Comparison and Contrast between the book the Giver and the movie Gattaca

The Underground Railroad

There are probably many people who wonder about the Underground Railroad or how slaves could travel on trains and ships without being discovered. Well, for those who may not know, the Underground Railroad was a secret network organized by people who helped men, women, and children escape from slavery to freedom. It existed before the Civil War ended slavery in the Unites States. The Underground Railroad gave hiding places, food, and transportation for the people who were trying to escape slavery. Equally important, slaves trying to escape to freedom were also given directions for the safest way to get further North on the risky road trip to freedom.
The people who helped slaves escape were called conductors or engineers. The places where people stayed on their way to escape were called stations. Escaping slaves were called passengers, cargo, or goods. Conductors helped passengers get from one station to the next, and traveled with escapin...