Potter: Book vs. Movie With all the new movies based on books or comics that are out‚ people wonder why Hollywood keeps doing it. Some say they’re greedy people‚ just doing it for the money‚ and others say that it helps bring the book to life. But I say‚ why ruin a good book‚ like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ with bad lighting and adequate actors? I say that we don’t have to because the comparison between the two forms of entertainment is a landslide victory for the book. You may
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In the novel‚ ‘Of mice and Men’‚ John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story‚ poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits‚ mice‚ the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which
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Analysis of ‘Underdog’ Characters in Of Mice and Men “A guy needs somebody – to be near him.” He whined‚ “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody…” (John Steinbeck 72). Love and belonging‚ is the third most important need in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. As human beings‚ being a part of something is crucial to our development as a person. People can go insane if they live a life of isolation. In John Steinbeck’s novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the characters of Candy‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife are driven
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Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men at a Glance John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie’s ambition of owning their own ranch‚ and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition‚ reveal the nature of dreams‚ dignity‚ loneliness‚ and sacrifice. Ultimately‚ Lennie‚ the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his own ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle to
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“The Great Gatsby”. The book‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald has had great success‚ and has been adopted into a wildly popular film seen all across the world. While the two pieces closely resemble each other‚ they can easily be contrasted. When looking at both the book and the movie spin-off‚ we can point out differences in their setting‚ how characters are portrayed‚ and well all we can also find similarities‚ such as Mr. Gatsby’s parties. Between the movie and the book‚ we can conclude
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Ella Enchanted book vs. the movie Many books that were published years ago have recently been made into movies. One of the well-known books that have been made into a film is Ella Enchanted (1997) by Gail Carson Levine. This book won several awards‚ including the Newbery Honor book in 1998. Ella enchanted‚ the Disney movie version was released in 2004. Anne Hathaway played the role of Ella and it was directed by Tommy O’Haver. The story talks about a girl named Ella who is cursed at birth by a
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Compare & Contrast: Guys vs. Girls (a.k.a The Ultimate Gender War) Through the journey of high school‚ it is very often common for one to acquire two different types of friendships‚ or in other words‚ a guy friend and a girl friend. One can argue that these two relationships have just as many similarities as they do differences‚ but in many cases‚ it’s the differences of these two polar friendships that make them an ideal mix for any person in need of some good lovin’ pals. Whether it be
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gonna be sick like you was last night.” (p.3)and he is also like Lennie’s mentor/role model. He has struggles to keep his calm when Lennie aggravates him‚ “Well‚ we ain’t got any‚’ George exploded…I wisht I could put you in a cage with about a million mice an’ let you have fun”(p.6). George is a slightly shorter than average sized guy‚ with slight temper issues; however‚ he genuinely cares a lot for Lennie. He is also very forgiving in the fact that he gives people second chances. So far‚ George hasn’t
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Of Mice and Men ‘’Of Mice and Men’’ is a book about loneliness and there are many symbols that represent it‚ for instance the bunk house and the Crook being separated form the other men‚ a symbol of isolation because to loneliness because since Crook is black and no one is allowed to enter to Crook’s room and if you think about it Steinbeck has a variety of people of different shape‚ size‚ and gender making his own little world of different people and discrimination. In this book there are many
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Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ is an autobiography about her life during the Iranian Revolution and war. The film version of Persepolis is quite similar‚ however‚ the intention of the film is slightly different than the book. The book has many detailed panels that tell more of a dramatic story of Marjane’s life‚ while the film is less dramatic and detailed. The graphic narrative Persepolis uses black and white comics to tell the story of Marjane’s life. The drawings in the pictures
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