The book, “The Giver” by Lois Lowry Shows us that in a world so perfect and peaceful lied a dark secret. It demonstrated that the sweetest lie could be kept hidden to those who just want it to be that way. The protagonist of this book wanted to discover a why? He wanted to dig deeper to know what was hidden behind all this candy’s. Until he found out that it was all a lie.

In comparison to “The Count of Monte Cristo”, we see that those who harmed Dante’s wanted to live a life full of sweets, forgetting what they’d done to an innocent young man.

Relations:

A lie will be a lie, even if it is a small or big one. Not all would accept a bitter lie because it is very difficult to accept or to even think about it. It is like a mirror, you can see yourself in the mirror and you can also see others, but the mirror will only show you the outside.

Similar to “The Count of Monte Cristo” we see Dantes knowing the sweet lie that he received from his friend that it was a mistake, he realizes when the old man told him that it was not what he thought of them.

Life:

Life is unfair, it always was. The sweetest lie can be like a fog, the deeper you stay in that fog, you will then realize that you got wet. Even those who created their own lie will later on believe that the lie they created was real. Although sweet lies can shield you from reality, it can make you have some sort of comfort and hope. It depends on the circumstances and who the person is. The sweet lie creates empathy and compassion to those who need those comforting words. When you know you are going to die, what would you want to hear from the doctor: “When?”Or “it’s going to be fine.” But sometimes those sweet lies protect you from what really hurts, and bitter truth protects you from what really happens.

It relates to “The Count of Monte Cristo” because at the end the sweetest lie of all those who harmed Dantes was remembered the truth they wanted to hide.

It depends on the situation and who the person is. A sweet lie gives comfort and hope while the bitter truth gives up the hope and leaves you bitter. It is like picking up a rose, the rose looks beautiful and has a sweet aroma, but once picking it up, you will experience the pain of the thorns that the rose display.

In the Book “The Count of Monte Cristo” we see that Dantes faced the bitter truth, it made him think life differently when he saw the real understanding through those that harmed him.

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Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin, 1993