Hot Tin Roof Comparison

Books and movies are two completely different mediums in which audiences can enjoy a story. They seem different when one thinks about it, and it is true. Numerous points come to mind when we contrast a volume and its featured motion picture. However, both have several similarities than neutralize the differences. Take The Outsiders for instance, a novel by author S.E. Hinton in 1967 that was turned into a film in 1983.

The Auteur Theory, a theory formulated by François Truffaut states the idea that the true author of a film is the director. The Auteur Theory revolves around how the director leaves an implicit mark on the film and because of this cinematic, literary, or thematic signature or motif, they are credited as the author of the film. While there are numerous people involved in the production of a film, with some directors it is truly prominent who can be described as the author of the film such as with Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks, renown comical director and screenwriter is one instance of the undeniability of the Auteur Theory. Despite Mel Brook’s complete involvement in his films, writing, co-writing, directing, and even starring in many of his films,

In the book The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi W. Durrow, is centered around the main characters and their efforts of defining what family means. Due to the traumatizing event that happened to them, their unfamiliar environment and, the image that society has label onto them, which led the main characters to question themselves what does family means. Both of the protagonist in the story suffers from the traumatizing event that had happened to them by the cause of their family. When Rachel was still a child, her mother always told her that she will always be there to protect Rachel, however, that was not the case. Rachel's mother pushed Rachel and her siblings off a 9 story building.

But in the movie, she denies that this ever happened. This gives Brick’s distaste for Maggie less justification in the movie version. Again this is because of the Motion Picture Production Code which said that special care had to be given to how marriage was treated.

In the play the author expresses, “Walter(doubled with laughter)’Mama you look ready to go out and chop you some cotton for sure” (28) while him and the family are all having fun and messing around. The quote proves just how happy Walter truly is with his family and how happy the family makes him. Mama also states in the

(Act 1, Scene 1). Through the quote, it suggests that women should be ignorant about the world, and calling “baby” instead of her name shows the inferiority of the women to men. In addition, Walter is expected to be the head of the family; Mama says, “It ain’t much, but it’s all I got in the world and I’m putting it in your hands. I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be” (Act 2, Scene 2).

When the family is on the trip, they pass a little black boy with no pants on, and the grandmother says, "little niggers in the country don't have things like we do" (398). This is just one instance where the grandmother shows how judgemental she is. She did not know anything about the boy or his family, but continued to talk bad about people who live in the country. After the wreck and being discovered by the Misfit, the grandmother knows she is in trouble and begins telling the Misfit

Behind each movie lies the meaningful aspects and significant features worth noticing. All movies and books can be carefully examined and interpreted. Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor provides a new view on interpreting literature. In the novel, Foster identifies and analyzes common patterns, themes, and motifs found in literature, many of which are also present in Disney’s film, Maleficent. This movie showcases several of his ideas, including quests, flight, geography, and symbolism.

In it; it talks about how the book was able to disturb generations to come. The novel is not only taught in English classes, a powerful example of early twentieth-century

This creates an initial interest in the audience, but Arthur Miller has to continue to add new and exciting material to keep the audience interested. The author takes an authorial intrusion to better

Knowles makes the vision the reader grasps of every character sharp and in focus. A Separate peace goes in depth to every character to give them a specific identity. Throughout the book Knowles brings up key qualities of each character to make the situation different. As a reader follows the story the identity of the character develops further and further. By doing this the author leaves the reader always wanting

Mendacity, untruthfulness or deceit, regardless how you call it, it is something that silently governs over all of our lives and our actions. Tennessee Williams ' play „Cat on a Hot Tin Roof“ brilliantly illustrates people 's willingness to do almost anything to achieve what they want by any means, even if this goal is achieved by degrading themselves or lying to others. Mendacity is a core theme of this play, brilliantly showing what are people really like and what are some capable of. Anyway, not all characters act the same, but purpose and message of the play, above all, is to show real corruptness of human mind.

Tennessee Williams critically acclaimed play Cat On a Hot Tin Roof explores the mendacity that arises from the wealth and greed of the Pollitt family in the 1950s as well as the damage it causes to the relationship between husband and wife and father and son. The damaged relationships and mendacity by wealth are reflected throughout the adaptations of the play, particularly in the film directed by Richard Brooks. In exploring how the meaning of a texts changes when the form of a text changes, it is worth mentioning how Cat On a Hot Tin Roof meaning is altered by Richard Brooks adaption. The meaning of Brook’s adaption intended to enable a critique of wealth and it’s inability to replace love and happiness as well as it’s inability to hide

Through stage directions, William displays, Big Daddy’s longing for a special companionship with Brick, using physical affection to do so. He breaks the stereotypes by having an uncomfortable and sensitive conversation with Brick about his sexuality. Additionally, he shows

Unbeknownst to him, he is dying of cancer, and is having Goopers children shoved in his face to win over the plantation over Brick. He is also struggling with living with his wife, a woman he can’t stand, and the growing alcoholism of Brick. It is revealed he has never truly shown love to Gooper and his family, and Big Daddy and Big Mama always viewed Brick as their only son. Big daddy has the conflict between creating a will and giving the plantation to a son he doesn’t love or Brick, an alcoholic and his childless wife, or giving it to nobody. In the end is it revealed he is in fact dying of cancer and another lie is created by