Preview

Brief Summary Of 'The Lovely Bones'

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
359 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Brief Summary Of 'The Lovely Bones'
The book is called “The Lovely Bones.” The plot of this story is figuring out who murdered Susie. The theme of this novel is murder and mystery. The setting is in a small town in Pennsylvania.
Here are multiple things that are the same or different from the book over to the movie are these things; One, there are less emotional scenes throughout the movie there were plenty more in the book. Second, the book depicts a lot of graphic details murders. Third, throughout the book there is a lot of suspense and the family is on the hunt, in the movie there is really no suspense and it is kind of like Jack already knew Mr. Harvey killed Susie. Fourth, In the book there is a lot more characters then there is in the movie. Fifth, something that stays
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Lovely Bones Movie Vs Book
    • 310 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The Lovely Bones Movie Vs Book

    The title of this book/movie is The Lovely Bones. It is about a girl named Susie Salmon who is raped and murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey. Throughout the book and the movie susie's family falls apart as they try to solve her murder. But as susie watches from heaven she tries to help her family cope with her loss while she is coping with the thought of never being able to grow up herself.…

    • 310 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Outsiders: Comparing The Movie And The Novel
    • 251 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Outsiders: Comparing The Movie And The Novel

    One major difference between the movie and the novel is the beginning. In the novel, it states Ponyboy was wandering home from the movies, and a gang of socs jumped him. The book begins with him leaving the movies. Though, in the movie, Ponyboy…

    • 251 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    John Hinton's The Outsiders
    • 763 Words
    • 4 Pages

    John Hinton's The Outsiders

    The first similarity of the book and the movie is the part where Pony and Johnny both go to the lot. Hear they both fell asleep which made Ponyboy late. This led to Pony’s brother, Darry being very upset. Then Pony and Johnny to ran away to the park. The socs came and that's when Johnny killed Bob (Hinton 42-49). The second similarity is they had the rumble of the greasers vs. the socs in both the movie and the book. The fight might of happened a little differently in each, but they both had the rumble. One last similarity that is in both the movie and book is that Dally died because Johnny died. These similarities kept the storyline of the movie and the book the same.…

    • 763 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Birds Book Vs Movie Essay
    • 493 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The Birds Book Vs Movie Essay

    The final difference that i’ll talk about is the bird attacks. Between the book and the film, there were attacks in the movie that didn’t happen in the book, and the same for the other way around. In the movie, the first attack with multiple birds was at Mitch’s sister’s birthday party, which didn’t exist in the book. While in the movie, the first attack was in Nat’s childrens bedroom. Also, in the book, Nat was attacked for an entire night, and he was by himself. That also didn’t happen in the book. In the movie, Mitch’s ex girlfriend was murdered by the birds, and in the book, Nat’s ex was never…

    • 493 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Blind Side
    • 568 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Blind Side

    Another noticeable change in the movie verses the book was the emphasis on the different characters. The main character was indisputably Michael Oher in both the book and the movie. However, the movie put a strong emphasis on Leigh Anne Touhy (who was played by Sandra Bullock) and presented her as the second most major character aside from Michael. The book, on the other hand, had a lot more facts about Sean that the movie never presented. Leigh Anne was a key player in both, but in the movie, she seemed to be so much more of a main character that the other characters that stood out in the book did not do so in the movie. The major example of that was Sean Touhy who seemed to be the first one to invest in Michael in the book unlike the movie where he played a more quiet and uninvolved role in Michael's life. There were other subtle differences that could be noticed, like having the necessary GPA for an NCAA scholarship be 2.5 (movie) instead of 2.56 (book) which led to another problem to work around, or having Michael's fight be with the gang members in his old neighborhood (movie) instead of with one of his teammates at Ole Miss (book). Overall, however, the movie attempted to portray an accurate account of the book which made it enjoyable to read and watch both.…

    • 568 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Lovely Bones Themes
    • 125 Words
    • 1 Page

    The Lovely Bones Themes

    The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel focused on the life, and afterlife, of 14-year-old Susie Salmon. Salmon recounts the story of her brutal rape and murder at the hands of her neighbour, and centres on the mourning process of her grief stricken family. Moreover, the 2013 film The Book Thief, follows the life of orphaned Liesel, living in Nazi Germany. The story is narrated by death, and details Liesel and her family’s resistance against the Nazi regime through the theft of burning books, and the sheltering of a Jewish boy. Throughout the texts, there are a variety of common themes explored, including those of the duality of humanity, death & what happens after we die, and the love between family, friends & romantic partners.…

    • 125 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    In The Heat Of The Night Compare and Contrast
    • 1307 Words
    • 6 Pages

    In The Heat Of The Night Compare and Contrast

    After watching the movie and reading the book, there are some major differences such as the character development, key roles and certain scenes, yet minor differences like objects or dialogue used in the movie than the book. These differences shown between the two indicating how the book is better developed and gives more detail than the movie, which allows the reader have a better perception of how the characters' minds work, and explaining their actions…

    • 1307 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Our America Movie Analysis
    • 501 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Our America Movie Analysis

    In conclusion, there are more differences than similarities. One of the major differences in the movie was the story of how Eric Morse got dropped out of the 14th floor of an apartment building. Another major difference in the movie was how much David Issay appeared in the movie more so than the book. David Issay appeared more in the movie than the book. I believe that there were more differences than…

    • 501 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    The Lovely Bones Hero's Journey
    • 1141 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Lovely Bones Hero's Journey

    “Tragedies are often dispatched in short order, and most of life is aftermath” (“Letting go; New fiction” 1). Tragic events often leave the victim and those close to them seeking closure. The journey of discovery is filled with many obstacles that everyone reacts differently. The novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold shows how the journey to get through emotional trauma caused by death of a loved one, and life that can never be continued affects everyone in different ways. The Salmon family embarks on a journey through life with struggles while trying to discover themselves without Susie Salmon in their lives after her murder, at the age of fourteen. Lindsey, Susie’s sister, has difficulty finding her own image in Susie’s shadow after her…

    • 1141 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    A River Runs Through It Essay
    • 1118 Words
    • 5 Pages

    A River Runs Through It Essay

    One thing in particular that the book does much better is making use of complex metaphors and themes, such as: the river for life, and oneness with nature, that string themselves together as you turn each page of the book, while in the movie the metaphors and symbolism are represented in a much different way through picture. In the book, both themes regarding the river are very vivid and clear, as they use strong imagery of nature to draw pictures in the minds of the readers. In the movie both themes are represented and referred to much less because of the lack of narration.…

    • 1118 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Bridge to Terabithia: Comparison of the Book and the Movie
    • 333 Words
    • 1 Page

    Bridge to Terabithia: Comparison of the Book and the Movie

    Both the book and the movie are very different, they have lots of similarities and differences. The Setting, Plot and Characterisation are three parts that the book and movie can be compared.…

    • 333 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Lovely Bones Analysis
    • 799 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Lovely Bones Analysis

    My eyes move from page to page scrutinizing each word like Susie Salmon watching her family live life. I have finished The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold. As the time keeps moving forward, the search of Susie Salmon’s murder continues. The police have found evidence that Mr. Harvey is the murder and now trying to find him. As the police continue that search, Susie is walker watching her family move on from her death until; she has reached her moment to go to her heaven. Many events in the story made me connect and evaluate. The Sister Hood of The Traveling By Ann Brashares is about a group of friends that all fit into a magic pair of jeans and they all agree to share the pants over the summer as they all go on their summer vacation trips. The…

    • 799 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Lovely Bones
    • 710 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The Lovely Bones

    A symbol contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits. “Murder is not about lust and it’s not about violence it’s about possession”, this was said by the infamous psychopathic rapist, Ted Bundy. He caused hundreds of people misery, forcing them to see the unthinkable nightmare, dismembered bodies of their loved and dear ones. Mr. Harvey reminded me of Ted Bundy, they both share similar physical characteristics and they have the same fixation. Ted and Mr. Harvey, the antagonist in the novel The Lovely Bones murdered their victims by strangling them, robbing them of their final breaths and making them struggle. George Harvey, a 36-year-old neighbor who…

    • 710 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    The Lovely Bones Book Report
    • 1351 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Lovely Bones Book Report

    On December 6, 1973, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Susie Salmon takes her usual shortcut home from her school through a cornfield. George Harvey, a man in his mid-40s who lives alone and builds dollhouses for a living, persuades her to enter an underground den he has recently dug in the field. Once she has entered, he rapes and kills her, dismembering her body, whose parts he puts in a safe and dumps in a sinkhole. Susie's spirit flees toward her personal heaven.…

    • 1351 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Lovely Bones (Mise En Scene)
    • 497 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The Lovely Bones (Mise En Scene)

    The Lovely Bones is about a 14 year old girl called Susie Salmon who is the narrator in the film. On her way home from school one day, she is stopped by her neighbour George Harvey. He asks her to see the den he made in the cornfield. She thinks she can trust him, but regrettably he murders her. She tells her story from the place between heaven and earth, where she meets and learns about the stories of his other victims. But she can only watch as her devastated family begin their own investigation of her death. When Suzie is finally ready to move on, she goes to heaven where she feels happy and safe.…

    • 497 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More