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Compare/Contrast Essay The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is the life story about a woman who lived a hundred years in Louisiana. It starts at the reconstruction era working its way to the civil rights movement. Both the book and movie adaption follow very similar storylines, however there are notable differences. One of the first scenes of conflict in the book is when there is a group of newly freed slaves camping in the woods and Patrollers attack and kill all but Jane and Ned, who survive by hiding in the bushes. When the Patrollers leave, Jane and Ned come out of hiding to see that Ned’s mother has been murdered as well as her baby. Jane removes the baby and thinks to bury it, but puts the baby back in Laura’s vacant arms. In the movie this scene is in a barn, where Jane and Ned hide behind a wooden pallet. In the barn you see Laura fighting off the Patrollers with a large stick. When Jane and Ned see Laura they leave, there is no circumstance with the baby. When Jane grows up she meets a man named Joe Pittman on Coronel Dyes Plantation, who becomes her husband. Once they had been living together for a while, they decide to move to a horse ranch. When they let …show more content…
There Jane begins to have dreams of Joe dying. Then a new horse is brought to the ranch. In the book it is a black stallion that Jane has had recurring dreams about. She goes sees a voodoo lady about these dreams and the voodoo lady confirm that Joe will be killed by the horse. The next morning Jane goes out and releases the Stallion, Joe comes out and sees this and ends up chasing the horse. A group of men follow him, then later come back confirming Joes death. In the movie the stallion is white, which I feel like draws from the intensity of the animal. Joe chases the horse, but no group of men follow. The announcement of his death is done by the horse running back on the ranch, dragging Joe’s body behind
Compare/Contrast Essay The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is the life story about a woman who lived a hundred years in Louisiana. It starts at the reconstruction era working its way to the civil rights movement. Both the book and movie adaption follow very similar storylines, however there are notable differences. One of the first scenes of conflict in the book is when there is a group of newly freed slaves camping in the woods and Patrollers attack and kill all but Jane and Ned, who survive by hiding in the bushes. When the Patrollers leave, Jane and Ned come out of hiding to see that Ned’s mother has been murdered as well as her baby. Jane removes the baby and thinks to bury it, but puts the baby back in Laura’s vacant arms. In the movie this scene is in a barn, where Jane and Ned hide behind a wooden pallet. In the barn you see Laura fighting off the Patrollers with a large stick. When Jane and Ned see Laura they leave, there is no circumstance with the baby. When Jane grows up she meets a man named Joe Pittman on Coronel Dyes Plantation, who becomes her husband. Once they had been living together for a while, they decide to move to a horse ranch. When they let …show more content…
There Jane begins to have dreams of Joe dying. Then a new horse is brought to the ranch. In the book it is a black stallion that Jane has had recurring dreams about. She goes sees a voodoo lady about these dreams and the voodoo lady confirm that Joe will be killed by the horse. The next morning Jane goes out and releases the Stallion, Joe comes out and sees this and ends up chasing the horse. A group of men follow him, then later come back confirming Joes death. In the movie the stallion is white, which I feel like draws from the intensity of the animal. Joe chases the horse, but no group of men follow. The announcement of his death is done by the horse running back on the ranch, dragging Joe’s body behind