Although "The Blue Hotel" by Stephen Crane is not drastically changed in its film version, there have been

some variations. The colors Crane uses in this story have a psychological effect on the mind. The pale blue color Crane describes the hotel to be could be representing the freedom or different ideas of living in the west. However, in the film, the hotel is a much darker, deeper blue. Generally lighter colors signify happiness, while darker colors represent gloom and mystery. This could have been changed so that the audience might suspect an ominous feeling of what is to come. This is just one example of the techniques Crane uses that cannot truly be shown well visually.

o come true. As one might see, there may be many different reasons why a story would be changed for film.

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