Symbolism
Whitey's statement of Bud entertaining his "colored" girlfriend while on his way to the town meeting.
What is an allusion to racism?
This place is unknown to both the people of Pleasantville and the Giver.
What is the beyond (the town/community)?
After discovering what this object can do to the minds of people, they begin to burn it.
What are books?
People begin to meet in town hall to perform meetings. Also, signs are put up to extricate citizens.
What is change?
The many circumstances that occur in Bud's father's house that change; the opened fence, no wife, no dinner.
What foreshadows the change in Pleasantville?
This concept happens after experiencing something new in both Pleasantville and the Giver; people start to change and make new choices, leading to color.
What is emotion?
This concept is desired by both Montag and the people of Pleasantville.
What is knowledge?
The scenes of rioting and established signs of "no coloreds" refer to the black rights protests during the 1950s. Examples of this in the Giver include the releasing of people who don't follow the rules. And in Farenheit, this includes the house burning to the victims who read or have books.
Which time in history do the scenes of rioting and the signs allude to, and what are some examples in the Giver and Farenheit?