Compare And Contrast The Light In The Forest

The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter was published in 1953. Since then it has been read by thousands of readers both young and old. The Light in the Forest is a story about a young white boy named John Butler. When John was 4 he was taken from his parents and adopted by an Indian named Cuyloga. John Butler was then given the name True Son. For years True Son lived with his new Indian family and learned the indian ways. Sadly, all good things can not last. When treaty is signed that states that all white captives of the Indians must be returned to their family, True Son is forced to go back to his white family. As the story continues, readers join True Son as he battles to figure out his place in this world. In 1958 a movie was released based on the book The Light in the Forest. There were many similarities between the book and the movie one of the main ones is that on the way back to Pennsylvania True Son plans to kill himself. He cannot bear the thought of having to live with his white enemies. True Son also defends his people, the Leni Lenape, when Uncle Wilse calls them murdering savages. He says that “I have never seen a child’s scalp in my village.” This was important to keep the same in the movie because it shows you that True Son really believes that his
An example of this is when True Son almost escapes to visit Corn Blade. The author writes “the unseen valleys, the unforded streams, the untrodden forest and the great shaggy, unclimbed mountain.” I can clearly see all of these things in my head. The movie also introduces Shenandoah and changes the plot completely. I personally do not enjoy romance movies, therefore, I did not like this change. The ending of the book also left you thinking. I like books that don’t tell you exactly what happened to the characters. You get to make up your own ending, and that’s why I think the book The Light in the Forest is better than the