Adaptation: Reminders & Talking Points for 10/10

1) Bring your copy of A Room with a View with three passages about a character or characters marked.

2) Bring your copy of Being There with two passages about TV marked.

3) Be prepared to discuss both books and the films based on them.

4) For A Room with a View, think about:
  a) How do you feel about Charlotte Bartlett? Why?
  b) How do you feel about Mr. Beebe? Why?
  c) Do you find the book funny? The film?
   
5) For Being There, think about:
  a) What does the ending mean?
  b) What does the title mean?
  c) What is the movie saying about television?
  d) What is the movie saying about politics?