Ellen Olenska as a Mythological Muse in The Age of Innocence Long ago in ancient Greece‚ mythology was used to explain our world‚ our lives‚ and most importantly‚ our interpersonal relationships. Still today Greek mythology is infused into the literature of almost every influential and lasting author‚ one of the more effective authors being Edith Wharton‚ author of The Age of Innocence. The relationship between Newland Archer and Madame Ellen Olenska‚ two protagonists in Wharton ’s novel‚ is
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Being There: The Book Vs. The Movie Being There by Jerzy Kosinksi is a unique novel about a man named Chauncey Gardiner‚ also known as Chance‚ who is forced to move out of the only environment he’s ever known in his life‚ the “Old Man’s” house. The book was successful enough to have a screenplay for the movie written by the author as well. Since Chance is very mentally slow‚ his perception of the world outside his house is unlike any other. When he comes into contact with other people‚ they find
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EN 222-Intro to British Lit. II April 21‚ 2012 William Blake in contrast of Songs of Innocence and of Experience William Blake‚ an engraver‚ exemplified his passion for children through his many poems. Blake lived in London most of his life and many fellow literati viewed him as eccentric. He claimed to have interactions with angels and prophets‚ which had a great influence on his outlook of life. Blake believed all prominent entities‚ those being church‚ state‚ and government had become sick with
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Cavin Jacobson Jacobson 1 Mrs. Gonyea Drama 5/1/14 Compare and Contrast Three Versions of Beauty and the Beast We are going to take a brief look at three versions of Beauty and the Beast to see how they differ from one another. The three versions that will be considered here are; the original story La Belle et la Bête written by Madame GabrielleSuzanne Barbot de Velleneuve in 1740‚ the second publishing of an abridged Beauty and the Beast written by Madame Jeanne-Marie
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“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house‚ I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy is not the ordinary fourteen- year- old boy for he is a greaser‚ a poor person known to be a public disgrace from the East side of town. All of his life he has been living as a nothing compared to the Socs‚ the rich kids from the West-side. He doesn’t know if he should be proud of who he is until his entire world
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struggle to live in the same house. With all of the different aspects of the play developing at the same time‚ the confrontation of text opposed to film is inevitable. As far as the case goes with the combination of conflicting personalities‚ the film version more effectively portrays all of the different points each character has. Through watching the film‚ one can get a better sense of what the characters are feeling. Being able to see the faces of the actors‚ can give you that emotion needed to achieve
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Different version of “The Frog King” When it comes to fairy tales‚ they are about magic and meaning‚ the message they want to bring to us. Fairy tales were originally produced for children but gradually became an entertainment for adults. With tons of fairy tales being edited‚ Edgar Taylor not only translated “The Frog King”‚ but also changed its title to “The Frog Prince” and revised the content. The two versions are telling folks about promises with different angles‚ from the benefits of keeping
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Frankenstein: Movie vs. Book Mary Shelley?s Frankenstein has been done and redone many many times. The most recent version starring Kenneth Branagh‚ who also directed it‚ and Robert DeNiro has many differences when compared to the original story. Mary Shelley?s original story provided a story line for the imagination of the filmmaker‚ making the movie related to the original story but also unique in itself. For the most part‚ if one were to only watch the movie they would have a fairly good sense
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When books are adapted to movies Directors will usually change a number of things and change unnecessary details. However‚ for the movie The Book Thief the director did not seem to consider all that he was getting rid of that helped the story flow. There were many differences and similarities between the book and the movie. However‚ the film adaptation does not measure up to the original due to some incorrect order of events‚ certain details‚ and the characters. Even though the Movie and the book
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director of the 1970’s version of Antigone to write a script based on a concept most living people have never seen before. So that is probably the reason why the book and the movie are so different. In the book‚ there are little breaks from the story where the chorus steps in and talks about what is going on‚ what the gods would say and other things like that. But in the movie‚ they have a narrator that can talk to the audience and the people in the play. In the beginning of the movie‚ the narrator starts
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