Describe one your favorite film adaptations (like we did with The Scarlet Letter and Easy A). What did the adaptation change? What did it keep? Why? What issues are raised, are how do they relate to the specific time, audience, or culture? What does this tell you about the importance of reading a text with its context in mind?

One of my favorite film adaptations is Willy Wonka to Charlie and the Chocolate factory. They were both based off a book and ultimately have the same story line but both have noticeable differences. First, the titles are completely different. Willy Wonka is more of a broad title whereas Charlie and the Chocolate factory hints more of the story behind the movie that revolves around candy. It keeps the characters Charlie and Willy Wonka, but Charlie's family seems more poor in the newer movie than the old one. Its keeps the general story line and plot but Johnny Depp is Willy Wonka whereas the man in the older movie is much more elder. I believe the audience is intrigued by Johnny Depp playing Willy Wonka because he is such a notable actor and has played so many strange and quirky characters. The newer movie not only comes in better picture quality, but has heightened effects and drama to reflect with the rapidly growing technology of those in the movie business. I believe the story line of the book is classic, but the movies were remade to reflect the current cultures interests and modernism.

It is important to relate the text in which you are reading to which it was read. The whole story plot of Wuthering Heights would be different if Mr. Heathcliff could text over to Thrushcross Grange- and the thought of that makes my stomach turn. A book can be written in any past or present time, or even in the future- but i feel, as a reader, we need to put our mind set in the text in order for it to be the most effective and make sense. (There are a few exceptions, i.e. Shakespeare alluding to clocks before they were invented, but thats besides the point). Doing research on the culture and time frame of a book can really change/heighten the story line. (Can you imagine reading the Diary of Ann Frank and not knowing the horrors of the Holocaust...) But a good story line can always be altered to effected the changes of a culture, this isnt necessarily good or bad, just reality.