okay so in this book the people start out in black and white and throughout the book they get color. when they reach a certain age they are giving a certain job to do an have to learn how to do that job sorry that is all i know about the book plz help
2007-06-03 14:55:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
That sounds like the book "The Giver" by Lios Lowery. It takes place in a town and everyone lives the same way. when the are somewhere around the age of 12 they get assigned a job based on their skills, and then they are trained to do that job. If anyone steps out of line, they get killed in a "humane" way... if that's possible... Basically the people who run the town want everything to be in perfect order, and they think that the way to do that is have everything the same.
2007-06-03 15:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Hmm... ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it "Pleasantville"? Not the TV series, but the movie had that black & white to color thing.
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Fantastical writer Gary Ross (Big, Dave) makes an auspicious directorial debut with this inspired and oddly touching comedy about two '90s kids (Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon) thrust into the black-and-white TV world of Pleasantville, a Leave It to Beaver-style sitcom complete with picket fences, corner malt shop, and warm chocolate chip cookies. When a somewhat unusual remote control (provided by repairman Don Knotts) transports them from the jaded real world to G-rated TV land, Maguire and Witherspoon are forced to play along as Bud and Mary Sue, the obedient children of George and Betty Parker (William H. Macy and Joan Allen). Maguire, an obsessive Pleasantville devotee, understands the need for not toppling the natural balance of things; Witherspoon, on the other hand, starts shaking the town up, most notably when she takes basketball stud Skip (Paul Walker) up to Lover's Lane for some modern-day fun and games. Soon enough, Pleasantville's teens are discovering sex along with--gasp!--rock & roll, free thinking, and soul-changing Technicolor. Filled with delightful and shrewd details about sitcom life (no toilets, no double beds, only two streets in the town), Pleasantville is a joy to watch, not only for its comedy but for the groundbreaking visual effects and astonishing production design as the town gradually transforms from crisp black and white to glorious color. Ross does tip his hand a bit about halfway through the film, obscuring the movie's basic message of the unpredictability of life with overloaded and obvious symbolism, as the black-and-white denizens of the town gang up on the "coloreds" and impose rules of conduct to keep their strait-laced town laced up. Still, the characterizations from the phenomenal cast--especially repressed housewife Allen and soda-shop owner Jeff Daniels, doing some of their best work ever--will keep you emotionally invested in the film's outcome, and waiting to see Pleasantville in all its final Technicolor glory. --Mark Englehart
2007-06-03 22:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by nanlwart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea about the book but it sounds just like the movie Pleasantville
2007-06-03 22:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by koikoiboi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of it sounds like the movie "Pleasantville" (best movie ever), part sounds like the book "The City of Ember."
2007-06-03 22:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by Lauren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, although Jonas is the only one who starts to see colors.
2007-06-03 22:02:50 · answer #5 · answered by fenchurchthesane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋