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English Language and Literature

Claremont Colleges

2014

Literature

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Analysis Of Character Translations In Film Adaptations Of Popular Literature, Emmanuel Camarillo Jan 2014

Analysis Of Character Translations In Film Adaptations Of Popular Literature, Emmanuel Camarillo

CMC Senior Theses

A brief look at the history of film adaptation studies and its terminology. Character differences between a piece of literature and it's film version are compared in three separate case studies. The film adaptations of a graphic novel, a classic novel, and a play are analyzed on the basis of the changes made to specific characters within their respective stories and the effects of those changes on the overall outcome of the film.