fandomhigh | Books vs Movies, Tuesday first period

"Good morning, class." Jon looked simultaneously wide awake and as if he hadn't slept. (Which, to be fair, he hadn't much.) "Those of you who haven't had me before, I'm Mr. Sims, and this is...well, a literature class, mostly, but also something I hope you'll find engaging.

"A lot of stories over the years have been written down and then made into films. Erm, for those of you not from this world or era, those are a method of recording and then showing stories visually. It's generally a process to move a story from written to filmed form, and changes are made for a variety of reasons. We're going to be reading a story each week, and then viewing a film that's been made from it, and we'll discuss the similarities and differences and what we think of them.

"Today, though, is for introductions. I should like to hear your names, which year you're in...erm, that is, in the school, although if you're from another year in time, that might be good to know, too...and if you have a favorite book or film or film made from a book."

He nodded at the first student to start.

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Introduce yourselves! Name, year in school, time/world/other pertinent information, favorite book, movie, or book movie.

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Liberty Hazlett

Kurt Wagner

"Ummm hi, I am Kurt Wager..." he said timidly, still feeling a little awkward with these class introductions and how obvious his accent could be at times. "I am a...." Kurt paused for a moment trying to think of the right word. "A freshman this year. I am from this world, though a different timeline/reality than a lot of others seem to be. I love to read, though most of the books I have read are German literature since that is where I am from. I do like Shakespeare and other classics and some high fantasy stories too. I like watching movies and have far too many favorites to try and choose from" he said with a slightly apologetic smile.

Josephine Jones

“Hello I’m Josephine Jones, I go by Jo though,” she added, “I’m a freshman and I’m from South West England, near Cornwall and it’s 1953 for me,” she said and paused, “Oh and I work at the library on Fridays,” she added snd then she had to think for a bit since she hadn’t read that many books or seen many movies, “um…I really like ~~meta for~~ The Wizard of Oz,” she eventually said, “both the book and movie,” it was one of the few cases where she had both read the book and watched the movie.

Oh, this class was much more in line with what Libby had been expecting out of a more worldly school (although the blossoming nurse within her couldn't help feeling terribly concerned about the state of their poor teacher), and it helped that both Jo and Kurt were there in the class with her, so unlike her class yesterday, she felt more like she could relax and be herself.

"Hello!" she said, and she would probably never really tire of the novelty of introducing herself to a classroom with absolutely no one she was related to in it! "My name is Liberty Hazlett, although most people just call me Libby, and I'm a sophomore. I guess I should say," her smile held the faintest traces of sheepish apology in it, "that the Bible's my favorite book, but, truth be told, I've probably read through all my ~~meta for~~ Narnia books just about nearly as much! My friend Zo also introduced me recently to the King of the Bracelet books, too, and those are just..."

She cut herself off, with a sort of sparkle in her wide eyes as she shook her head. "Oh, I'm just loving them, they're wonderful, and it turns out the authors of the two series actually knew each other and were inspired by each other, too! Isn't that just something else?

"Oh!" she added, because she realized she was doing it again, probably talking far too much, but she remembered there was a little more to Mr. Sims' question. "And my family doesn't actually have a TV, so I wouldn't know anything about the film side of this class, but I'm really excited to learn more...or anything, really!...about movies, especially based on books!"

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"Kurt." Jon made a mental note of the name that went with all that...blue. "Erm...the only German literature I know probably isn't anything you'd have read yet, so if you have any particular requests, let me know."

"Hello, Jo." Jon smiled at her. "That's actually a good example of a book and a movie. And both are classics."

"It's good to meet you, Libby," Jon said. "There are films made from all of those books. Quite a few from the bible, actually. We might do one later. And definitely one from the King of the Bracelets." He smiled. "I'm glad you enjoy the books. I hope you'll find some of the films worthwhile, too."

"Will do" Kurt said with a slight nod. "I am interested in learning more about other types of literature also."

"We'll be doing quite a few types here, so hopefully you'll find something you enjoy," Jon said.

Nell Ingram

"I'm Nell Ingram and I'm a senior," Nell said. "I can't say I have a favorite book, but I just read one called Man's Search for Meaning that I thought was awful interesting."

"Is, erm. That sounds like a philosophy book," Jon said. "I don't believe I've read it, if you'd like to tell us about it."

"It's basically about a man's experiences as a prisoner in a concentration camp during the Holocaust and then him trying to find a way to sort of overcome what he went through," Nell explained. "It's a tough book to read at times, but hopeful in the end."

"I imagine it would be," Jon said. He was making a mental note of it for himself. "I hope you find it...erm...inspiring, or useful, despite that."

"Oh, I did," Nell assured him. "To think that someone could go through all of that and still find hope and beauty? It was definitely inspiring."

"There are...well. Some people are just like that," Jon said.

He was not one of them.

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