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Read the excerpt from The Flood" by James Baldwin.
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After that, it was only a short time until the whole
country was laid bare, and the trees shook their leafy
branches in the wind, and the fields were carpeted with
grass and flowers more beautiful than in the days
before the flood.
But Deucalion and Pyrrha were very sad, for they knew
that they were the only persons who were left alive in all
the land....
And so they walked on, down the steep slope of Mount
Parnassus, and as they walked they picked up the loose
stones in their way and cast them over their shoulders;
and strange to say, the stones which Deucalion threw
sprang up as full-grown men, strong, and handsome,
and brave; and the stones which Pyrrha threw sprang
How do these two adaptations differ?
Baldwin's adaptation is focused on the future, while
Nappi's adaptation is primarily focused on the past.
O Baldwin's adaptation describes how humans come
into being, while Nappi's adaptation describes how
rulers are made
Baldwin's characters are appreciative of nature,
while Nappi's characters are afraid of it.
Baldwin's characters become active participants in
what they create, while Nappi's characters separate
themselves from their creations.
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