I personally liked the written story of “A Worn Path” better than the movie. I really did not notice many differences between the two. However, I felt that the story left more to my own imagination that did the film.
In both the book and movie, we see an old Negro woman walking from her home in the country to town. She is wearing the same clothing in the film as described in the story. She takes the same path and meets the same characters. Yet in the story, I am allowed to pick the shade of color of her red rag and the length of her dress. In my mind I picture Cleo, our old next-door neighbor, who used to work in her flower garden. I see the scarecrows from my Papa’s garden hanging from an old t-post with two broken brooms for arms, and papa’s old straw hat on top of his head. In the film, I see the sc
By reading the story, I draw my own conclusions about the emotions of the characters. I picture a look of fear or a tear of joy. I can picture the gaiety of the old lady as she dances with the scarecrow as though she was at a ball. I can see the look of determination as she stands face to face with the hunter as he cruelly tries to scare her by pointing his gun at her. And, I can see the longing on her face as she stares at the framed diploma on the doctor’s wall. It is not hard for me to pick my favorite when choosing between a movie and a book. In a book, I can be the hero. In a movie, one has already been chosen for me.
fall into the ditch after the black dog scares her. I remember when a big dog scared me once. I see two very different dogs – the one that scared me and the one I loved as a child. I p
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