The original story the Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry in 1905 was adapted into a played out version by Sesame Street using puppets, Bert and Ernie. The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry is a story with a complicated, subtle theme and to really understand it you have to compare the two versions of the two stories. When we take a look at both of these stories one being a written story and the other being a video, we see that they are similar on some things with the main idea but also different in multiple ways. An examination of the two versions will reveal that there are several similarities with the same irony, but they do have some differences with the plot and the characters. There were many similarities in the written text and the screenplay, one being the situational and dramatic irony shared between them. Another example showing how both of the versions are similar is when Della was selling her things then cut her hair which was her prized possession to buy …show more content…
Another huge difference was that in the written version of the gift of the Magi when Jim and Della sold their prized possessions they didn't get them back, but in the screenplay version Bert and Ernie got their prized possessions given back to them. I got this information when Mr. Hooper came upstairs and gave Bert and Ernie Christmas presents with their prized possessions inside. In the screenplay version with Ernie and Bert they get different things given to them instead of combs and things for their watches, but in the written version Jim got Della combs, while Della was getting Jim something for his watch. The most obvious difference in the screenplay version was that both of the characters were men and they were friends, not like in the written version where it was a man and women who were
The underlying themes of the stories are l valid contrasts between the works. In some portions the themes are of the same facets, such as how in both books two men have a direct conflict between
One of the biggest similarities was that the movie followed very close to the book’s script. Sometimes it was so close that the dialogue in the book was repeated word for word by the movie characters. The sentence “Things are rough all over” was a quote said by Cherry Valance and was important in both the book and movie. Another quote that was monumental was “Nothing gold can stay” written by Robert Frost and said by Pony when he and Johnny were at the church. This poem explained that nothing good can last. Johnny told Ponyboy to “Stay gold” before he died. (Coppola, The Outsiders). Both the movie and book are saying that if one stays innocent, then their life will be a lot safer and easier. An example of this is that if Johnny hadn’t killed the Soc, he wouldn’t have had to run away. This way, they wouldn’t have started the fire in the church and Johnny would still be
There are many differences and similarities in the book, movie, and both. The book is some what different from the movie. There are many differences between the book and the movie. Like when PonyBoy and Johnny went to the movie theater Pony wished that he was big and buff like the guy in the movie.
There are many similarities presented to the audience between the movie and the novel. One
The movie and the story had some of the same characters but some weren't exactly the same. The movie introduced many different characters and changed some of the others. For example, the movie had the plant lady and had the mentor of Anderton as the founders of Precrime while in the book, Anderton was the only founder of Precrime. Also, Witwer wasn't blond he had black hair and Kapler wasn't named Kapler he was named Crow. In the story they had the red head Fleming who did not exist
There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is made into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
The last major difference was that George never hesitated to shoot Lennie in the movie and in the book it was very hard for him. After George shot Lennie, Slim came to comfort George and take him out for a drink.The characters in the novel and the movie had many differences. In the book George was shown to hate Curley with a passion. In the movie George didn’t seem to like Curley too much but he definitely didn’t hate him like in the book. In the movie Curley's wife seemed to be attracted to Lennie and enjoyed his presence because he was nice. In the book she talked to him only because she was amused by Lennie's stupidity.
Another similarity in the book and movie is that the characters have to go against their morals in order to decide what to do in certain situations. An example of this in the book is when Skip realises he would have to trespass and steal in order for him to keep himself and his friends alive. Or in...
One thing that happened in the movie and not in the book is when a window shatters it was Mr.Kraler trying to get into the business. The reason why Mr.Kraler had to break the window was because Peter forgot to unbolt the door. In the book/play when the window shatters it is a thief robbing Mr.Frank’s business, not Mr.Kraler. Another difference is in the movie Mrs. Frank burns a pan while she is making lunch which causes there so become smoke. In the book/play it doesn’t say anything about Mrs. Frank burning anything. The third difference is in the book/play it states that Peter and Anne go to Peter’s room to talk and get away from the adults. In the movie it shows that they go up to the attic where they kissed. There are many more differences, but these are just a few of
When you get to the beginning, middle, or end u realize they are both very different. The movie and book have a lot in common like they both have the same characters .
Some of the characters in the novel, like Lennie, are portrayed differently in the movie. In the novel, Lennie is said to be “a huge man” (2), but in the movie he isn’t very big, although he is bigger than George and some of the other characters. In the movie he is stronger and bigger than the others, but not to the extreme amount that the book portrays him to be. Also, Lennie is depicted as very mentally challenged, which is shown by the way he speaks. Whereas in the book, Lennie is said to have a mind of a young child instead of being disabled. As well as Lennie, Curley’s wife is represented a little bit differently. In the movie,...
The “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is a short story that has an interesting theme.
Since both the movie and the book focus on that one line, they are both more similar than different.
Moving onto the significant differences between the two. Imagery, body language, mood, and tone are all important literature elements that could be portrayed better in the film. This is due to the fact that the (written) play depends more on imagination. On the other hand, the film relies more on the audience’s senses. Tom's and Amanda relationship occurred to be stronger in the movie than it was explained in the play. The atmosphere in the movie is rather ill and boring than it is in the play. When it comes to lighting, it was more dim in the play to reflect a memory. In the film, it wasn't as dimmed because the memory could be reflected in different ways. Moreover, images, that were flashed in a screen device, did not exist in the film. In the movie, the atmosphere was more boring and ill than it was in the play.
In conclusion, these stories are very similar in many ways. Out of all the themes that could be used to compare the two, the most important ones are hatred, manipulation and hatred. Hatred is disliking some one or something and there are many characters that dislike each other. Manipulation is using your creativity to come up with a way to get someone to believe something that is not true. Lastly, jealousy, which is wanting something that someone else has and doing things to get it which is what Iago did in the play and Fernand did in the movie.