Adaptation variation essay
For this assignment, you will analyze the shift in medium from one work to its adapted version. What rhetorical messages area sent by and/or within the adaptation? How does the message and/or its impact change? Why did the adaptation happen?
Some possible topics could be novels made into movies (Harry Potter), songs versus their music video (Childish Gambino’s This is America), comics made into movies (think DC or Marvel), Manga versus Anime (Attack on Titan), or a poem that inspired a particular piece of art (Lady of Shallot). Look to analyze character differences, age differences, color schemes, different endings,
The essay creates a clear picture of a specific adaptation and the source material for said adaptation, explaining the similarities and differences between the two and the influences represented in the adaptation.
