A Comparative Analysis of The Novel “The Devil All Time” (2011) & Movie Adaptation “The Devil All The Time” (2020)

Abstract

Comparative literature is a discipline that studies the relationships and interactions between literary texts from different cultures, languages, and historical periods. It aims to explore thematic similarities and differences, styles, and narrative structures in literary works from different backgrounds. As time goes by, the development of comparative literature has become more varied in terms of the objects studied. This study analyzes the film adaptation of a novel with the title of the work "The Devil All The Time by Donald Ray Pollock". It uses the theory of comparative literature by Susan Bassnett. This study identifies character genre adaptation from novel to movie. This study aims to describe the differences in the characters of Arvin Russell, Carl Henderson, and Lee Bodecker in the 1960s. These three characters have life paths and stories, and fate brings them together unexpectedly. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method in the form of sentences, dialogue text in the novel, and scenes dialogue text in the film. This research uses the theory of Joseph M. Boggs & Dennis W. Petrie, and Eneste's plot theory. The data collection method was done by reading the novel "The Devil All The Time" and watching the movie "The Devil All The Time" simultaneously. The results of this study show that 25 data out of a total of 48 data can represent the differences in character that influence the plot. Based on the data related to the differences in character and plot, the novel and the movie have differences that do not significantly affect the story's outline. The results of this study expand our understanding of comparative literature and provide a perspective on the values and ideas conveyed and translated across different periods.

Keywords: Comparative literature, Characterization differences, Novel, Movie Adaptation