Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, written by Ransom Riggs, is a novel about a boy who experiences a horrible family tragedy. The tragedy has occurred due to monsters, which eventually causes the boy to search for clues that lead him to his grandfather’s abandoned orphanage. When he arrives on the island, he is introduced to various peculiar children who ultimately convince him to stay in the past. This story was transformed into a movie, directed by Tim Burton. Although the book significantly relates to the movie, there are various differences between the book and the movie. The book, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, is similar to the movie in multiple ways and the majority of the events are the same. For example, the…show more content… Emma’s character in the book includes a peculiar power of controlling fire. However, in the movie, Emma’s special power is weightlessness. In the movie, Emma floats and has to wear heavy shoes in order to keep her secured to the ground when necessary. Additionally, the ability to control fire was moved to the character, Olive, in the movie. Within the book, Olive is the character who can levitate and therefore the character’s peculiar powers were switched. Another change that was made through the making of the film includes the arrival to Wales. In the book, Jake sees Emma and follows her in search of more information and later, Emma and Millard capture him and bring him to the orphanage. However, in the movie, Jake meets Emma, Millard, and a few other characters when he explores the home. They travel to the bar and then finally arrive at the orphanage. The last difference that was significant consisted of Miss Peregrine’s appearance at the end of the book and movie. At the end of the movie, Miss Peregrine is able to transform back into her human form without any issues. She is also able to travel with the children on their voyage to find more wights to eventually end the battle! The movie goes into more detail of tracking the characters down. Additionally, the movie showed more of the romance level that was created with Emma. When contrasting the book from the
