In both short story and film, the versions of Ennis and Jack are pretty much the same. However, many other characters in the short story that are merely mentioned in passing, for example, Ennis’ daughters, but also the two protagonists’ wives, play bigger parts and are developed further as characters in the film. Especially Jack’s wife Lureen and their family life are barely ever mentioned in the short story. In the film, on the other hand, Lureen’s character is developed into a more substantial part in the film. From the moment that she and Jack first meet, to Thanksgiving dinner with her side of the family, to the moment Ennis calls her on the phone to get information about Jack’s death, Lureen stands up more than what she is when compares …show more content…
The short story has a type of framed narrative where we meet Ennis in the future; the introductory paragraph is set in italics and tells the reader how Ennis has just woken up and had a dream about Jack. When the non-italicized part of the text starts, the reader is transported back to the men’s childhood years and told how they first met. When the entire story of “Brokeback Mountain” comes to an end, in an almost exclusively chronological order, the last two paragraphs of the text come as a natural summarization, but they also function as a look ahead on what Ennis’ life will be like in the future. It is described how Jack began to appear in Ennis’ dreams after Ennis went to see Jack’s parents and how Ennis sometimes wakes up grief-stricken and sometimes with a sense of joy. Above all, it links back to a comment made by Ennis directed to Jack earlier in the short story.In the screenplay, on the other hand, there is no framed narrative. As mentioned above, the movie begins with a cattle truck coming down the road; Ennis’ ride to go looking for work with “Farm and Ranch Employment.” The final scene of the film is where Ennis’ oldest daughter has come to see her father and when she leaves Ennis realizes she has forgotten her …show more content…
A shift in medium requires changes to be made in the text that is going to be adapted. In the case of Brokeback Mountain, something that is clearly in need of change is the length of the manuscript. In order for it to become a full feature-length film elements have to be added. The director has done so by expanding the characters and making the plot more complex than in the short story. In Proulx’s text, it is Ennis’ and Jack’s relationship that is in focus; everything going on around them is of lesser importance. In the film, on the other hand, Ennis’ and Jack’s families are also included in the main storyline. As discussed in the section above, it is obvious that changes have been made. Elements have both been added as well as subtracted. I enjoyed the greater focus on the relationship between Ennis and his elder daughter, Alma Junior (only in the film’s version). There is a particularly touching scene not included in the book when as a child she asks to be able to live with him rather than her mother after their divorce. However, Ennis refuses,
When we compare contrast the two stories "The Yellow Wallpaper" vs. "The Story of an Hour”. If we first look at the similarities that they have, they are both about women who are controlled by their husbands, and who desired freedom. But both women had different reasons for their freedom. It sounds as though both husbands had control over their lives and both women had an illness. But I don’t believe the husbands knew their wives were so miserable. So as we look at the lives of women back in the 19th century time they have the stereotypical trend of being a house wife, staying at home taking care of kids, the house, and aiding the husband in his work. Being in charge of the household makes women have many responsibilities to take care of but still women are often looked down upon and men who often thinks a women’s say is unimportant. The two short stories are about two women who have husbands that successful and the women who feel suffocated by their lack of ability to live their own lives or make their own decisions. The two stories present similar plots about two wives who have grown to feel imprisoned in their own marriages.
From the start, the movie is adapted from the novel and therefore it could not cover everything, some actions or acts in the novel are too dense such that it is not of any importance to angle them in the movie. It is very realistic to everyone that the movie cannot cover every single paragraph in the novel even the memorable ones. Some materials are left out in the film, and others were changed.
West Side Story, a film directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, is a relatively modern adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. As both, the film and text, explore the perceptions of deep-rooted feud between two parties, it also includes the influence and pressure it has on young love. Although numerous similarities are encountered throughout the play and movie, there are distinguished concepts obtaining great difference. However, the two mediums of this tragic love story have three prominent issues of story, themes and characters instilling both similar and dissimilar concepts.
The movie also switches stuff up, because in the book the first sense or diary they got chase after they got off the bus from school, which in the movie they got chased walking on their way to school. Hilary Swank play Erin like if she was actually her, like if she knew her life story and what she had been through. In the movie she lost her husband for wanting to let go of the kids, and in the book it never states she has a
West Side Story suffered a doubtful early history before it made its first Broadway appearance in 1957. The musical was not appealing to potential investors because it was considered too dark and ugly to be commercially viable; its gritty realism and tragic ending seemed too serious to become mainstream. West Side Story dealt with serious subjects—bigotry, race, rape, murder, and death—in a more direct way than Broadway had seen before. Although it did not initially seem possible, West Side Story successfully synthesizes the large tradition of Broadway with the relevancy of Hispanic immigration and juvenile delinquency of the 1950s.
At this point, the readers create their own movie in a way. They will determine important aspects of how the character speaks, looks like, and reacts. Whereas, in the movie, the reader has no choice but to follow the plot laid out in front of them. No longer can they picture the characters in their own way or come up with their different portrayals. The fate of the story, while still unpredictable, was highly influenced by the way the characters looked, spoke, and presented themselves on screen.
The film that was produced after the novel has a lot of differences and not as
The movie stayed very true to the play. The changes that were made was for the hollywood appeal. The changes cause the theme, tone, and setting to change. Two changes between the film and the play's the ages of Abigail and John Proctor, and the beginning of the film starts of with the girls dancing in the woods
Although the film follows along with the novel very closely there are some apparent differences. For instance, the book is told in first person from Katniss Everdeen’s, the protagonist, point of view. Therefore readers observe this world from Katniss’s mind in the book, whereas in the film she never speaks in first person. This leaves us seeing less outside events in the book and revolves the story around her interpretations solely. In the movie however we see the world of Panem in an overall perspective. Viewers vividly get to witness situations in full effect whereas in the novel Katniss may merely say certain events in a couple of sentences or does not mention them at all. For example, in the film there is a huge riot in District 11 after the death of a young girl named, Rue. This incident in the book cannot be portrayed through Katniss’s perspective because she is not aware of it at the time due to the fact she is in the Hunger Games. The district does send her a parachute, a gift from a sponsor, and she wonders how these people have sent it when they can barely afford to feed themselves (Collins 239). This would be one of the very few downfalls when it comes to the book versus the...
Christopher McCandless and Adam Shepard both did some similar targets in their lives, at the end it lead them to unexpected situations. Christopher McCandless was a young man who didn't believe in society and he chose to get away from that and left everything he had, including his family. He developed important relationships with key people that helped him on his journey into the wild. Similarly Adam Shepard was a young man who left with only $25 and a sleeping bag to go prove his point that the american dream does exist and to see if he can achieve it in a couple of months. Overall comparing McCandless and Shepard, Christopher McCandless had a greater impact in people, motivated many, and was selfish in plenty of good ways.
The beginning of the movie begins with the exact same scene between Anna and Caleb that appears in the book. However, the movie, Sarah Plain and Tall has a variety of differences from Patricia MacLachlan’s children’s novel Sarah Plain and Tall. Essentially the movie had to go to a deeper level in order to attract adults to the story. Every event that is in the book happens in the movie. However, the movie adds scenes and complicates the relationships between the characters.
Short stories are a form of literature works that authors use to communicate various themes and issues to the reader. As such, it is common for different short stories authored by different people to have a central meaning or theme that differs from each other. In addition, the way the author portrays his/her central theme or meaning would differ from the way other authors would craft their short stories to best portray their central meaning. While some would use characterization as a means of portraying the theme of their story, other authors employ the use of symbols to better communicate their theme. However, some slight similarities can always be drawn between short stories. ‘Hills like White
Women have traditionally been known as the less dominant sex. Through history women have fought for equal rights and freedom. They have been stereotyped as being housewives, and bearers and nurturers of the children. Only recently with the push of the Equal Rights Amendment have women had a strong hold on the workplace alongside men. Many interesting characters in literature are conceived from the tension women have faced with men. This tension is derived from men; society, in general; and within a woman herself. Two interesting short stories, “The Yellow Wall-paper and “The Story of an Hour, “ focus on a woman’s plight near the turn of the 19th century. This era is especially interesting because it is a time in modern society when women were still treated as second class citizens. The two main characters in these stories show similarities, but they are also remarkably different in the ways they deal with their problems and life in general. These two characters will be examined to note the commonalities and differences. Although the two characters are similar in some ways, it will be shown that the woman in the “The Story of an Hour” is a stronger character based on the two important criteria of rationality and freedom.
This is done so the character development is clearly shown, the duration of the film can be limited and so the film can be kept interesting and engaging for the audience. The plot in the film is changed slightly from the novel it is based on to show the development of characters. Some settings are excluded or changed to limit the time of the movie. The character’s characteristics are slightly altered so the movie is kept interesting and engaging for the audience. By modifying these aspects of the film the producer is able to keep the audience engaged whilst showing character
Of the many changes made between the book and the movie, most were made to keep the audience interested in the story. Most people who watch TV don’t have a long attention span. Executives at NBC didn’t want to spend millions to produce a movie and then have nobody watch it. The screenwriters had to throw in some clever plot twists to keep people interested. Another reason the movie was different from the book was the material in the book was a little too racy for network TV. Take the ending, for example, nobody wants to see a grown man hang himself. This was a reason the producers had to change some material in the movie.