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    colors or environments. The movie of “The Goblet of Fire‚” have some scenes that have been cut because the books contain around eight hundred pages. When I first watched the movie‚ I read that the producers were debating if they should have divided the movie into two parts due the book length. For this reason‚ a lot of print text was deleted in the movie; while other scenes were added to give the audience a deeper view of some scenes. One clear example that the movie was changed‚ is the scene when

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    Foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men By Alex Luciani Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is the tale of an unlikely friendship between two men trying to achieve their dream. It’s set in California during the Great Depression. Foreshadowing is used throughout the story to predict major events that happen later on. It fills the reader with a sense of dread and anticipation and keeps the story suspenseful. It makes the tone of the story more tragic‚ as the characters are predicted to fail. The ending of

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    explains he is in fact Gatsby. However in the movie Gatsby being played by Leonardo DiCaprio it would give it away that he’s the man Nick has been waiting to meet so instead Gatsby over hears Nick say he hasn’t met the host and Gatsby turns around and says I’m Gatsby. One thing I did notice about DiCaprio playing Gatsby was he over used Gatsby saying “old sport” in the book he does say it a fair amount but not as much as he does in the film. In the book it seemed very much so that Jordan Baker and

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    tries to recreate a book into a movie‚ it is really hard to stick to all of the details because most movies have a time limit. If a director were to make a movie the exact way a book was written‚ then the movie would be four to five hours long. Not a lot of people would complain about it‚ but there is a cost limit to the movie as well. So‚ concerning The Virgin Suicides book and movie‚ you can see that there will be a lot of alterations to the books details. Although the movie and book of The Virgin Suicides

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    Of Mice and Men “O’Brien’s Argument” Joseph O’Brien believes that George and Lennie were true friends because they walked together through life. In fact‚ George and Lennie were so close‚ if someone didn’t know that they were just friends‚ they might assume they are brothers. O’Brien states that “When Lennie killed Curley’s wife‚ however accidental it was‚ it forever prevented him from walking through life with George by his side‚ and George knew that Lennie would not make it in this world without

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    “The dominant spirit‚ however‚ that haunts this enchanted region‚ and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air‚ is the apparition of a figure on horseback without a head.” Although the movie Sleepy Hollow is based upon the book The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‚ there are also distinctions which allow each to tell their own tale. Washington Irving’s short story inspired Tim Burton’s film but did not limit it. The foundations of the two are much the same but their story lines unfold diversely

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    help both whoever is using it and whoever encounters it or inspire others. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ Candy‚ Curley‚ and George each use or encounter power in positive and negative ways. George‚ one of the main characters of the book‚ is shown most often interacting with Lennie‚ conversing‚ cajoling‚ and even threatening him. Due to how early his instance of using power is in the book‚ he ends up using the power on Lennie. However‚ due to their relationship and Lennie’s intelligence

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    jobs’’(Steinbeck 60). In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men‚ Lennie and George are very close friends and George looks out for the mentally handicapped Lennie. Lennie is fascinated with soft things‚ but tends to hurt them on accident. George and Lennie share a dream of living off the land. That dream suddenly goes away when Lennie kills Curley’s wife. Through changes of the character‚ Candy‚ Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to predict the end of the book‚ and he and his dog are like the companionship

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    Finch in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird is filled with lessons that a reader can take and apply to their own everyday lives. It is a very well written book with the right amount of excitement‚ mystery‚ and learning experiences in the plot. Racism is a huge factor in the storyline‚ and all of the experiences the family has with racism helps the reader see past the mindset of thinking that way. One critic of the book said that since there is a movie‚ students will

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    Of Mice and Men has many examples of friendship. George and Lennie’s relationship shows us the true meaning of friendship. Not only are they lifelong friends they go through rigorous sacrifices for each other for each other’s well-being. They are also responsible for each other in many ways. Through thick and thin they constantly remind themselves of the endpoint‚ living off the fat of the land. They make decisions that are better for one another and not for themselves. George and Lennie take

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