Film Adaptation

Part A

I have read the novel: "Eragon." I later saw the film of the same name. I would have to say that the plot of the book was completely raped, mutilated, and murdered. My reasoning for my proclamation is that the time line of the book was accelerated far too greatly, many parts of the story were altered - Which I know by reading the other books in the series that by altering what happened in the first book, the plot of the next three books would have to be changed completely. Some things were left out, for example, one of the characters in the book had a sword in his possession which he had not in the movie. That made absolutely no sense to me.
Overall I absolutely abhorred the film adaption of Eragon, however I thoroughly enjoyed the books in the series. 

Suspense

A suspenseful moment in my novel was when the protagonist reads a line of poetry to a group of women who were visiting him and his wife. These women had never read books or any form of literature in their lives, for in this novel, books have been prohibited by the government. When he finishes reading this, the women are visibly distressed by the content of the poetry. One of them state that she will never step foot in his house ever again. Montag, (the protagonist) responded with the following which created suspense for me.
"Go home." Montag fixed his eyes upon her, quietly. "Go home and think of your your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozen abortions you've had, go home and think of that and your damn Caesarian sections, too, and your children who hate your guts! Go home and think of how it all happened and what did you ever do to stop it? Go home, go home!" He yelled. "Before I knock you down and kick you out the door!"
This created suspense by the reader reading with growing anticipation for what the reaction of the women would be. From the point of view of the reader, (who sees Montag as the only normal character in the book) him saying all of that to the woman would be sure to provide some foreshadowing as to that the relations between them will soon deteriorate. The mood is also very serious and somewhat hostile because of the argument which took place prior to the women exiting the house.

Character Traits

The protagonist in my novel is, in my opinion, open-minded because unlike his fellow mortals in this book, he wonders about the possibility of books being legal in the past and a fireman's job not being to burn books.

"Montag hesitated. 'Was-was it always like this? The firehouse, our work? I mean, well, once upon a time...'

'Once upon a time!' Beatty said. 'What kind of talk is that?'"

As the quote shows, Beatty is not very open to questioning the way things are, unlike Montag. (Montag is the protagonist.)
 Another character trait for him could be that he is determined.  He needed Faber to help him understand what books mean. When Faber refused, he grabbed a Bible and began to rip pages out of it until Faber agreed to help him. (Pages 88-89)
He is persistent because even when his leg is injured, and when the mechanical hound is chasing him, he keeps running, until the hound doesn't know where it is. (pages 122-124)
He is curious, because he begins to wonder why the Bible is so important (pages 88-89)

Point of View

My novel is told from the third person's limited point of view. I think that the author chose this point of view because because he believes that only the thoughts and feelings of the main character are important for the reader to know. And because he is the one of the only ones who experiences changes in his thought pattern. If I had the choice, I would not change the point of view because I believe that for this specific novel, third person limited is the best. It invokes a feeling of suspense in the reader, for he/she would not know what the other person would be thinking.

Stock Characters

The character is a man named "Aziz." The film is "True Lies." In this film, the audience is told that Aziz is part of a terrorist group, which he is a leader of. The film shows him, being Arab, muslim, and part of a terrorist organization) to be cruel, murderous, beleiving his terrorist actions to be right. All these fit perfectly with the stereotypical Arab in American movies. With this stereotype, the audience assumes that the other men in this organization (which are in the movie) to not be very different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B7HG8_xbDw

Mood in the introduction

The mood that is being created in the beginning of this book is one of destructiveness. My justification for this is that it is written from the perspective of one who enjoys burning things while he is burning something. He describes it as something that he always desires to do and it creates a destructive mood for the reader for that reason. By destructive mood I mean a mood that shows that the protagonist is feeling destructive. 

"It was a pleasure to burn." Page 3 - first sentence of the story

"Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame." Page 4

"With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." Page 3 

After reading the first two pages I wanted to go burn something. I think that says a lot.