Basically Meursault did not know the whole story himself thus sounding as though he didn't care. Scherr offers the conclusion that Meursault simply did not have all of the information. ... Scherr pointed out that there were many times throughout the book that mentioned Meursault as being intelligent. ... Scherr summed it all up when he said, at the end of his essay, that anyone who thought Meursault was insensitive or ignorant either did not read the book carefully or was mislead by simple sentence structure. ...

• Word Count: 650
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Stark contrasts exist between the description of the characters and emotional content between the book and the movie. ... In the book they make it seem like everything Rat says is exaggerated, but the movie does not stress that fact. ... In the book, one may not feel for Fossie. ... Therefore, due to the film's inability to give audiences more information about the characters, their role and their emotions, the novel is much more informative. ... "The place seemed to echo with a weird deep-wilderness sound-tribal music-bamboo flutes and drums and chimes," (O"Brien 109). ...

• Word Count: 1208
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Not all adaptations fare as well; in fact, critics literary and popular, often resort to the following complain: "it wasn't like that in the book". ... Description, narration, and represented thoughts of a novel must be transcoded into speech, actions, sounds and visual images. ... "Space is a medium of communication and the way we respond to objects and people within a given area is a constant source of information in life as well" (Gianetti, 2005:72) For example, dominance is indicated by space between people. ... Dialog, or spoken language is the second layer of sou...

• Word Count: 3105
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

The creation of the Feed has destroyed the concept of intelligence because of the useless information that they have instilled in many children. Throughout the book, we are told that the Feed offers a surplus of knowledge, all on a silver platter. This information comes from a feednet (an advanced form of the internet) that is connected to the majority of Americans. Although this sounds beneficial towards society and may seem like it can improve lives, the knowledge that is actually provided, decreases the intelligence of the people who utilize the device. ... The quick information access prov...

• Word Count: 962
• Approx Pages: 4

This makes Heathcliff sound worst and unforgivable for being on his own when the countryside is so exquisite and appealing to go out. ... This gives the information that it would be difficult to go outside out into the moors. ... The book makes you say this sharply and in a firm voice. He almost sounds like he wants to look as a nasty person to keep people away but really he can be agreeable when he explains his reasons. ...

• Word Count: 1562
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School