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    Pip continues to remember his visit and later goes on to detail an even scarier description: a “faded spectre in the chair by the dressing-table glass….” Pip is comparing Miss Havisham to a ghost‚ seemingly unreal and unrelatable to a mortal human. He has a lack of connection to Miss Havisham‚ seeing her as something static and unchanging‚ like an old house or a room‚ in contrast to how he views himself‚ dynamic and

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    The Book vs. the Movie The book‚ The House of the Spirits‚ by Isabel Allende is a fictional novel set in Chile in the 1930s through 1970s. The movie‚ “The House of the Spirits” was made in the 1990s from the book Allende wrote. Although the movie is similar to the book‚ many of the characters and event are different. Also‚ many of the important events that are in the book fail to exist in the movie. The beginning of the book and movie‚ it opened with Rosa. But‚ in the book‚ Rosa is a beautiful

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    unleashes the fury in their latest direct-to-DVD offering “Justice League vs. Teen Titans.” The all-new DC Universe Original Movie is brought to us by Director Sam Liu (“Batman: Year One‚” “All-Star Superman”) from a script by Bryan Q. Miller (“The Flash‚” “Arrow”) and Alan Burnett (“Batman: The Animated Series‚” “Batman Beyond”). It is based on an original idea instead of a comic book arc like most of the past animated films. Frustrated and disillusioned about his work alongside the Justice League‚ Robin

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    The Pit and the 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

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    Doon leave their family behind and go to a new city? The City of Ember has many similarities and differences between the novel and the film; however the movie was a more entertaining experience. The movie and book are the same because Lina and Doon escape in both of them. It is important to keep these things the same because sometimes the book is a little bit different‚ but they can not be about a whole

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    The outsiders book‚ and movie are both interesting and entertaining  but they aren’t exactly alike. They both are similar ‚because they both talk about the same people and tell the same story.The book has several differences than the movie like dally dying instantly after being shot by the fuzz ‚Johnny’s mom yelling at pony and two-bit those are just a couple of differences in the two there are several more though.    Some friends who are just “greasers” and they keep having problems with the “socs”

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    Settings: KENT: Pip’s hometown of Kent is where the book opens up‚ it “was a marsh country‚ down by the river‚ within‚ as the river wound‚ tweny miles of the sea” (pg 1). Within the town‚ around the churchyards criminals are always presently lurking about and because the town is so near the ocean‚ the mists hung around and not only gave a visual of the murkiness of the area‚ but also represented the ominous atmosphere. LONDON: London is broken‚ every single place described in London‚ including

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    taken out. A great example of this is when the director does not include the scene where an unclad man intrudes into Celia’s yard and both Minny and Celia bulwark each other against the stranger‚ displaying their strong comity. Another great example is when the director adds a scene with Ms Phelan admitting to Skeeter that she found out about her writing the book. In this scene‚ she shows her how she is pleased and is more accepting towards her‚ unlike the way her character in the book was portrayed

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    Lord of the flies Movie and Book comparisons "Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.” Linking the movie and novel of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” there are many apparent differences. Despite the common plot‚ Hook failed to give the viewers the right idea of what Golding was trying to convey. Likewise‚ it is not only a change with the actual story line but also with some of the ways the characters acted. The 3 major differences

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    Peter Pan‚ but not as many know where originated from originated from. The original Peter Pan was a book written by J.M. Barrie. There are many differences in the book and the movie‚ the movie made the story more appropriate for children and left out things from the book and but other things in‚ but the storyline is still the same in many ways. There was many things left out from the book in the movie of Peter Pan. some examples were how like how when the children were going to fly off with Peter

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