I don’t think genre fiction is less worthy than literary
fiction. They are two different types of fiction, but both worthy all the same.
To me genre fiction is much more enjoyable than literary fiction. I would enjoy
English classes so much more if they taught a fifty/fifty split of genre and
literary fiction. By doing this students will want to keep reading because they
know there is an equal balance of what they like to read and what they hate to
read. I think it would be really cool if English reading assignments were
similar to best sellers. Give students a list of books for literary fiction and
allow them to choose what book interests them and then create tests that apply
to themes in all books. For genre fiction you could give students a list and
then create a project that applies to all the books on the list. This is giving
students a fifty /fifty shot of enjoying what they are reading for school. I do
not think that literary fiction is always relevant to our culture. Given, there
are some books that have relatable themes, but I just don’t think every book in
the literary fiction world applies to the current culture. I don’t think it is
preparing kids for the job market they are about to enter. How is a story about
a sulking teenager going to prepare someone to work at P&G? Or the story of
a man who struggles being and African American going to help someone be a CEO?
While the struggles these characters face was relevant at their time, it isn’t
really now. I personally better identify with the struggles of a girl trying to
find herself better than anything, and
for most current genre fiction heroines, this is their central struggle. While
all this is a matter of opinion, mine is that we should teach genre fiction as
well as literary fiction.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Post 5: Adapting My Book
I have seen the movie adapted from my book P.S. I Love You, and I think it is fantastic. I really like the decisions the director made and mine will be similar.
I think it is very important to include one scene of Holly grieving. It sets the tone for the movie and it will allow viewers to know her life could only go up from where she is at. I know the way this is done in the movie is by showing Holly and her husband together before he dies and then Holly alone grieving. I, myself, would probably start with holly at his funeral then move on to show flashbacks of them together that are written in the book. One of the scenes that is a flashback I would find necessary to show is the scene of them fighting over the lamp and who has to turn it off. It plays a key part in how Holly learns to deal with Gerry's death. The letters. It is extremely important that all of the letters Holly recieves are shown in the movie, but mainly the first letter. I would show this for sure because this is how Holly as a character starts to evolve.
There are several things from the book that I would have to leave out. The other is overly descriptive with every letter. One thing I would cut out is the description of everly little minor detail of Holly's actions and thoughts. I would only keep the major subplot and plot descriptions. Another thing is I would cut out Denise. While she is one of Holly's best friends, she doesn't have an impact on the plot like Holly's best friend Sharon. So there is no need to really keep her in the story.
.jpg)
I think it is very important to include one scene of Holly grieving. It sets the tone for the movie and it will allow viewers to know her life could only go up from where she is at. I know the way this is done in the movie is by showing Holly and her husband together before he dies and then Holly alone grieving. I, myself, would probably start with holly at his funeral then move on to show flashbacks of them together that are written in the book. One of the scenes that is a flashback I would find necessary to show is the scene of them fighting over the lamp and who has to turn it off. It plays a key part in how Holly learns to deal with Gerry's death. The letters. It is extremely important that all of the letters Holly recieves are shown in the movie, but mainly the first letter. I would show this for sure because this is how Holly as a character starts to evolve.
There are several things from the book that I would have to leave out. The other is overly descriptive with every letter. One thing I would cut out is the description of everly little minor detail of Holly's actions and thoughts. I would only keep the major subplot and plot descriptions. Another thing is I would cut out Denise. While she is one of Holly's best friends, she doesn't have an impact on the plot like Holly's best friend Sharon. So there is no need to really keep her in the story.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)