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Tommy Buri

Translation Essay

ENG 2400 (Professor Scanlan)

March 30, 2022

New Boy film vs text

Introduction (includes a summary of the story and emphasizes what type of Chair’s translation it is)

Films are always enjoyable to watch whether it’s action, suspenseful, or horror films. Although all films deal with a different set of characters and stories there are multiple times where it is a reincarnation of a story written in text or in a comic style. Most of these films aren’t fully translated word for word from their predecessor. A current example would be the film New Boy which is a traditional translation of the short story “New Boy” written by Robby Doyle. The story revolves around Joseph’s experience as a refugee going to a new school in Ireland with kids he has never met before. He encounters the students, and the issues begin as to them he is a new boy in their class. As a result, the film and text share the same story, but it is considered a traditional translation as the film is the director’s interpretation of the story.

Body #1 (Five-part reading tool)

Begin to discuss the Setting and Plot and distinguish the film vs text version based on the flashback scenes. (The difference in the text of him in school with his father vs school in Ireland)

Body #2 (Film concepts)

Explain the film concepts like diegetic sound, non-diegetic, and colors of the scenes. Use the scene of the flashback when he is in school vs school in Ireland of the film. Discuss the diegetic and non-diegetic sounds these scenes make and the color palette difference of the flashback compared to the present scene. (Flashback scene = happy guitar non-diegetic sound and colorful palette, present scene = dull color palette and no guitar background noise just diegetic sound)

Body #3 (Exchange concept)

Use the last scene of the story where the boys get told off by their teacher and explain how Joseph forgave the kids that were at first bullying him but now they are laughing together.

 Conclusion

Sum up all the points you made when comparing the film and the short story of New Boy and explain how the film is a traditional translation. End with the lesson the story tries to teach about forgiveness.