Nathan Hunt
Comparative Analysis Up in the Air
English 102 Laura Cline
15 April 2012
Flying:
Time changes everything
Typical flying taking what you need in any amount
and cramming it into your carryon for your short business trip turns into a
thoughtful process of packing and limited items due to a devastating and
horrific historical event. Up in the Air,
a book about a typical businessman who travels for a living changes when turned
into a film due to a terrorist attack that effects the world of flying for
everyone in the United States. The idea of flying was a quick way to travel,
turning into an uneasy way to travel. The book and the film portray the
differences of economic times. In the book, the economic times were looking up,
whereas in the film the economic times showed the down spiral of business and
economics. In the book business was as usual with businessmen traveling for a
living and not worrying about landing or keeping their jobs. There were more
jobs if one got fired. In the film, the hardships that businessmen faced showed
the reality of the downturn of economic times. The main character in the book
and in the movie is also portrayed very differently. In the book, Ryan is
portrayed as a mainstream businessman living a dreary life. In the movie, Ryan
appears to love his job and lives a happy go lucky life. In the book, business
took priority over family relationships, whereas in the movie, family takes precedence.
References:
Kirn, Walter, 2001. Up in the Air. Random House, Inc.
Up in the Air. Dir. Jason Reitman. Perf. George Clooney. 2009. Film.
Up in the Air. Dir. Jason Reitman. Perf. George Clooney. 2009. Film.
You did a great job of summarizing the differences between the book and the movie, and touched on why, but didn't quite close the deal. I'm wondering if choosing one or two of the items and expanding on them might be easier than trying to cover all of them. It's a lot of material and these issues are really complex. I can't find anything in your statement that I could dispute. What usually helps me create a thesis is asking myself more "why" questions, if that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI like how you opened the paragraph to catch the reader's attention quickly. The way you also compared and contrast was simple and kept the reading easy. You have allot of options to cover as well and I wish you luck on that. The only problem i had on reading was the ending where you use "In the book" for two sentences in a row. Other than that I think you are good to go!
ReplyDeleteThey link you have is very insightful to the differences. Helps to see what others see that I may have missed. I do agree with Cindy on looking a little more at the why question because your thesis should have something that you argue about. Your contrast between the two formats is really great though. Good luck on the essay!
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a great job answering the questions of how the book and film are different.
ReplyDeleteThe way you explained some of your points were clear. Although, there are a couple places you could fix to make it flow a little better. Like many said above, make sure you thesis argues something. Overall, I thought you did a good job. Good luck on the rest of your essay!
Great job showing us the difference on the movie and the book. I think you nailed it when you describe how binghams character was portrayed so differently. I wasn't quite sure what your thesis statement was. My only constructive criticism would be to clairfy your argument you're making about why the two are so different. I would maybe adress why Binghams character was changed so much for the film version. But great post man, I really enjoyed it. And good luck on the essay!
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I thought that you did a good job with you post. I think that you understand the differences needed for this paper. I agree with you on pretty much all the distinct difference between the movie and the book. The core is still there but the difference between the movie Ryan and book Ryan are clear. I think you have the right idea her and where you want to go.
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