Blog 21

I am still working on making my introduction stronger but this is the part of the essay that I would like a little more feedback on.

Recently there has been more of an interest in the connections between film and novels. Throughout the book, A Theory of Adaptation by Linda Hutcheon with Siobban O’Flynn, the authors discuss different theories of adaptation and exactly what adaptation is.  The book discusses different forms of adaptation with examples of novels to films, novels to stage, screenplay to novels, etc.  A Theory of Adaptation also discusses the appeal of adaptation and why it works and what the point of it really is.

What seems to be  missing in this book is how viewers view adaptation.  Yes, there are

discussions of  how each work or don't work but there isn't one big section set aside for the people who read a novel and see the film that it has been adapted into.  Hutcheon and O'Flynn did include an epilogue where  they do discuss how adaptation is perceived but to me, it isn't enough to help authors and adapters figure out the right way to adapt a work is.

In this paper, I will be discussing the connection of adaptation between novels and films by  focusing on how viewers of both feel how the works get adapted.  Whether they like or dislike how their favorite novel gets adapted into film.