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...s, in addition with the absence of Catherine Parr Traill, eliminates the idea of Morag having a saintly mentor, being Catherine Parr Traill, or looking up to while inwardly taunting Maudie for her handy work. For some reason, it was also decided to leave out Billy Joe, Jules’ friend and singing partner. This, in turn has a huge effect on the ending of the movie. Instead of Morag visiting Jules who is sick and dying, in the movie Jules comes to visit Morag and Pique at McConnell’s Landing. Thus, his death is only implied in the movie, whereas in the book it is explicitly stated when Billy Joe visits Morag and says QUOTE GOES HERE. Significant events are left out, and with it, parts of Morag’s character in the novel fall away. By leaving out these characters, we can no longer identify with Morag and the remaining characters as clearly and strongly as in the novel. Dan McRaith, the Scottish painter was also omitted from the movie, which caused a ripple effect throughout. This omission had substantial implications on the events and themes within the movie. Both the novel and the movie explore similar themes of love, the arts, identities, and discrimination. When reading the novel, all these themes are explored in depth until we as the reader can relate to and fully understand them. When watching the movie however, some of these themes are only touched upon or seem not to exist. Take for example, as mentioned before, the omission of McRaith’s character from the plot. By taking him out, the director also decided to erase Morag’s trip to England. This in turn takes away from the idea of Morag’s search for a place that she could call home, and an almost unquenchable thirst to learn of her ancestors. When you read the novel, you get the idea that eventually Morag realizes, no matter how far and how long she runs from Manawaka, it will always be her home. The thing is, in the novel she realizes this while she’s in Crombruach. However in the movie, she doesn’t go to Crombruach, thus it is unclear as to whether or not Morag has realized her true home and when she does so. By eliminating McRaith, they have undermined one of the prevalent themes in the original novel. McRaith was one of the greatest depictions of a...