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    that this book would be worth my time‚ before watching the movie. After I purchased the novel‚ I sat down and finished it in one sitting. The entire novel had me drawn in and numerous emotions went through me as I read it. I couldn’t put it down and waited impatiently for the film to be released into video stores. I purchased the movie because the book was incredible. At one point before watching the film I remember thinking the old saying of‚ "the book is always better than the movie." Watching

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    which typically causes a first-person story to be challenging. To have Scout’s narration constantly throughout the film as she does in the book would be misleading‚ therefore Scout as narrator is only presented to set the mood of certain scenes in the film. As a result‚ viewers don’t get a bold sense of Scout’s first-person narration as they do in the book. Instead‚ they naturally notice the childlike perspective portrayed through the story. Scout arguably plays the greatest role in To Kill A Mockingbird

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    With almost every famous novel‚ comes either an excellent movie adaption or a cringe worthy film that has viewers constantly reminding others to read the book instead. Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” was no exception to this unspoken rule. Although the film excelled in accurately depicting most of the novel’s content‚ there were some omitted details that could have improved the movie’s interpretation of the novel. One of the most obvious differences between the film and the novel would be

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    Movie directors often use the plot from a famous novel to create a movie. Director’s change the plot to make it more captivating for the audience by leaving out important details or adding scenes that were not in the book. However‚ in the 1979 Scarlet Letter mini-series important details are similar to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter. Modernization is one way to captivate audiences. Therefore‚ many directors change the time period of the movie to better relate to people. However

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    Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe are two novels that revolve around the struggle of adapting to traditions. Both novels take place in areas where tradition is fundamental. Therefore‚ the characters act different than those around them and are unable to adjust to their traditional lifestyles. . The two main characters in both books‚ Tita and Okonkwo‚ find it hard to live up to their own traditions‚ and fail to adapt to them as they go against their

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    Life of Pi Book vs. Movie Persuasive Essay Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi follows the remarkable story of a young man named Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel who finds himself lost at sea after his family’s cargo ship sinks in a storm. But Pi is not alone on this journey and he must survive in a congested life boat with four animals from his family’s zoo‚ a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and worst of all‚ an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. In breathtaking

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    handle it‚ he could not even handle fighting with his brother Peter. In the book Enders Game‚ a science fiction novel‚ Ender Wiggin is called upon to train in the International Fleet to become a commander and fight against the buggers. In his journey he faces many obstacles in trying to do so. I believe the book Ender’s Game is much better than the film because of the development of characters and events that happens in the book‚ and the hardship Ender faces to become a great leader against the buggers

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    château‚ most of the characters‚ and the island. The island is very mysterious and adventures in both features. General Zaroff and Rainford go in war with each other. The film follows the book in a flow. Although they seem very similar‚ they have many differences. There are more characters and more horror. In the book‚ there was not a character that was a lady or damsel in distress. This new character is Eve Trollbridge. She warned Rainsford when he first came and she went with him when General Zaroff

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    The book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a description of the real murder of the Clutter family in Holcomb in 1959. In spite of being based on a true story‚ describing true events that happened to real people‚ the book shows all the qualities of a novel‚ complete with dialogues and other characteristics of the genre‚ in what the author mentioned to as a non-fiction novel. What caught most critics’ attention‚ was the use of filmic establishment in the development of the story. The book was later

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    lot of books and movies that are being produced every year. Technology is growing‚ and major video-streaming houses‚ e-book sellers budding up. There is huge range of choices for a customer to select from. One can find any book in Amazon or eBay etc.‚ similar is the case with movies. It doesn’t cost much to an e-book seller to produce a copy of the book ordered. Video streaming companies can stream the rarest of the movies which is liked by only few people. In such circumstances‚ if a movie or a book

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