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Similarities And Differences In Kass Morgan's 'The 100'

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The 100 is the first book in a trilogy by Kass Morgan. It was published in 2013 and the following two books were published in 2014 and 2015 (Day 21 1). The TV show The 100 premiered in 2014, before the second book was published (The 100 TV Series 1). Therefore, one would think that season one would be very similar to the first book, and the same goes for the next two seasons and books. The books would always be published before filming for the next season so the directors could follow the books. However, the books and TV show have more differences than similarities, and those differences are major. One thing that has stayed the same is the overall idea of the plot. Both of science fiction works that take place after a nuclear explosion that …show more content…

The first difference is that the books take place 300 years after the nuclear bombs (The 100 Novel 1), whereas the TV show takes place 97 years after the bombs (The 100 TV Series 1). I find it interesting that the producers and directors decided to change how long after the bombings. Maybe the producers found it more believable for the colony to start to run out of resources after 97 years, instead of 300. However, the similarities and differences I’m more concerned about are the characters in both works, the characters only in the TV show, and the characters only in the books. The main characters that are in both works include: Clarke Griffin, Bellamy Blake, Octavia Blake, Wells Jaha and Chancellor Jaha (Wilken 1-3). Out of those, The Jahas have changed the most. In both works, Wells Jaha is Chancellor Jaha’s son. However, Chancellor Jaha is a lot colder and more callous toward his son in the books. And the biggest difference is their importance in the story in each work. In the book, we find out in the second book that Chancellor Jaha is dead (Day 21 4). In the TV show, not only is Chancellor Jaha no longer the chancellor, but he is well and alive, even three seasons in. Wells …show more content…

However, some of the character’s characteristics have been passed on to characters in the TV show. For example, Glass and Wells are best friends, whereas, Clarke and Wells were best friends in the show. Another example is that Luke sky walked in the book, and in the show, it was Raven to do that. Lastly, Rhodes showed characteristics of a character named Pike, who was just introduced in third season. Both of them have the same mindset and rules like they did on the colony and not very tolerant of Grounders or Earthbounds, or those who go against them. I find the character Glass really interesting and I’m shocked they didn’t include her in the show. She was originally apart of the 100, but managed to escape the dropship before it was sent to earth. The reason for her delinquency was because she had an unauthorized pregnancy with her boyfriend, Luke. However, she did lose the baby. Along with that, when asked who the father was, she lied and said it was Luke’s roommate. Luke did not know any of this or why she was detained. I think that would have been an interesting aspect to add to the show. They eventually get to the ground, and I feel like they have several characteristics that could have been beneficial to the show. Thaila was a short lived character, similar to Finn. She was Clarke’s best friend and soon after getting to earth, died. Clarke and

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