today i re read girl, interrupted. I also recently saw the movie and can now compare them. Girl interrupted is about a young, 20 year old woman in the 1970s in the middle of the Vietnam war. Susannah Kaysen is an independent woman that goes about her bussiness everyday and has a passion for writing. One day, after taking 50 advil she sits in a therapists office as she is told that she is being shipped off the the nearest mental hospital.
There, susannah meets lisa and other friends. Susannah is played by Winona Ryder, an experienced actress who portrays Susannah, who was also to author of the book. Lisa, the most crazy person in the mental instituion, being a sociopath is played by Angelina Jolie. Although most of the characters are played by good actors, is plot is changed.
The movie is mostly circled around Susannah actually getting out of the Institution. However the book is focused more on susannah and her character. About half the book, susannah is out of the instituon but in the movie, she gets out at the very end. Personally, I think the book expresses susannah well, just like the author wanted.
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