The adaptation of my book

For the adaptations of my book, The Help, some adaptions that the filmmakers would have a hard with are the characteristics of the characters. It would be hard to get them right since their characteristics aren’t stated exactly in the book. You have to actually read the book and understand it to get the exact feel of how the characters act and what their personality is. You have to connect with them to somehow incorporate it into the movie. It is really important that the filmmakers get the characters personality or else it will make the movie all wrong because that is what the book follows. The book doesn’t just focus on one character, it focuses on three (Aibleen Clark, Minny Jackson, and Miss Skeeter Phelan). And in order to understand the characters, you have to know what their personality is. Some things that would have to be changed are the small scenes that aren’t as important and don’t really explain who the characters are, would have to be cut. One specific scene that has to be in the move for the adaptation to work is when Miss Elizabeth, who Aibleen works for, puts in a separate bathroom outside for Aibleen. This could not be changed because it shows what kind of controversy is going on during this time. Another scene that couldn’t be cut is when Minny gets a job for Miss Celia. This is an important scene because this is the first scene where you can see Minny’s sassiness and personality. It also shows how some (white) people didn’t back in this time didn’t agree with the terms of segregation, like Miss Celia. One other scene that couldn’t be cut is when Miss Skeeter asks Aibleen to interview for her new book idea. Miss Skeeter wants to ask her questions about what it’s like to work as a maid and how the family she works for treats her. But Aibleen is too scared and says no because she is afraid that she will get in trouble. This is an important scene because it shows how maids were too afraid to stick up for themselves even though they were being treated poorly by the people who they worked for.  One scene that isn’t as important is and would have to be cut is when Aibleen is talking to one her son’s old friends about the segregation laws. This isn’t as important and would have to be cut for the more important stuff. One other scene is when Aibleen is talking the two black men outside of Miss Elizabeth house. This isn’t as important because all it is showing is the two men working in the backyard on the new bathroom. But it this makes room for the more important scenes that explain the characters personality and what is going on during that time.