receiver. In the journal it is sergeant. Leroy. Both of these characters watch the two characters developed sort of like Hunter in the Alex rider series.

Therefore they know more about them than most other people maybe more than Jonas and Scott know about themselves. For example when you watch a football game you see what players do wrong and what the for right and sometimes the players don’t even know it. This is like when Scott retreats and leaves a man behind but then goes back for him. That is when he corrects his own mistake unlike when he became lazy in the fields and got ambushed by the Germans. In the book the giver when he leaves late instead of saying goodbye to the giver he leaves early probably leading to his death. But when he starts to take the pills than takes them again that shows a strong sign of corrections and rebellions.

Jonas at heart did not want to become the leader or carry the Burden he was meant to carry. Although, he carried it for a while he gave in at the end and ran. Unlike Jonas, Scott took the time and became the leader and lead the charge and persevering through the pain. Both were very scared you can tell through the authors writing but one made the change and one did not. This just shows the type of writing some authors have.

It can really show something about their life so if I had to describe Louis Lowry I would describe her through Jonas. These pieces portray both authors well and characters as two very different people. But I was surprised by the similarity though between the side characters like the receiver or Fiona. But in Scott Pendleton journal the characters j.j. and Leroy are like Fiona and the Receiver. But the main characters are completely different.