Ragtime Essay
Ragtime is an outstanding novel. However, it is an embarrassing and pathetic film that lacks detail that is contained in the book. The director should have changed the name of the film because it does not resemble the book at all. The book has a wonderful story line, characters, and a complex plot, none of which exist in the film. The film starts out with flashes of real newspaper scrolls of very significant people that were represented in the book quite often. Yet in the film, the viewer would never or rarely see these characters. The next scene tried to give the viewer suspense by showing ballroom dancing but was insignificant. The book contained an in-depth portrayal while the film was superficial. The characters are very important in the novel while the film was only based on one person. The film expressed the novel through Coalhouse Walker’s eyes. It was not only about a black man fighting for his dignity but one man fed up with the world. Many historical figures were left out, possibly because Coalhouse never encountered them. In the film Houdini (for the most part) wa
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Harry Thaw, , Coalhouse Evelyn, Evelyn Nesbit, Coalhouse Walker’s, Mother Father’s, Pole Brother’s, Henry Ford, novel film, Emma Goldman, Philadelphia Nesbit’s, book father, book film, story line, film book, film novel, film viewer, found film,
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Approximate Word count = 731
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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