Translation Essay Outline – Jordin De La Rosa

Jordin De La Rosa

Translation Essay

ENG 2400

Translating Roddy Doyle, Steph Green’s New Boy (Introduction)

“New Boy,” by Roddy Doyle, takes place at a school in Ireland. The story unfolds from the eyes of a nine-year-old African boy named Joseph and how he is a new student in this Ireland school. Roddy Doyle’s story is changed from chapters to film as Steph Green was able to capture certain moments and enhance the storytelling through transitions and facial expressions which can’t be described on paper. “New Boy’s” concepts are revenge and forgiveness as you’ll notice throughout Joseph’s encounters with other students as well as his tragic past about his father.

Body Paragraph 1 (The Five-Part Reading Tool)

In this paragraph, I’ll elaborate on the Character and Setting of the story and I’ll decipher the differences between the film version and the short story. For example, I’ll describe certain scenes that contain the milk carton and bullying segments that help understand Joseph’s character and the people around him. 

Body Paragraph 2 (Exchange Concepts)

In this paragraph, I’ll elaborate on the two concepts that were used in the story. I believe revenge and forgiveness takes place out of the five concepts. You’ll witness how Joseph is the embodiment of these two concepts and how it’s portrayed in the film.

Body Paragraph 3 (Two Film Concepts)

I’ll talk about the Transitions and MacGuffin that occur throughout the film. I’ll be choosing two scenes that really spoke to me and how the story moves with these concepts.

Conclusion

I’ll give a brief summary on everything that I’ve talked about throughout the other body paragraphs about the narrative and film “New Boy” and how Steph Green was able to provide a seamless translation. To then finalize my essay with the concept of forgiveness.