Being There

BEING THERE ASSIGNMENT Choose a scene from the film version of Being There, which you feel was done especially well, so well that it portrayed exactly what the author wanted to express in that section of the novel. Explain in detail why you feel as you do, supporting your ideas with specific examples from both the novel and the film. In my opinion the scene in which Chance has the opportunity to meet the President …

…indulged in her sexual play, Chance watches TV instead of watching her and he suddenly starts to imitate the fitness exercises on the screen. He tries to stand straight on his head which even make EE burse into laughter. This scene shows me that no external force can break up the eternal spell that the TV has on Chance. Even his most natural male instincts are weak to draw his attention away from the screen.