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    The book White Oleander is the story of a girl and her mother. Astrid Magnussen is the daughter of a beautiful‚ ethereal artist named Ingrid. Ingrid is irresponsible but strong‚ powerful‚ and commanding. “She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen…” Astrid says‚ “I know a lot of young girls think that when they’re small but she was the most beautiful woman most people had ever seen.” Ingrid has strength‚ a certain calloused cynicism about her shrouded in the illusion of realism. Astrid is young

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    White Oleander Analysis

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    Astrid is thrusted into a myriad of unmerited situations- the foster homes. One evil stepmother leads to another in this tale of adversity and just when Astrid’s prospects brighten under a shining sun‚ the clouds roll in and it begins to rain. "White Oleander" is a Cinderella story with all the ingredients of misery and misfortune but the wrong ending. At the beginning of her first real encounter with calamity‚ Astrid is inundated with a deluge of emotions‚ leaving her dazed. It is during this time

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    White Oleander‚ a flower‚ a hearty-but-poisonous flower whose beauty makes it appear deceptively fragile. This flower‚ can stand has a metaphor for Ingrid. Ingrid is strong‚ beautiful‚ and self-possessed‚ but she acts as a poison to everyone around her‚ especially her impressionable daughter‚ Astrid‚ who idolizes her mother. An universal theme in this story is the that of a child trying to escape from the pernicious influence of a misguided parent. It continues to develop into a story over dominance

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    Matthew Vasquez September 26‚ 2010 Period 9/10 Final Copy In the novel White Oleander by Janet Fitch‚ Astrid has been through many life changing experiences. A new obstacle awaits her throughout the time she spends at each foster home. Her loss of identity shifts her faith throughout the story. Astrid’s identity evolves during the periods of time and locations she traveled through. As time goes by‚ Astrid changes mentally from living with her mother

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    as the protagonist her mother is a poet. They both live in Los Angeles. Astrid loves to chase after her mother she enjoys listening to her mother’s advice. But feels that she is dragging her down from pursuing her dreams In the spring Ingrid had a book signing‚ a man known as Barry approached Ingrid and asked her if she would go out with her. Ingrid violated the rules of dating she had once given to Astrid about letting a man stay the night. Barry decided to end the relationship which resulted

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    Movies vs. Books From our mouths‚ to writing and finally to film‚ the way we tell stories has evolved over time and I must say thank God for its advancements. Reading a book can be nice but thanks to movies all the work of deciphering the message of the story is done through the director of the motion picture. He is responsible for researching the story to find the intent of the writers and will often consult with the writer to bring you the true meaning of the story. The director brings the

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 A long time has passed since the idea that “The book is better than the movie” was accepted without question. There are almost no exceptions. Some key reasons why the film version of a book is so lacking relates to‚ one‚ the lack of depth of the story‚ two time constraints and‚ three‚ the inability for producers to include the full content of a story. Most of the time‚ if the movies follow an original script‚ and there is no book version to compare it to‚ it is most likely

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    Symbols and Settings in The Awakening and White Oleander Kate Chopin’s classic The Awakening and Janet Fitch’s modern tale of White Oleander‚ though set many years apart‚ share some of the same elements of fiction. Each possesses several key settings that are both recurring and prominent places in the stories. Much of the story takes place within these settings‚ making it easy for the audience to pick up on their distinction. Both stories also contain numerous symbols that help to convey the

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    There are different ways to get a story from different sources in modern times. Books have been good sources for stories‚ but movies are getting more popular and have the same story with the books. Why people still reading books; and others are prefer watching the movies? Reading books and watching movies have a lot in common‚ but there are some differences that makes the readers remain faithful to reading books. Reading books and watching movies are similar because they are telling the same story. They

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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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