You will have noticed a number of differences between the film adaptation and the fiction inspiration for it. Let's use the occasion of writing (a special kind of struggle) to try to arrive at clarity in some depth about something that can initially be only partially clear. Doing this will put us on a better footing for small-group and whole-class discussion when we get together on Wednesday.
Working on the assumption that
both works might be moving and insightful each in its own right,
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That way of putting the task sets the aim and then directs
you to the foundation. It may be easier to think of it the other way
around:
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Here are some of the differences in basic facts that you might take as your starting point:
Shoot for at least a healthy paragraph. (But don't be upset if you're inspired to go on longer!)
Try to be as specific and concrete as possible in your reference to particular details of the two works. And explain your inferences about their implications. (Take a stab, too, at exploring the possible further implications of the implications that come easiest to mind.) Expect to spend at least a half an hour on brainstorming, organizing, and reformulating.
Don't beat yourself to death or tie yourself in knots over this, but try to arrive at an insight that you didn't have when you sat down to write. Do the best you can, but let's all be aware that perfection isn't possible -- especially in a half-an-hour on such a complicated bundle of issues.
Bring your final draft with you to class. It should be typed or printed out.
Expect to show it to 2 or 3 other students in your section, as the basis for small-group discussions that will then be the basis for whole-class discussion at the end of the hour.