Film vs. Novel

During the film I noticed that there were major differences between the book and the movie. First of all in the book the doctor's name was Dr. Montague and in the movie his name changes to Dr. Markway. Eleanor's last name also changes from Vance to Lance. The film emphasizes on Eleanor the most and it has many signs that the house chose her. Like the book, the film showed a sign in a wall that said “welcome home Eleanor“, which was the first sign that showed that Eleanor was the chosen one. Eleanor at first was scared out of her mind at that house, but she soon realized that her mission was to help the souls. The souls were being haunted by the creator of the house, Crain, even though they were all already dead. The film started off with the doctor being accompanied by his two assistants, Mary and Todd. However Mary has an injury and they both leave to go to the hospital. Throughout the movie there's foreshadowing because there's like this ominous music every time something bad is about to happen. There was also a point in the movie in which Crain came out to try to attack Eleanor and they kept showing high angle shots and point of view shots. They showed how Eleanor saw him and then how he saw her. In the end of the film, Eleanor’s soul was taken by the children so she could be with them peacefully. Nevertheless, in the book Eleanor committed suicide.

What is Going to Happen Next?

Summary:
When Mrs. Montague got settled in the house she decided that she wanted to play a game known as Planchette which is similar to the Ouija Board. The only difference is that the Planchette writes out the answers and the Ouija Board gives letters so people can spell the answers out. While playing the game with Author, her driver she discovers the answers to many intriguing stuff. This then led her to discover that the chosen one is in fact, Eleanor. Now they have to find a way to protect Eleanor which will not be easy to accomplish. Eleanor can't even leave the house because the house won't even let that happen. Mrs. Montague however, is expected to leave by Monday since Arthur has to get back to teaching on Tuesday. All of the six inhabitants hear weird sounds and see weird things but there's never any visual proof of a paranormal activity. Then after getting through the whole book it leaves the reader, as in me, wondering what really did happen? It's like an unsolved mystery making the story have no true ending.

Quote:
"Planchette, he went on after a moment, is a device similar to the Ouija Board, or perhaps I might explain better by saying that it is a form of automatic writing" (Jackson 187).

Response:
This quote further explains how a Planchette works. Dr. Montague explains what this is when his wife says she's going to play the game with Arthur.

And the Haunting Begins

Summary:
All throughout this section of the book more supernatural things are taking place. It was also unfolded that the house chose Eleanor out of the four of them. Eleanor keeps seeing her name in random places and it’s just her name and no one else's. She is very scared but decided to deal with it so the rest of them wouldn't make fun of her. At first Theodora started saying that Eleanor wrote her name in the hallway just to get attention and after that Eleanor started disliking Theodora. Then at night Theodora screamed and Eleanor went in there to see the room stained in red paint even though Theodora kept saying it was blood. On the wall behind her bed they also saw that Eleanor’s name was written again in the paint. Afterwards Eleanor and Theodora took a walk outside and they encountered a picnic in which there were children laughing and playing around. Then they left running because it wasn't real and they were frightened. Furthermore, towards the end of this section, Dr. Montague's wife came to stay at Hill House too with Arthur, her driver. So far no one likes her for the stuck-up attitude she's been having.

Quote:
"Can you read it? Luke asked softly, and the doctor, moving his flashlight, read slowly: Help Eleanor come home" (Jackson 146).

Response:
This quote is showing how Eleanor's name first came up in the house's hallway. As soon as Eleanor saw this she was very panicky and scared, but everyone especially Dr. Montague tried to make her feel better. Nevertheless, Theodora was just making comments in which made Eleanor get very angry. Then in Theodora's wall it said, "help Eleanor come home Eleanor" (Jackson 155). This means that Eleanor is truly wanted by the house since it basically had the same thing written in both places. The only difference is that in the second message her name was written twice and in the first message, it was written once.

The Mysteries Hill House Holds

Summary:
In this section of the book, all of the guests of Hill House are looking at the house to familiarize themselves more with it. Eleanor and Theodora are becoming closer with each other and everyone in the house looks like good friends now. While looking at the house Dr. Montague told them more about the history of the house. He said that the house was originally owned by a family but they started having trouble with each other and then the dad and mom died. Then one of the sisters was tired of her life so she went to the tower of the house and hanged herself one night. After all that happened the house became someone else's responsibility. In this section of the book there was also the first encounter with a paranormal activity. Dr. Montague and Luke were eating breakfast and they left the doors open so Theodora and Eleanor could find their way. However as soon as they were near the kitchen door closed by itself.

Quote: "For myself, i would probably have anchored the rope onto the deer head in the game room, but I suppose she had some sentimental attachment to the tower; what a nice word 'attachment' is in that context, don't you think?" (Jackson 104).

Response: Theodora was the one to say this quote and she said it after hearing how the girl "tied the rope onto the iron railing and then just stepped-" (Jackson 104).