While watching OutFoxed during class there were many similarities that I found between Fox news and The Giver.  The first similarity in OutFoxed compared to The Giver was clearly pointed out when an individual was interviewed during the movie.  He stated that they were “living in an environment of fear” (outfoxed).  Their movements and lifestyles at the office were always being watched or videotaped.  Relating it back to The Giver shows that Fox had similarities to Jonas’s community in the way the environment was “controlled.”  The Giver had set rules, things that were looked down upon and not accepted.  During the movie individuals who worked for Fox kept saying that if you challenged the rules that you were history.  This can be compared to releasing in Jonas’s world.  If it didn’t meet the criteria of what was expected then it was a “thumbs down.”  Another similarity that I noticed between the two was that Fox was seen to be “misleading the public.”  This is exactly what Jonas’s community was doing- they were misleading the people in the community to believe that there was no other way of living and it was all discovered that there WAS things that they were missing out on (ie: feelings, colors, etc.) when Jonas became the receiver.  The last similarity that I found was when OutFoxed talked about the immigrants and how later on in their lives they were seeking citizenship.  This made me think of Jonas in the sense of him living this life of the “unknown,” not being able to feel anything or have memories, until he is put into his assignment with The Giver.  After a while learning these things that he never experienced, he sought citizenship by leaving the community with Gabe. 

A difference that really caught my attention between the two was that Fox news was very outspoken.  They constantly put their opinions into what they believed in.  Relating that to The Giver shows us how Jonas was not allowed to be outspoken.  He had to follow the guidelines of not making another person feel uncomfortable. 

 In my opinion, I found more similarities between OutFoxed and The Giver than differences.  I thought it was a great way to get us thinking about our world today.