The Giver vs Gathering Blue

In the two books, there have been some similarities and some differences. Right away, we discover that the main character in each of the books is a younger child. 12 or 13. We find this out in Gathering Blue because Kira's name is 2 syllables and we find this out in The Giver since Jonas has to go to the ceremony of 12. There is a December ceremony in the Giver that they host every year. It is important because it is like a birthday for everyone and it is the day that everyone matures. In Gathering Blue, they also have an important ceremony but this one is in the fall and this one is called "The Gathering". A few obvious differences in the two books are that in The Giver, no one has any feelings or can see any color but in Gathering Blue, everyone feels their own feelings and sees color. In fact, a very important part of the book has to do with color. That is the thread that Kira is dyeing so she can work on the singer's robe. One very important similarity in the two books is that both the main characters in each of them [Jonas and Kira] seemed to have a special gift or power. Kira's was that she had a way with the thread and Jonas's was that he had the power to see beyond things. These powers are very important to each of the books. Both the characters get special jobs based on their powers.Another important similarity is that in each of the books, people are killed if they have a disability or if they broke the rules a certain amount of times. In Gathering Blue, people are taken to the "field" where they are left to die. In The Giver, people are released, which means people are killed... (but you don't find that out until towards the end. In Gathering Blue, you find out about the "field" in the very beginning.) Also, in the Giver, their are no grandparents or step parents or aunts or anything like that. We learn this because in the memory of love, Jonas learns the real meaning of family. In Gathering Blue, Kira has a grandfather and a real father. She already knew the true meaning of family. The two books have many similarities and many differences. They are 2 very different books, but they are also the same.