Compare And Contrast Anthem And The Giver

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Many people wonder why teenagers enjoy dystopian movies. The reason why is because it shows a different life, a world of lies, and we wonder what it would be like to be controlled, and only have to know certain things. Just like the movie “The Giver” and the book “Anthem”. Both of these are based on a dystopian lifestyle. “Anthem” and “The Giver” are dystopian stories that have many things in common. In the book “Anthem” they are controlled by the World council.Everyone has to be the equil “WE”. In the book the main character is Equality 7-2521. He is the one who rebels or sins in his mind. The book it says at the end it says, “The sacred word: EGO”. (Rand, 105) By this he means that he wants people to know that there is more than we and

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