Imagine what it would be like being held in captivity in a 10’x10’ room and not being to be able to leave for seven years. In the book Room by Emma Donoghue, Joy Newsom had that terrifying experience. The book and movie adaption were similar in many ways, but the movie did leave out some main ideas. One of the most important things to keep the same was the age of Joy’s child, Jack. He was five and it was important to keep it that way because of his way of speaking, everything has its own proper name and he greets them every morning saying “good morning wardrobe, good morning sink” etc. Another similarity was the life that joy had built for son even though he didn't see daylight until he was five, the had lots of activities and rituals including
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In the book, Joy had a girl before Jack that ended up being a stillbirth, and the reason that she wanted her kidnapper “Old Nick” to take jack to somewhere with trees because she didn't want jack to be buried with her other child, but in the movie it was because she would “feel” his presents around her. “Don't just bury him here, i'll feel him. Take him somewhere far, somewhere with trees, somewhere nice” (296). Joy was asking Old Nick to take “desist” Jack somewhere far away so jack has a chance to escape the truck. Another interesting difference is Ma is two years younger in the movie than in the book. In the movie she is 17 living with her parents and in the book she is 19 and in college. I think that they made her younger so it was more dramatic and heartbreaking for her parents to have her go missing because she still lived with them. The final difference that I thought was important to include is that Ma and Jack lived with their parents. In the book, Ma and Jack moved straight into their own individual apartment. I think it was better for Jack and Ma to be living in grandma and leo’s house, Jack was able to feel secure, loved, cared about, and he got the support he needed. especially when Ma tried to commit suicide. He had his family to look over him instead of strangers. Although the movie did leave some key details, I would still prefer it to the book because it was a lot shorter.
In the book, Joy had a girl before Jack that ended up being a stillbirth, and the reason that she wanted her kidnapper “Old Nick” to take jack to somewhere with trees because she didn't want jack to be buried with her other child, but in the movie it was because she would “feel” his presents around her. “Don't just bury him here, i'll feel him. Take him somewhere far, somewhere with trees, somewhere nice” (296). Joy was asking Old Nick to take “desist” Jack somewhere far away so jack has a chance to escape the truck. Another interesting difference is Ma is two years younger in the movie than in the book. In the movie she is 17 living with her parents and in the book she is 19 and in college. I think that they made her younger so it was more dramatic and heartbreaking for her parents to have her go missing because she still lived with them. The final difference that I thought was important to include is that Ma and Jack lived with their parents. In the book, Ma and Jack moved straight into their own individual apartment. I think it was better for Jack and Ma to be living in grandma and leo’s house, Jack was able to feel secure, loved, cared about, and he got the support he needed. especially when Ma tried to commit suicide. He had his family to look over him instead of strangers. Although the movie did leave some key details, I would still prefer it to the book because it was a lot shorter.