The movie and the book are similar in certain ways; such both main characters Immanuel Rath and Swenson are professors at local college. They both are weird in some ways (for example Swenson's paranoid inner thoughts and Immanuel's use of same towel to blow his nose and to wipe his sweat). They both do not seem to like being a professor and they are almost like a jerk to their students, only difference is that Swenson does not show his dislike to them where Immanuel always writes down naughty list in his notebook. I would like to say there is more connection between Angela and Lola Lola because they are both young and rebellious. There are some tiny differences between the book and the movie. One; when Swenson attracted to Angela not because of her look but because of her talent in writing, where Immuanuel was crazy about Lola Lola because of her look, sexy body and he even fell for her sweet talk which obviously was part of her job. Two; Swenson was married with an estranged daughter and neglected wife but Professor Rath was single. Three; Swenson had at least more than one incident to have an affair with his best colleague Magda where Immanuel had no woman in his life except the maid who took care of his daily necessities. Four: Swenson's interest in Angela is lust not love where Immanuel's love for Lola Lola was true love even though it did not last long. All in all, I enjoy both the movie and the book, they are both worth to be called classic.
Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 102 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing, reading, and thinking on a weekly basis in an informal setting.
Interesting point about their roles as teachers. Why do you think they dislike teaching? Why did they go into this career if they don't like it? What does it look like when a teacher or prof does like teaching?
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