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Short Story/Film AnalysisAric McDonaldShort Story/Short FilmComm. 411-351130-1245Spring 1997The three short stories are similar because they all involve jealousy. Thistype of jealousy surrounds the main characters who are envious of theachievements or the attention that another(prenominal) man receives. The first story isabout an old man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when sheencounters an old suitor, creating jealousy for the husband. In the secondstory, the jealousy surrounds Smurch who is envious of Charles Lindberghs fameand accolades. The jealousy in the final story is the envy of the attentionthat any man with fame can receive from a woman. from each one persons own insecurityallows envy to control their actions and creates trouble in their lives. Thethree stories all have jealousy, in some it is more clear than others. Jealousy conduce ii of the characters to make a fool of themselves, and it cost anothercharacter his life. In the first story, Charley took his wife Lucy on a secondhoneymoon, or flamboyant Honeymoon, as it is titled. While they are in St.Petersburg Fla., Mother was at the doctors office and began a conversation witha lady, only to discover that she is Mrs. Frank M. Hartsell, Lucys ex-fiancee.This made Charley self-conscious because he had rivaled Frank for Lucys hand inmarriage. A story that began as a second honeymoon for Lucy and Charley, becamea jealous contest between two men. This reminds me of the movie, Grumpy Old Men,because of the unofficial mini contests that the two men have with each other.Comparing the film and the book, they were very similar except the sequence ofevents were different. In the story, The Greatest Man In The World, Smurch wasjealous of the fame and accolades of Charles Lindbergh. Only some members ofcongress, the President, and the press knew this information. They felt itwould be a disgrace to the United States if it was known to the public that this solid ground hero was a man with poor u pbringing ,bad manners, and seen as a hooligan.Smurch was not willing to change these traits, so the few officials that knewabout them, pushed him out the windowpane saying that he fell on accident. Thebook and movie had some discrepancies. One was the fuel tanks. In the film,Smurch dropped the tanks almost on top of his crowd, while in the book, he didnot drop them at that site. Another contarst between them was after the landing.In the film Smurch was carried off the plane, while in the book he was carried