The novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is a great success. People from all over the world are crazy about it. Due to the popularity of the novel, a film was produced in correspondence to the literacy text. In this essay, the matters of form and techniques used in the novel and its film adaptation will be compared and contrasted. Novel and film creates different impact on people. Reading of the novel requires imagining …showed first 75 words of 943 total…

…showed last 75 words of 943 total…scenes, the characters, the atmosphere, and even the inner thoughts of the characters. In the film, visual images are used to present the above and use of sounds and music to enhance the atmosphere present in the images. This way, film makes it less hassle for the readers to construct the meaning and pictures in their mind. References 1.<Tab/>Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1997.