>I'd hardly say that she was employed during the Depression, not gainfully employed anyhow.
...but she was still a part of society. She had co-workers, associates and presumably friends. In the original she was a street kid; a literal castoff from society. And yeah; the original probably had friends and associates too, but you had more of a sense of her being alone 'cos we never really see her interact with anyone or being part of a group.
Not a HUGE dif; but it's one that irked me. Kinda like they figured nobody'd sympathise with a homeless person but EVERYBODY wants to win on American Idol....
Don C.
...but she was still a part of society. She had co-workers, associates and presumably friends. In the original she was a street kid; a literal castoff from society. And yeah; the original probably had friends and associates too, but you had more of a sense of her being alone 'cos we never really see her interact with anyone or being part of a group.
Not a HUGE dif; but it's one that irked me. Kinda like they figured nobody'd sympathise with a homeless person but EVERYBODY wants to win on American Idol....
Don C.
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