Compare/Contrast Paper: Rough Draft

Introduction ParagraphSentence 1: Hook (quote, question, fact, or vivid description)Sentences 2, 3 & 4: Plot summary (summarize the Perseus myth – Atlas, Medusa, Sea Monster, and Wedding)Sentence 5: Thesis Statement (look at examples)

In 1946, director David Lean made a movie versionof Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations. Boththe book and the movie are set in England. The novel tells the story of a young apprentice named Pip. Amysterious and unnamed supporter gives Pip moneyso he can become a gentleman in London. He liveswith a rich old lady, receives a large sum of money foran annual allowance, and is popular among the rich. Then he finds out who his real supporter is and it is ashock. The book and movie are similar in characters, story,and setting, however, the movie is different from the bookbecause it leaves out certain characters, is told mostly through dialogue and not narration, it ends in adifferent way, and some settings are added.

Paragraph 2: ComparisonSentence 1: topic sentenceHow are characters, plot, & setting

ALIKE?Sentence 2: Detail (proof) from book &

movie of how characters are ALIKESentence 3: Detail, (proof) from book &

movie of how plots are ALIKESentence 4: Detail (proof) from book &

movie of how settings are ALIKESentence 5: Conclusion (summarizes

paragraph 2)

As might be expected, the main characters, plot, and setting for the novel and movie version of GreatExpectations are very similar. For example, thecharacters Pip and Estella are still friends in both, and they meet when Pip is introduced at a party given byMr. Pockets. In addition, the main storyline is the same because Pip tells Magwitch his daughter is Estella and he also saves Miss Haversham from a house fire. In both the book and novel, Pip is raised inEngland and also goes to serve in a job for Mr. Herbertin Cairo. To sum up, the novel and movie version of Great Expectations are similar because the maincharacters names are the same, the main story is unchanged, and the main settings are described the same.

Paragraph 3: ContrastSentence 1: topic sentenceHow are characters, plot, & setting

DIFFERENT?Sentence 2: Detail (proof) from book &

movie of how characters are DIFFERENT

Sentence 3: Detail, (proof) from book & movie of how plots are DIFFERENT

Sentence 4: Detail (proof) from book & movie of how settings are DIFFERENT

Sentence 5: Conclusion (summarizes paragraph 3)

On the other hand, some characters from the novel Great Expectations are left out of the movie, some of the plot is changed, and some settings in the movie version are not in thenovel. The characters of Orlick and Pip’s tutor are left out of themovie, while the characters Mrs. Bramble, a neighbor, and Mr. Hendrick, Pip’s lawyer, are added to the movie. As opposed tothe novel, the plot is different because Estella never gets married, Pip discovers his financial supporter in a different way,and Pip never apologizes to his friend Joe. Similarly, severalsettings are added to the movie version including BramgatePrison, the town of Barnard, and Jolly Bargeman pub, but Pip’s hometown of Kent is left out. All in all, the change in characters, the difference in the story, and the additionallocations in the movie version do not change the main idea ofthe novel.

Paragraph 4: ConclusionSentence 1: restate thesis statementMUST use different words from 1st

paragraphSentence 2: Summarizes how

characters, plot, & settings are ALIKESentence 3: Summarizes how

characters, plot, & settings are DIFFERENT

Sentence 4: State whether you liked story or movie best

Sentence 5: Explain WHY you liked story or movie best

Although the characters, plot, and settings inthe novel Great Expectations are similar to the movie, these same story elements are changedin the movie, which makes the movie seembetter. The main characters of Pip and Estella staythe same, Pip still finds out the name of hisbenefactor, and the story still takes place in Victorian England in both the novel and themovie. In contrast, Estella never marries andcharacters are added, the ending between Pip andEstella is different, and locations in England arealso added in the movie version. In my opinion,the movie version is much better than the originalnovel. Even though I enjoyed reading the novel, the

plot inthe movie was easy to understand, and the characters didn’t act as mean or snobby compared to the book.