Similarities between the film and the play. B. The differences in the film. C. The differences in the play. D. In the play and the film of The Crucible, the added scenes in the film help to Understand the play in ways that reading it alone could not.
------------------------------------------------- ‘Show how Steinbeck explores the complex relationship between George and Lennie in ‘Of Mice & Men’ with close reference to key scenes in the novel’ P.E.E. Make your point….explain what you mean….. quote. Make sure you say ‘Steinbeck presents them’, ‘Steinbeck describes them as’…. etc. Ask yourself each time you make a point: what does it say about their relationship?
(25 marks) May03 How important are minor characters in Of mice and Men? (25 marks) What is the importance of George and Lennie’s dream of living “off the fatta the lan” in Of Mice and Men? (25 marks) Jun04 What do you learn about Crooks in this extract and elsewhere in the novel? (25 marks) How important are dreams to this novel? (25 marks) You may wish to consider:
The Complex Relationship of Prince Hal and John Falstaff In William Shakespeare's King Henry IV plays, the relationship between Prince Hal and John Falstaff has been looked at as one of the most complex relationships that exists. In King Henry IV part one, the banter between Hal and Falstaff is spoken in prose, suggesting a friendly and comfortable dynamic in each of their scenes. In one scene, Hal and Falstaff take on different roles as they engage in a role-play conversation between Hal and King Henry IV. Among different movie adaptations of King Henry IV, the portrayal of the scene between actors can impact the overall interpretations of viewers. In "Chimes at Midnight" and the BBC's version of "King Henry IV Part One", the scene is played with many similarities and differences.
Generally, a novel and its film follow the same sequence of events; however, depending on the wishes of the director, certain scenes may be left out. This occurs in the film adaption of “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The movie shares a similar storyline to the novel, but changes many themes removing key ideas that the author wanted to reveal through the plot. To adapt the novel, many parts of the film pose as an illustrated version of the original. The theme of racism which is central to the story is acted similarly.
The use of this language helps add to the realism of the book. Steinbeck also uses great description throughout of mice and men. Steinbeck uses great imagery in descriptions for example ‘A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope.’ This particular simile shows the connection between the ways that both animals and Humans had to live. The snake is on the lookout for food however is aware of his surroundings and watching out for potential attackers, just like George and Lennie. Foreshadowing is uses throughout the majority of the novella, it all starts when George tells Lennie to hide in brush if he gets into any trouble like he did in weed.
Austin uses the genre of a novel with literary techniques to present a satirical and sometimes humorous view of her 19thC world. While Heckerling uses the genre of film with primarily film and visual techniques to present a similar message in a modern world. Parallels in character are probably the most obvious. Heckerlings characters may use language of the 1990’s and have modern day interests and occupations, but they depict similar types of people with the same traits as Austin’s characters. Heckering exploits the contemporary genre of film to create, if you will, an Emma of our time.
The film director of the reproduced Of Mice and Men movie is Gary Sinise. “ The movie "Of Mice and Men" had many differences but in the end they both offered the same morals and
Themes Contained within the novel, Of Mice and Men there are fundamental and universal ideas illustrated by concrete events as well as symbols. The most prevalent and all encompassing theme of the book is appropriately suggested by the simple title of the book. In most situations of our human existence, there are “Mice” and there are “Men”. This analogy explained, is simply that there is usually someone who is superior—relative to the person they are interacting with, and there will always be someone who is inferior—the mouse—who is vulnerable to he who is superior. There are numerous examples of this in Of Mice and Men.
CRITICAL RESPONSE: Of Mice and Men In John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, he explores the rewards and challenges of relationships by using characters and the world as a basis to form this idea that everything has a hardship in life, even the strongest of bonds. Steinbeck uses the concepts of rewards, challenges, loneliness and companionship, marginalisation, strength and weakness and the impossibility of the American Dream to convey his message to the reader. Steinbeck uses the character Candy and his companion his dog to show the benefits of having a relationship. Using emotive diction and exclamation Steinbeck successfully shows how well a relationship can be between a human and any creature. "Well-hell!