My Sisters Keeper Analysis
In both the novella and film of “My Sister’s Keeper” similar notions and central ideas are conveyed in comparable ways. The plot is both similar and different in ways and the approaches the characters are presented in are conveyed in remaining the same in both texts. Although a different crisis is communicated at the end of the film, which changes many of the characters viewpoints.
Nick Cassavetes made the film to show a lot more emotion and to focus on each individual character and their thoughts on Kate’s illness, whereas Jodi Picoult mainly focuses on Sara and Kate’s viewpoints. Two of the main issues demonstrated in both texts of “My Sister’s Keeper” are death and relationships.
The central issue in the text is the concept of death. This particular matter is explored all throughout the novella and film, as everything revolves around this issue. Death hangs over all the characters throughout the text as they all know that the death of Kate is inevitable. Every decision made is thought through thoroughly as a wrong decision could lead to a much earlier loss of Kate.
In the very first scene of the film Anna brings up this issue by talking about their family and life, “Life revolves around keeping Kate alive.” It’s evident that the Fitzgerald family do everything centred around their daughter Kate and avoiding her death. Further on in the film this becomes again apparent, there is a new way to treat Kate and without a second though Sara states “We gotta do it.” Sara doesn’t consider anything else or any other family members except from avoiding Kate’s death.
This issue is also portrayed all throughout the novella. As the audience we get to experience the change that death itself has brought onto the family. Each member of the family reacts very differently and at separate times to the death. When Kate was first diagnosed each member reacted how anybody would devastated and traumatised. As the novel progresses the individuals overcome their issue with
Nick Cassavetes made the film to show a lot more emotion and to focus on each individual character and their thoughts on Kate’s illness, whereas Jodi Picoult mainly focuses on Sara and Kate’s viewpoints. Two of the main issues demonstrated in both texts of “My Sister’s Keeper” are death and relationships.
The central issue in the text is the concept of death. This particular matter is explored all throughout the novella and film, as everything revolves around this issue. Death hangs over all the characters throughout the text as they all know that the death of Kate is inevitable. Every decision made is thought through thoroughly as a wrong decision could lead to a much earlier loss of Kate.
In the very first scene of the film Anna brings up this issue by talking about their family and life, “Life revolves around keeping Kate alive.” It’s evident that the Fitzgerald family do everything centred around their daughter Kate and avoiding her death. Further on in the film this becomes again apparent, there is a new way to treat Kate and without a second though Sara states “We gotta do it.” Sara doesn’t consider anything else or any other family members except from avoiding Kate’s death.
This issue is also portrayed all throughout the novella. As the audience we get to experience the change that death itself has brought onto the family. Each member of the family reacts very differently and at separate times to the death. When Kate was first diagnosed each member reacted how anybody would devastated and traumatised. As the novel progresses the individuals overcome their issue with