Michael Ciuffoletti The Hot House The Hot House tells the story of life inside Leavenworth Prison in Kansas. It was named the hot house because of the lack of ventilation and its dangerous prison population. There are many layers to the experiences inside the prison‚ but the reader is consistently reminded that there is a code of behavior that exists inside its walls and being labeled a snitch is the kiss of death. A level of mental instability may have lead these inmates to commit
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Another example of an auteur remaking a film and giving it his own distinct look and feel is Martin Scorsese’s film Cape Fear. In this film “Scorsese paid complicated attention to why and how Max Cady was framed… De Niro’s edgy performance and Scorsese’s restless camera capture much of this contemporary tension in what is still a ‘classical’ Hollywood narrative.” This is a very different remake that has many of the same touches that tie it to the original film (including the fact that Robert Mitchum
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It is fascinating how a writer ’s personal beliefs‚ upbringing‚ and era can dramatically change a characters persona. One such character is Nora Helmer from a play called "A Doll ’s House". "A Doll ’s house" was originally written in 1879 by Henrik Ibsen. Henrik Ibsen was born in 1828 in Skien‚ Norway. Ibsen portrays Nora as a person with very low self esteem‚ untrustworthy‚ and self absorbed. During Ibsen ’s era women where subservient and listen to what they are told by the dominant man in their
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There are many ways how both plays‚ The Necklace and A Doll’s House‚ can compare and contrast. But I am going to go through the basic problems and resolutions they face. In these plays‚ they both found happiness in money. In the Necklace‚ Mathilde “had no dresses‚ no jewels‚ nothing. And she loved nothing but appearance of its possession‚ led Mathilde to borrow an expensive necklace from a wealthy friend to show it off at the ball she was invited to by the Minister of Public Instruction. She
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Lolita Book versus film Many people today find themselves in the situation of making choises considering different situations. From important day life issues to small details in our lives‚ we are forced to think about the best solutions to live good lives. One interesting aspect today‚ because of technology development is choosing between reading a book or watching a movie. Well‚ at a first view this shouldn’t raise any problems because if take a decision depending
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A supernatural event is an event which‚ according to the laws of nature‚ cannot happen. In the two works that I have studied “Like water for chocolate” by Laura esquivel and “The house of the spirits” by Isabel allende‚ magic realism has been used as a common literary device to give the book a fantasy-like twist‚ making it very interesting and engaging. Magic realism stretches the boundaries of realism in order to stretch or widen the definition of reality. In Like Water for Chocolate‚ magic becomes
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Beowulf Comparison Beowulf is a very appealing novel as well as a film. The novel Beowulf and the film have many similarities‚ but they have more differences then anything. While watching the film I noticed many added parts that were not included in the novel. In the film‚ Grendel’s arm caught is caught on a rope as he’s trying to escape. As the men get closer he has no choice but to cut his own arm off in order to escape‚ this action is an actual animal reaction when their limb gets caught
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The Lake House You talk‚ you die. By James Patterson The author‚ James Patterson‚ is a great writer that conjured up this novel. It is the second book of the series to When the Wind Blows. This man is most commonly known for his series of Alex Cross. Patterson wrote this book with a changing point of view. He mainly wrote it in third person but for many chapters‚ the story was in first person from Frannie O’ Neil’s point of view. The genre presented in this work is science fiction because of
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The Great Gatsby: Film and Novel Comparison The Great Gatsby is a novel which critically discusses the ideals of the American Dream and recapturing the past. In the film adaptation‚ producer Jack Clayton stays very closely to the plot and even quotes the novel verbatim but fails to capture the essence of the themes portrayed in the novel. The text did not translate well into film; some facts are distorted‚ the depiction of the characters are different‚ the general ambience of certain settings
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The Comparison of Kells The Book of Kells is a lavish bible filled with intricate artwork that was created in 800 CE. Around 1‚200 years later an animated movie describing the story behind the creation of the Book of Kells‚ called The Secret of Kells‚ was created. Even though the Book of Kells and The Secret of Kells were created 1‚200 years apart‚ the original manuscript influenced the creators and animators of the movie. The physical depictions of objects and people in the Book of Kells are very
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