TWTShawn

You are to select a scene that you really liked in the novel and compare it to the movie we watched in class. If your favorite scene was not in the movie then you must select another that is included in both the novel and the movie. You will begin to list the similarities and the differences. Write a paragraph or two using details to include the items you listed showing their likeness and differences. Tell me why you liked the particular part of the novel/movie so much.

Pick another scene that you didn't like in the novel/movie and tell me why you didn't using details from their similarities or differences.

My favorite scene in the novel That Was Then, This Is Now, was the part after Mark and Bryon hustle the Texans. It was almost identical in the movie. The scene begins after Bryon and Mark hustle these two guys known as "the Texans" at a game of pool. The Texans owe Mark and Bryon like sixty dollars. It was closing time and when Charlie told Mark and Bryon to leave he said to be careful. Mark and Bryon walked down the street a little ways and then turned down an alley. They met the Texans who had been waiting on them to come. In the movie one of them grabbed Mark and held a gun to him. He told Mark and Bryon that they were going to teach them a lesson about hustling people. Just when everything looked hopeless, Charlie was at the end of the alley with a sawed-off shotgun. He told the Texan to put down the gun and let the boys go. They did as they were told but, Mark accidentally took Charlie's attention away by telling him to fire away. As soon as Charlie looked away, the other Texan shot at them. Charlie fell down and Mark picked up the shotgun and shot at the Texans, but missed every time. Bryon yelled to Mark that Charlie had been shot in the head and was dead. There weren't many differences in that scene. One difference was that in the book Charlie jumped on top of Bryon instead of just falling down like he did in the movie.

The scene I didn't like was when the movie first starts. It begins with Mark and Bryon driving around in a car they just stole. I think it was Mark who had hotwired it. However in the book, Mark and Bryon were at charlie's bar. Mark wanted a beer but was denied due to the plainclothesmen that hang around. Mark orders 2 Cokes and Charlie reminds him that he owes him $3.00. When they leave, they go to meet M&M. The scene is way different.

Very good detail and structure in your writing on the comparisons and contrasts. Favorite 98 and least 98. CP