Post 6: Readicide

I think that Readicide is a big problem at schools. Teachers teach out of fashion, old style books that nobody will use in their future. These books just bore kids and make them not want to read. You also don’t get to go at your own pace which is a big bother. They expect kids who can’t read fast to finish or kids that are quick readers to wait behind. Not only that, but you have to do homework and take tests on the books which makes it even worse to read. Students also don’t get a choice or say in what to read, they aren’t exposed to new literature. Nobody talks in Shakespearean language anymore. It’s the 21^st century!

I think we should add more genre fiction to the reading list because once again, nobody will use literary fiction in their life. Students should be exposed to 21^st century writing styles. If a student were to write a book, I bet that nobody would read it if the student wrote it like Shakespeare. They would read it if it were a mystery novel or realistic fiction or any genre fiction. If teachers teach book that kids like then they will be more involved in class, they will read the book, and do the homework. But if it is some old, boring book no student will want to read it. I also think the class will be for fun if the students are allowed to read 21^st century books. When the class is fun, students pay more attention, do the homework, and get more involved. Then they will get better grades.

I don’t think genre fiction is less worthy. In fact I don’t think any book is less worthy than any other book. Books are books. Certain people write them for a reason and certain people read them for a reason. I just think that literary fiction cannot be taught in school anymore because of its content. Genre fiction keeps the readers alive and in the present.  

Post 5: Book Adaptation

The book I am reading is Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. I think a character that would be hard to portray would be Pat. The mental part of him would be so hard to capture in the movie and you would have to have really good facial expressions.

The first that is essential to the movie would be when Pat and Tiffany meet. They met when Pat's high school friend, Ronnie and his wife Veronica, invited him to dinner. Veronica's sister was Tiffany and she was at the dinner. Pat learns that Tiffany's husband Tommy just passed away and she is depressed. This is a really important because it is the first time that Pat and Tiffany make a connection.

The second scene that I think is important is the dance recital. Pat and Tiffant have been practicing for a long time and they finally get to perform their dance to everyone. All of their friends and family come and this makes Pat really happy. They perfectly execute their performance and everyone claps for them. I think this is an important scene because it is one of the happies moments.

The third most important scene is when Pat finds out what happened with Nikki, why he was in the mental insititution, and when he went to go see Nikki. This is really important because it is like the conclusion. Pat finds out what happened in his past and that is what the entire book is about. He found out what happened with him and Nikki and that is important because Nikki is what kept him going. He also goes to see Nikki without talking to her and this brings him closure. This allows Pat to finally get over Nikki so it is really important.

Something I would cut out of the movie is the part when Pat works out. You can show it once or twice but you don't need to show it a lot. In the book it repeats over and over again and gets very boring. I don't that they need to show it that many times because it isn't as important as other scenes. Another scene I would cut out would be when Pat and Tiffany rehearse for the dance. The author writes the same thing over and over again. and I get very bored and end up skipping over it. In the movie they only have to show them practice like two times and then we will get the point.