Everyday Use, comparing and contrasting the short story of Alice Walker, to the short movie.

Sameer Bhavnani Professor Bachmann English 39 - Film Literature 3 - 25 - 04 Everyday UseOvich Alice Walker wrote a short story called "Everyday Use," based on her life as an African in early America. The story was made into a short film that followed the theme (African-American culture) of the story by keeping the plot, settings, conflict/climax, and characters the same. However, the story and short film differ in dialogue and point of view. "Everyday Use," short …showed first 75 words of 1117 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1117 total…whole story but still having to retain the plot, theme, and basic character's orientations. The things adjusted by the director were for the purpose of the film; by what he felt would make it more entertaining to viewers and acceptable by the film community (keeping the specific genre). Overall, the movie and text gave a different perspective of the story, one being Mama's view (the text), and the other being a spectator view (the film).