Term Papers on Lucky Jim

Term Paper Title	Lucky Jim
# of Words	544
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.18

Lucky Jim
     To contrast a film version of a book, one must always keep in mind that a film has to illustrate the
viewer’s mind, while a book allows the reader to use their imagination to color the story anyway they like.
For this very reason, movie versions of novels tend to over exaggerate the main points of the story, and
leave out some of the minute details that can give a story more depth of emotion.
     In Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim, the movie makes a blatant point of showing Jim Dixon as a
slapstick fool.  In the opening scene, which is not in the book, Jim is shown with his array of gadgets that
cast him in a childlike light.  Throughout the movie, Dixon is falling on the ground, and creating situations
that seem a little unbelievable.  In the book, Jim still falls prey to bad luck and unfortunate circumstances,
but the events are much more believable.  One of the most blatant uses of props to add a feeling to the
movie is the use of the dog.  No where in the book, does it mention a dog.  The only service the dog does to
the movie, is to tie in with the early filmmakers use of humor.  The next situation that is not in the book is
when Dixon is put in charge of the decorations for the ceremony, which by the way does not take place in
the book, and the flowers are taken up at the last minute ensuing a riot of mishaps when they walk through.
     The lecture on “Merrie England,” plays a large part in the movie version, but has a limited r...

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