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Why are movies and books that are based on the same story written differently? No one really knows, but you can see that it is true in the story Devil's Arithmetic. While there are similitudes, there are many distinctions that change the story. These variations twist the story into something different, but how knows if this is a benefit.
The movie Devil's Arithmetic was made in 1999 that was based off Devil's Arithmetic, a book written by Jane Yolen. The novel and the movie were about a teenager named Hannah that doesn't want to remember what happened in the Holocaust, but when she is at a Seder and she opens the door for Elijah she went back in the past. She finds herself in a different house and has to go through the journey of the Holocaust. People tell her she is from Rubin, but she can only remember her childhood in New Rochelle. When she perishes in the camp, she finds herself back at the house and tells her Aunt Eva what happened, and how she knows that Aunt Eva was Rivka. Rivka had supported her in the camp, and they had become best friends. In the end of the movie and story she says how she will never forget and that she will always honor the ones who
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On this occasion, it does. The meaning of the counting with the Devil's Arithmetic is more important, and more horrific in the book. The movie focuses more on how gruesome the guards were instead of the book's message. For instance, they showed them murder a newborn baby because the baby could not work. Both the movie and the book were well-written and thought promoting, but to really understand the Holocaust you need to read the book, and watch the movie. When just watching the movie, you wouldn't get the meaning of the counting and how many people died every day from these guards. On the other hand, if you read the book only, I don't think that you would get to see with your own eyes how cruel the guards
My book The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen is about a girl named Hannah Stern who is a young Jewish girl living in New Rochelle, NY. She and her family, including her parents and younger brother Aaron, are in a Seder at her grandparents' home. Hannah does not want to be in the seder. She is tired of hearing about the past and is uncomfortable listening to her Grandpa Will talk about his experiences in the concentration camp. " We are all monsters, because we are letting it happen. "
1) Hannah reveals that her best friend is Rosemary, a Catholic girl, and states, “As if that matters (p. 46).” As Chaya, her new friends are in shock upon hearing this. Ester states, “My father will not even let me talk to a goy (p. 47).” Why will Ester’s father not allow this? Why is Hannah not bothered by it? Use text evidence to support your response.
Unexplainable brutality to Jews without an ounce of God given remorse? It’s sickening, and that’s how many Natzis felt. They could execute hundreds of people in one hour and party all night. This is the central theme of both the book and the movie the art, The Devil’s Arithmetic.
When Hannah’s head is shaved at the camp, she begins to cry. Gitl makes Hannah promise-“…promise me you will cry no more before these monsters. We will never cry again. ‘Never,’ Hannah agreed…feeling stronger because of the promise…(p. 95).” Why does this promise make her feel stronger? Support your response with text evidence.
Furthermore, one of the main differences between the movie and the novel, Twilight, are the characters. Although both stories share the same characters and background information about the characters, there are differences in their
The Holocaust was a very impressionable period of time. It not only got media attention during that time, but movies, books, websites, and other forms of media still remember the Holocaust. In Richard Brietman’s article, “Lasting Effects of the Holocaust,” he reviews two books and one movie that were created to reflect the Holocaust (BREITMAN 11). He notes that the two books are very realistic and give historical facts and references to display the evils that were happening in concentration camps during the Holocaust. This shows that the atrocities that were committed during the Holocaust have not been forgotten. Through historical writings and records, the harshness and evil that created the Holocaust will live through centuries, so that it may not be repeated again (BREITMAN 14).
There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is made into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
“Gitl, she called out, where are you?” The fear. Hopeless. The uncertainty. Life in the concentration camps was never easy. Working hard, just trying to live through another day. Hannah Stern, a teen girl. The literacy producer, Dustin Hoffman and author, Jane Yolen, worked their best to never forget this tragic time. Devil’s Arithmetic and the Holocaust must be remembered in our hearts forever. If we forget what happened in the camps, then we might repeat it again in the future.
“Books and the movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” -Stephen King. Stephen King was exactly right about that. The book called “Devil’s Arithmetic” has many differences compared to the movie. However, the theme in the movie and the book has been the same thing: ALWAYS remember. Furthermore, there are many other similarities that build up the theme of remembering. We must never forget what occurred during the Holocaust, because if people don’t pay attention to history, the event is doomed to happen again.
****Both the movie and the book portray a timeline of events beginning with the start of the Holocaust or the taking of the Jews and concluding with the end of the
The books, A Wrinkle in Time and And Then There Were None, both have many differences in the movie versions. The directors of both movies change the plot to make the movie see fit to what they may have imaged the book to be, while still keeping the story line the same.
The Holocaust is a topic that is kept alive through things like movies and books. When looking at the movie Fateless to the book War and Genocide that is exactly what these works do. By comparing and contrasting this book and movie we can see how we as people remember and commemorate the genocide. Both the book and the movie commemorate this tragedy of the Holocaust by tapping into the inner core of what makes us humans. By surrounding us with brutality that occurred, we question things like, the morality of humanity and the wrath we can afflict onto others. These are the questions that represent the Holocaust and that sets the foundation for how we remember this event and ensure it doesn’t happen again. We remember the Holocaust because of
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.
The story seeks to make the argument that children are not born with prejudice and hate, but they are instead taught those ways of thinking. However, to make this point the story suspends much of reality in order to bring about an unlikely friendship between Bruno and Shmuel. However, even though the message is clearly a good one, it severely misrepresents the life during the Holocaust and could mislead uneducated viewers about the level of danger and cruelty in the camps. This begs the question: is it moral to use the Holocaust to teach a lesson if in the process the truth of the Holocaust is muddled and softened? Do these inaccuracies not give the viewer the impression that a child could survive fairly well in a camp and possibly escape? This does not do justice for the one and a half million children who perished during the Holocaust. Furthermore, it paints the Nazi family in a light that offers them plausible deniability. This seems to pass all responsibility to the SS officers in charge. Despite the fact that not every German knew of the activities in concentration camps, the whole of the German people share a responsibility for the atrocities of the Holocaust, from which the movie seems to absolve
Also, books usually have more characters and give continued suspense so that the reader will be hooked or addicted to finish the book to find out the story. On the other hand, movie producers need to eliminate so many details about the story in order to squeeze everything into one to two hours. Due to this, those people who love detail information about stories usually prefer books than movies as movies does not have a detailed information about the story. Furthermore, reading books can not only enhance the reader’s vocabulary and creativity, but also increase their reading and writing skills, while watching movies only provides entertainment (Lee, wordpress.com).