Novel Vs Movie

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Write an essay explaining how the physical appearance of three main characters in the film match or don’t match the descriptions in the novel.
Write an essay explaining three significant differences between the novel and the film. In the end, you should judge whether the novel or the film is better.
Write an essay about a conflict in the story and explain how the inciting force, complication, and resolution is treated in the novel and in the film. Be sure to highlight the different effects of reading about a conflict and of seeing it on a screen.

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