Discuss the similarities and differences to the first chapter of the novel. Why do you think the writers/producers made those changes?
Similarities:
- the kids were stranded on an island
- they both lost the pilot/bus driver
- they found fruit
- tried to start a fire with glasses
Differences:
- one was a bus the other was a plane that crashed
- they had to swim to the island while the plane crashed on the island
- it was boys and girls
- they swung on a vine to cross over the cliff
I think the writer/producer made these changes to make it more interesting and different from the book so it wasn't exactly the same. They might want a different take on things like in the book they crashed on the island while in the video clip they had to swim to get to safety.
