Everyday Use, comparing and contrasting the short story of Alice Walker, to the short movie.

Sameer Bhavnani Professor Bachmann English 39 - Film Literature 3 - 25 - 04 Everyday UseOvich Alice Walker wrote a short story called "Everyday Use," based on her life as an African in early America. The story was made into a short film that followed the theme (African-American culture) of the story by keeping the plot, settings, conflict/climax, and characters the same. However, the story and short film differ in dialogue and point of view. "Everyday Use," short …

…whole story but still having to retain the plot, theme, and basic character's orientations. The things adjusted by the director were for the purpose of the film; by what he felt would make it more entertaining to viewers and acceptable by the film community (keeping the specific genre). Overall, the movie and text gave a different perspective of the story, one being Mama's view (the text), and the other being a spectator view (the film).