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    Adventure of Huckleberry Finn Differences between the movie and the novel: In the movie Huck’s fortune amounts to $600; in the novel‚ it is $6000.  The conmen are tarred and feathered in the film; in the novel‚ they escape and are tarred and feathered later.  The Grangerford son that Huck befriends is Billy; in the novel‚ he is named Buck.  In the movie the Grangerford’s feud with the Shepardsons is 30 years old; in the novel it is 20.  Tom Sawyer is not mentioned in the film whereas in the novel he

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    Lord of the Flies Film Review In Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ the kids soon find themselves in a deserted island after the plane they were in crashes. The leader‚ Ralph‚ tries to call all the kids on the island by using the conch that he and piggy found. They decide that Jack and the little kids will be the hunters‚ but before things better Jack starts challenging Ralph’s leadership. Soon they find themselves trying to kill the “beast”‚ which is all in there imagination. Jack

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    Beowulf and The 13th Warrior have a various amount of similarities and differences. Beowulf is an epic told about the great achievements of the great hero‚ Beowulf. The 13th Warrior is a movie based on only one major character from Beowulf but instead‚ the main character is a poet named Ibn. The differences of the main characters‚ battle occurrences‚ conclusions‚ and the similarities of the characters‚ battles‚ and the results make up the majority of the major similarities and differences. The similarities

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    Beowulf is a classical epic poem which describes Beowulf’s heroic deeds and his acts towards bringing justice and peace to the Scandinavian society by eradicating Grendel. The original manuscript (700-1000A.D.) and the modern film (2005) reveals significant differences between the characters’ traits and descriptions‚ an important quotation‚ descriptions of places‚ motives‚ a character’s presence and events that have taken place. Thus‚ this modern adaptation‚ Beowulf and Grendel‚ of an ancient text

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    Kaitlin Rice Ms. Fischer AP Literature 18 September 2013 Heroes In everyday life there may be someone that you may look up to or consider a hero. In most stories you read about epic heroes and all the challenges they face. We often consider them as something that we want to become. A real hero is someone who faces everyday challenges bravely and lives a smile despite problems and shortcomings. A hero is someone who has bravery‚ confidence‚ determination‚ dedication‚ endurance‚ perseverance

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    always read the book before you watch the movie. In The Giver Jonas experiences many new places‚ and memories. In the movie and book Jonas experiences many similar activities‚ however there are also many differences. There are many similarities and differences of the setting between the book and the movie‚ The Giver. It takes place in a futuristic city in both the book and movie. In both the Giver still talks about climate change‚ and why the community doesn’t have memories.One difference is that in

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    The book and the movie of ¨The Outsiders¨ are generally the same but differs at some of the parts. As books and movies usually do‚ they both share the same same story line and the general idea. Nonetheless‚ the differences are quite large. Both the book and the movie are very similar‚ or else it wouldn’t be much of a point to make a movie for a book. For instance‚ the both have Johnny killing Bob while they were drowning Ponyboy. Although it‚ like the book‚ doesn’t go into great detail about it

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    and book. Although differences may apply they are both fascinating. Imagine a community where your feelings are tucked away from a pill? Both in the movie and the book Jonas was skipped during the ceremony of the twelve. Jonas was frightened and embarrassed and thought he wasn’t good enough to get selected to do anything. This is a pretty big key in the book because this is the time Jonas becomes the receiver of memory. Towards the end of the movie‚ there was a pretty significant difference between

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    in the book the Odysseus by Homer there are many different and similar details in the book and in the movie. There were many differences because well in the movie directors like to Make the movie seem less not like the book‚ since the book has more information. Well in my Essay I will be explains how there are similarities and differences and why the director created The Movie on how it is. Well the the three similarities I found that we’re alike in which the movie and the book are

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    The Giver There are many similarities between the book Giver and the movie Giver. The movie and the book had the Giver stay back to help everyone in the community like he trained Jonas to be the next receiver. The book and the movie both have Gabe staying at the Jonas house in the beginning of the movie and the book. In the book Giver and the movie Giver Jonas had the same rules to follow in his job of being the Giver. In both the book Giver and the movie Giver everyone chanted the person’s name

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