Roots_25th_Anniversary_Edition.jpg' alt='Roots 1977 Episode 2 Summary' title='Roots 1977 Episode 2 Summary' />Roots The Saga of An American Family Kunta Kinte Movie Story of Slavery. Alex Haley 1. 92. Roots The Saga of an American Family 1. By April 1. 97. 7 almost two million hardcover copies of the book had been sold and 1. Roots is thus considered by many critics a classic in African American literature and culture. There are numerous differences between the miniseries and novel that it is based on. The differences include All the characters surnames are different. Waller is changed to Reynolds, Lea is changed to Moore, and Murray is changed to Harvey. Additionally, Murrays first name is not revealed in the book, whereas Harvey is given the first name Samuel in the miniseries. Belleemayatzy_corinealdi630.jpg' alt='Roots 1977 Episode 2' title='Roots 1977 Episode 2' />The Comeback. Episode 5. 03 99. Laidman Music by Alexander Courage HoDown and Ironing Board Blues by Jon. Roots The Saga of An American Family Is Based On Alex Haleys Family History. The Force Awakens is a stateoftheart throwback, both retro and postmodern in its selfawareness. Credits, production notes, and user comments. The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzerprize winning author Alex Haleys ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour miniseries Roots, was first told in his. Roots TV MiniSeries 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kuntas grandfather, Kairaba Kunta Kinte, is mentioned only once, at the very end of the third episode, as Kunta is describing his newborn daughter Kizzys Mandinka lineage to her. While Sireng, Kairabas first wife, is not referenced in the miniseries as in the book, it is important to note that Kuntas narrative to his daughter is the final scene of the episode the audio gradually tapers off with Kairabas name barely distinguishable. Thus, presumably Kunta would have mentioned Sireng shortly after mentioning Kairaba. The book records the early life and adolescence of Kunta Kinte in Juffure while the miniseries covers only his birth and teenage years before his capture. The Character of Nyo Boto is a combination of the same character in the novel as well as Kuntas paternal grandmother Yaisa. Also Nyo Boto seems to be Kuntas maternal grandmother in the television adaptation whereas the novel portrays her as a family friend and someone who fills the void left when Yaisa dies. Kunta has two other brothers besides Lamin, named Suwadu and Madi in the novel, while he is only referred to as having two brothers in total in the television adaptation. The character of Fanta is a widow at least twenty years Kuntas senior in the novel, while she is portrayed as closer to his age in the miniseries. She also plays a more crucial role in Kuntas journey whereas in the novel she has only one scene, and is never captured along with Kunta. Kuntas two half uncles Janneh and Saloum Kinte are omitted entirely. The subplot of Captain Thomas Davies and his crew was expanded. In the book, only Capt. Davies is twice named toward the very end of the book pp 5. Edition printing, Doubleday Co., Inc., 1. The captured men are chained nude to each other in the book, but they have simple loincloths in the miniseries, naturally. Surprisingly for American televisionthough realistically given The Gambias location in the Tropicssome of the women captured, most notably one who commits suicide in order to escape, are topless like the men. The woman who tries to escape seemingly dies by drowning, but in the novel she is quickly attacked and killed by sharks. An entire scene involving John Reynolds and his family is exclusive to the miniseries. Also, later scenes of Reynolds and his brother were created in order to link the story. Kunta escapes at least three times from the Reynolds plantation during his first year there. The miniseries depicts only one escape when he is young, and one other when he is older. The characters of Fiddler, and William and Mrs. Reynolds are expanded the miniseries. In the novel, when Kunta is first purchased, the black slave bringing him back to Virginia is named Samson, and is cruel towards Kunta. Kunta tries to kill him and is later sold only then does he meet Fiddler. In the miniseries, Fiddler is present from the beginning at Annapolis. In the novel, the front half of Kuntas foot is amputated after his third escape attempt at the age of eighteen, but in the miniseries this occurs when he is twenty six. Kuntas process of counting the number of rains he has seen by placing pebbles in a gourd has been omitted. Fiddler tries to buy his freedom in the book, something not mentioned in the miniseries, and comes to a very bad end with Dr. Waller Reynolds in the miniseries who wont sell it to Fiddler except for double the originally agreed upon price. The novel indicates, through Fiddlers poignant dialogue, that this is due chiefly to the slave price inflation of that day, spurred by the invention of the cotton gin and a resulting greater need for slave labor in the deep South. Additionally, slaveowners were in fact not legally compelled to keep their word to their slaves. Kunta is somewhat more willing to engage in sexual relations with other slaves in the miniseries than he is in the novel. In the miniseries, a beautiful slave named Genelva directly propositions Kunta in his cabin, though they are interrupted when the overseer barges in. As depicted in the novel, however, Kunta is far too proud a Mandinka to engage with anyone with the lack of self dignity to not want to be free, until his eventual marriage to Bell. Bell and Kunta are married after just over four years from when she cares for him, but in the novel it takes nearly twenty two years after she cares for him post amputation before they finally marry. The character of Missy Anne is given a unique backstory as the product of an adulterous affair between William Reynolds and his sister in law. In the book Reynolds Waller is simply Missy Annes adoptive uncle. Also Missy Anne is slightly older in the miniseries as opposed to the novel, and plays a much larger role. William Reynoldss backstory involving Bells admiration toward him and Missy Anne has been omitted. Kizzys childhood has been omitted from the miniseries. Bells knowledge of reading and writing was shared by Kizzy in the novel. Bell seems proudthough very cautiously so, given the laws of that day regarding black people and literacywith her daughters knowledge, but in the television adaptation she is furious with Kizzy for learning how to read and write from Missy Anne. When Kizzy is sold to Tom Lea Moore in the miniseries she befriends the cook Ms. Malizy and the two become good friends for years. In the miniseries the characters name is slightly changed to Melissa, and only appears in two scenes. Also several characters whom Kizzy befriends including Uncle Pompey and Sister Sarah have been omitted entirely. In the miniseries, there is only one Pompey shown. This is the drummer, whose real name is Bodeyn Bodiako, who is plotting to escape to the North. In the novel, his real name is spelled Boteng Bediako, and he is not planning escape. Rather, he is an attendee at Kuntas and Bells wedding. In the novel, Mrs. Moore is a scatterbrained but somewhat understanding woman who shows benevolence at times. But in the television adaptation, she is an aloof shrew who is very disturbed by her husbands adultery and has a quick temper. The romance between Kizzy and Sam Bennett, and her returning to the Reynolds plantation where she finds Kuntas grave and scratches out. Additionally, the skills that Tom Harvey shows as a blacksmith at a young age and his eventual marriage to Irene Holt are not shown. In the novel, Irene is pregnant when she first meets Chicken George, but in the miniseries she already has at least four children, as opposed to eight in the novel. The novel describes the final meeting between Chicken George and his father in some detail, whereas in the miniseries this meeting is only mentioned in a brief statement by Chicken George when returning to his family after living in England. The novel, however, describes how Master Moore does not grant Chicken George his freedom and then passes out in a drunken stupor. Chicken George then sneaks into Moores bedroom and then steals his freedom papers from a lockbox under Moores bed. In the process, Chicken George also narrates that for a black slave to enter a white mans bedroom would be punishable by death. Watch Serena Mediafire. C. Barnes is changed to Evan Brent in the miniseries. In the novel, Tom is shoeing horses for Captain J. Cates, a former Alamance County sheriff. In the miniseries he is working for Evan Brent.