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Contrast and Comparison of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now

conflict in both "Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now." In the book, it occurs between the main characters. In the movie, it ...

The Letter by Somerset Maugham and Characterization

to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...

Technology and the Works of H.G. Wells and Stanley Kubrick

In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...

This is Sparta

Warner Bros. marketed the movie very smartly, relying on its stunning visuals and unique look to entice viewers to the theater; it...

Comparing Apuleius' Golden Ass to Raiders of the Lost Ark

also his lover, that the antidote is to eat some roses. However, when he goes out into the garden to do so, he is beaten by the ga...

House of Mirth

"Make connections between a movie and...the culture" (Corrigan 7). In this novel, and film, costumes, or clothing, was a very impo...

Propaganda in China

government (or any government, really), Communist China has to create the illusion that the system is the best for its people. Thi...

Propaganda Posters and Other Propaganda in China

totalitarian government (or any government, really), Communist China has to create the illusion that the system is the best for it...

The French Lieutenant's Woman

fact is not as clear in the film. The film is allowed the benefit of constant juxtapositions out of place and time. The book depen...

Film and Book Comparison/Maltese Falcon

primarily morals or values, but rather self-interest and the realization that he would have allowed the attraction he feels for th...

The Cider House Rules/John Irving

are complex works, as this narrative relates strongly held beliefs on the controversial issue of abortion. While the student resea...

California and the 1992 Film Adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men

featured performer in the action. It visually depicts why Americans have answered the call to Go West since the pioneer days. In...

The Film Clueless and Jane Austen’s Emma

of Emma, or Cher in the film. Ferriss notes how "Heckerling offers a series of suggestive parallels between Austens heroine and he...

Feminist Perspectives on Frankenstein Being Symbolic of Women’s Fate

that each person compose a ghost story (Gilbert and Gubar 239). Marys story was transformed into the novel Frankenstein; Or, the ...

The American Revolution in Fiction and in Film

to the settlement of the American frontier, Drums Along the Mohawk. It is the story of farmer Gil Martin and his privileged bride...

Faulkner: “The Reivers”

whats wrong, one character yells, "HES SLOW!" But Ned knows a secret: the horse will run through almost anything for a sardine! He...

Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly: The Power of the Femme Fatale in the Film Breakfast at Tiffany’s

successes in Roman Holiday, for which she won an Academy Award, and Sabrina. This was exactly why Audrey Hepburn was perfect for ...

Narrative in Literature and Film: Frankenstein vs. Frankenstein

overall philosophical tone of the work. Whatever the reasons, the James Whale 1931 film is meant to frighten audiences, and it wor...

Three Versions of “Madame Bovary”

of her character. Just after she marries Charles, Flaubert tells us that before they had married she thought she was in love, but ...

Pleasantville and The Giver

are societies that do not allow for individuality or for original thought and for human beings this is crucial to their identity. ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

the novel as it pertains to Phoebus. Phoebus is a military man and Esmerelda is quite taken with him. She feels he is a real man a...

Power, Surveillance and the Totalitarian State

can be trusted; it is the ultimate in paranoid societies. By keeping its citizens fearful and mistrustful of each other, the gover...

Hawthorne/Scarlet Letter/Critical Perspectives

but while she wears a scarlet A, she changes the nature of this symbol with her needlework. She makes this A from- ...fine red clo...

Fear Levels in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

of my being" (Frankenstein). As with any newborn, his sensory impressions of the world are at first indistinct. He began to attemp...

Silence of the Lambs Novel and Cinematic Versions

remained amazingly faithful to the book, in his commitment to retaining its essence, there were some changes that needed to be mad...

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum Film Analysis

by Heinrich Boll, on which the screenplay was based (Anonymous, 2001). Katharina Blum (played by Angela Winkler) is an innocent,...

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

the reader imagines and sees through the eyes of the character is a world with shocking parallels to modern humanitys own question...

Psychological Concepts in "Lord of the Flies"

fear. They seem at first to have found an idyllic home: the island is beautiful, there is abundant fresh water, plenty of fruit an...

Culture and Humanity: Things Fall Apart and The Gods Must Be Crazy

that offer the viewer/reader a different look at the western worlds involvement in other cultures. In offering these different v...

Read the Book First

unfold slowly and with care. That is a shame, because when films delve into character and do it well, its a revelation. The camera...