Speak
“Authors note:
I wrote this piece to demonstrate my understanding of
a Compare and Contrast Response.”
In the
book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and in the movie there are many
similarities and differences. Even though both books have the same plot there
are some events and details that are tweaked. Since some events that are in the
book are different than in the film some of the same events might be better in
the book than the film. Just because the film and novel have the same plot
there are still different details
One main event that is different in the book
and the movie is that when she gets raped in the book[IA1]
it is in the woods but in the movie she gets raped in a car. “We were on the
ground. When did that happen? “No.” This is when she gets raped in the book. Another
difference is that she
doesn’t go to Heather’s house at all during the movie [IA2] but
in the book she goes to her house a couple of times. Finally in the novel Melinda meats Heather in
the auditorium and in the movie Melinda meats Heather on the bus.
There
are also similar events in the book and movie as well. For example in the movie
and book she starts out the first day of school with a “new notebook, a skirt
she [I] hates, and a stomachache.”
Another similar event is that in art class she picks “tree” out of the
bin of slips and has to make it come alive by the end of the year. Finally both
in the movie and the book she tries as hard as she can to not speak.
In
conclusion the movie and the book are very much alike. The book and the movie
also have some differences to but you really need to have your brain tuned in
to find the differences. Overall even though they have some differences the
overall plot is the same so if you watch the movie or read the book you will
get the overall idea.
