Because of Winn Dixie By Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn Dixie was released as a major motion picture movie in August of 2005. Movie story line is based on the book that shares the same title. The movie and book share similarities and at the same time some adaptations have been made to the picture. For instance the book and movie are both about a little girl named India Opal that finds a dog in a Winn Dixie store. The characters in the story are similar except for the landlord of the trailer park where India Opal lives with her father the preacher, book never mentions this person. Movie story line portrays the landlord as a man that does not want the dog on his premises, but by the end of the movie he changes his mind about Winn Dixie.
Movie and book also have another modification in the amount of information the preacher tells Opal about her mother. Preacher in the book tells Opal ten things about her mother the night she gets Winn Dixie, but in the movie she takes longer to work up the courage to ask him the question. Also the preacher was already at the party in the book when Winn Dixie runs away due to the storm. The movie has Opal running to their trailer and finding her father still at home. She later confronts him about coming to the party and her mother. Winn Dixie’s hiding place in the movie is also different.
The movie is suitable for children of all ages. Because of Winn Dixie is written for ages eight years old to adult. Movie and book will remind readers of how much a pet can influence the life of people it touches. The special bond, love, and story of Winn Dixie and Opal can remind people of special relationships they have shared throughout their life.
Wang, W. (2005). Because of Winn Dixie [Motion Picture]. Untied States: Twentieth Century
Fox Home Entertainment.
Image of book was copied from www.yahoo.com images on October 13, 2007.
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