Write an essay about The Long Goodbye as an adaptation of the novel in relation to this quotation: A successful adaptation balances the comfort of ritual and recognition with the delight of surprise and novelty, not only carrying the aura with it, but contributing to its continual expansion.

Write an essay about The Long Goodbye as an adaptation of the novel in relation to this quotation: A successful adaptation balances the comfort of ritual and recognition with the delight of surprise and novelty, not only carrying the aura with it, but contributing to its continual expansion.

Discuss the effects on the overall spirit of the original.
***Important: Go beyond noting “factual” changes such as how Roger Wade died or that the Wades lived by the ocean, not a lake, or that the opening of film was not a first meeting between Marlowe and Terry. Consider the way in which the film does or does not capture the “spirit” of the novel. Why or why not?

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