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    it such as many themes‚ symbolism‚ and imagery. A world wide phenomenal book which was later turned into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book To Kill A Mockingbird and the film that was based upon it. In the movie they almost portray the characters perfectly similar to the book by clothing to dialect‚ but there were a few differences. One was how Dill was very skinny and puny when in the book it says he is a bit fat. The film being black and white was different from

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    S.E. Hinton was only 15 years old when she wrote this extremely detailed book. I liked her book a lot because of how much detail she put into it. I didn’t like the movie a lot because I was kind of expecting it to be a lot like the book but was disappointed when it left out many different parts of the book. While the book and movie have many similarities and differences‚ the book was more effective in telling the story. To start‚ the first scene in the rumble is when the Socs come to the rumbling

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    Homer ’s poem The Odyssey depicts the tendency of people to ignore the consequences of their actions. Odysseus punished Penelope ’s suitors without thinking of consequences that he would have to endure. He did not acknowledge the consequences because that would prevent him from doing what he wants to do. Odysseus wanted to kill the suitors; they ate away at his fortune. Finding consequences for murdering the suitors would force Odysseus to realize what he is about to do is not a good idea. Odysseus

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    There are three differences I’m going to talk about. The first difference is how the pilot started out alive. The second is how there were more knives than what Jack had brought. Lastly I’m going to be talking about how the opening scene was different because in the book they started on the island while in the movie they were in the water. The pilot was alive in the beginning of the movie. The pilot in the opening scene is seen falling deep into the water. A kid had saved him from falling and drowning

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    The differences between the movie “Troy” and the poem “Iliad” and the explanation of why they occurred? The film Troy which is directed by Wolfgang Peterson has been deeply influenced by the epic poem‚ the Iliad. This work is generally credited to the Ancient Greek poet named Homer. Both the film and the poem have the same ending plots‚ such as the blockade of Troy by the Greeks‚ the disagreement between the warrior Achilles and the king Agamemnon and these actions started when the prince of Troy

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    Fitzgerald‚ was recently adapted into a film by the famous director Baz Luhrmann in 2013. I have personally read the book and seen the movie and can say that the film closely resembled the original book. The scenes‚ character descriptions‚ and conversations were‚ for the most part‚ spot on. Many of the differences were very minor and insignificant. Regardless of how similar the film and book were‚ film critics and viewers had mixed feelings towards the film. They questioned many of Luhrmann’s decisions

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    When asked to define a hero‚ most people would describe a hero as: very attractive‚ insanely muscular‚ extremely fond of his/her cape and/or tights‚ and finally blessed with amazing hair. But in Homers the Odyssey‚ our hero (Odysseys) is described as perseverant‚ loyal‚ and courageous thus making him a true hero and not just a stereotypical hero. Perseverance: steady persistence in a course of action‚ a purpose‚ a state‚ etc..‚ especially in spite of difficulties‚ obstacles‚ or discouragement.

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    for what is still to come. This sense of hopelessness and this view of the future is very well pictured in the novel and the movie: The Children of Men. In fact‚ the plot‚ the characters and the setting are very similar in the novel and the movie. First of all‚ the plot in the movie is relatively similar to the one in the book. In fact‚ the plot in the novel and the movie are similar because they both approach the issue of an unfertile human species and there is a woman who gets pregnant in both

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    Pendulum is a book written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1842. Years later‚ in 1961‚ a movie was made. Directed by Roger Corman‚ the film is a lot different than the movie‚ though it does have a few similarities. One of the few similarities is the pendulum sequence. When Francis is strapped down to the “bed‚” the pendulum comes inches closer and closer‚ slowly‚ as in the book. Right as it’s about to kill him‚ he’s saved. Another similarity‚ though minor‚ is the involvement of a pit. A major difference is the

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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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