Tuck Everlasting: Comparing The Book And The Movie

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Tuck Everlasting Essay Haseeb Ahsan What if you could live forever? In the movie “Tuck Everlasting” this a question the Tuck family wish they could answer. Although this is a question that revolves around the movie and the book, there are many differences between the two. Some details from the book were changed in the movie to make the story better. The movie “Tuck Everlasting” is more promising than the novel because of Winnie’s age difference, the more comical escape scene, and multiple other minor tweaks.
Winnie’s age difference allowed a multitude of details to appear in the movie. As a result, the plot changed in many ways. Making Winnie 16 instead of 10 allowed filmmakers to make a love story that would attract viewers. This is due to the fact that some people like movies more when they have a love story. Also due to the age difference, Winnie could comprehend her situation better than she could in the book. The filmmakers made an excellent choice, giving Winnie an age boost. …show more content…

In the book, the Tucks didn’t reveal their secret, but in the movie they did. In the movie, Jesse and Miles distracted the constable while Winnie helped Mae and Angus escape and in the book, the constable knew nothing about the Tucks attempting to escape. Also in the book, the rain and thunder helped cover the Tucks’ escape while in the movie fog helped mask the escape. Movie makers did this to add a special effect to the movie. In the movie Winnie helps Mae escape by letting her out with the keys to the cell. Although in the book, Winnie is a decoy and replaces Mae by opening the bars to the cell from outside to get in .In return to this change, In the book only Mae was imprisoned, but in the movie both Mae and Angus were

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