“ The Hunger Games” How often do you see teenagers reading a book for pleasure these days? Sadly‚ this is a dying art. It is essential to encourage today’s adolescents to read. When a book is made into a movie‚ people often argue that the written version is no longer necessary. Although the movie version is fun to watch‚ reading the actual novel is much more stimulating. Such is the case with Suzanne Collin’s novel‚ The Hunger Games. This novel is about the nation of
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Although I enjoyed the book and movie‚ there are some noticeable differences seen between each. It was actually one of the best books I’ve ever read. This year‚ a movie was made on the story. The story follows Jonas who gets all these memories‚ and he realizes all the dark and deadly truths about the communities secret past. The movie sort of focuses more on the romantic aspect of the story; the love between Rosemary and Jonas. The book does more to capture the unconditional love Jonas had for Gabe
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As with most movies spun off of books‚ the Joy Luck Club was very different from the paperback. I had seen the movie beforehand‚ so I already knew this‚ and was ready to look for distinct differences. Many things were left out‚ some things were out of place‚ and some things were even changed. There was a lot of information that was left behind in the making of the movie. For instance‚ the whole “Moon Lady” chapter was completely absent. The viewer also never learns how Ying-Ying St. Clair’s husband
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Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women OR Meg‚ Jo‚ Beth and Amy (1868)‚ was a two-part book that told the story of four sisters and their family during the Civil War. The novel was geared towards young girls and the author drew from her own experiences to develop her characters and her plot. Madeleine B. Stern (1912-2007)‚ author of Louisa May Alcott: A Biography‚ wrote that among the musings made by Ms. Alcott‚ while deciding what to write in her book‚ was one that “There was no trick in writing
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Disney movies portray the Little Mermaid to be a glorious‚ and exciting fairytale romance that was completely altered to shelter children while still trying to teach them valuable lessons that they could use in their everyday lives. Ariel in the Disney version learned not to trust weird strangers‚ follow her heart‚ value your family‚ get creative‚ etc. However‚ the original story tells of more gruesome punishments to Sirenetta’s curse that taught her a lesson forever; Sirenetta’s grandmother gave
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LITTL E WOMEN Chapter 1: "Playing Pilgrims" Summary The March family consists of Marmee and her four girls‚ Meg‚ Jo‚ Beth and Amy and Father who is off working as a chaplain in the Civil War. We meet the girls first in Chapter 1 as they sit around the living room bemoaning the fact that they will not be having Christmas presents this year. They each have one dollar which seems too little to help any social cause. The girls discuss what they are going to buy for themselves with their money.
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Critical Analysis The novel Little Women‚ written by Louisa May Alcott is a well known story of the March sisters. The four sisters; Jo‚ Amy‚ Beth‚ and Meg‚ go through multiple trials throughout the novel as they reach womanhood. There are multiple themes of the novel‚ but the most prominent are women’s role in the household‚ and the achievement of individual identity. Women’s role in the home is shown as the sisters and their mother learn to get by and run their household without the presence of
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Another story tale revised to make millions by Disney is “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen. “The original story revolves around a young Mermaid who falls in love with a human prince after seeing him on his ship above water during her fifteenth birthday. The little mermaid saves the man after his ship gets destroyed in a storm. The mermaid brings the man to shore and waits for him to be found by a group of human girls. She goes back to her home under the sea and watches the human prince
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published both as a book and as a movie. Being a reader or a viewer entirely changes our point of view on the story. As a reader‚ we get descriptive insight on the situations and emotions of the characters. We are then able to re-create these visually using our imagination and have endless freedom doing so. As a viewer‚ our creativity is somewhat restricted. We do not imagine the characters’ physical appearance‚ the locations or the overall situations in the same way as in a book. These elements are
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wondered or thought about how contrasting a movie with visuals and a novel composed of many anecdotes are? Markus Zusak’s very well-known novel ‘The Book Thief’ and Brian Percival’s digitized film “The Book Thief” hold many differences and similarities relying upon how they best depict or portray an idea that is trying to be comprehended by another. Readers of many sorts have held different views on the portrayal of films and novels just as some have for “The Book Thief.” In order for a viewer or reader
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