The Wind’s Have Changed Chocolat, by Joanne Harris is a spectacular novel with various underlying messages to keep her reader’s fully engaged. This novel was widely praised and became one of the New York Times best sellers. It was published in 1999 and shortly after, in 2000, a film based on the novel was released. (google) The reason I use the word “based” is due to the several differences between the form of fiction and the form of film. Although there are many contrasting components, Harris still managed to get the same ideas across in both the novel and the film. In my opinion, she uses the changing of the wind as a symbol to develop the main character, Vianne. She does this because it gives her reader’s hope that they too can change and become better people as they pass through adulthood. There are many components of the novel that the film cannot portray, but there are also scenes in the film that the novel cannot bring to life. In the form of fiction, Harris has plenty of time to describe how Vianne goes…show more content… That change is Armande’s death. The winds pick back up again after Armande’s death and leaves the town with dust blowing everywhere. A symbol that the climax is near. That wind makes her want to leave first thing in the morning. Vianne tells Josephine, “It’s time, this is who I am.”
The picture portrays Vianne outside with the wind blowing in her face. She is contemplating whether she wants to leave or if she should stay and face the storm; hence the storm in the background. As the winds are at their worst point, Paul Muscat admits to what he did, and the mayor orders him to leave the town immediately. As Vianne and Anouk are scurrying to leave, they come down the stairs to Joesphine and some of the townspeople preparing chocolate. At that point Vianne realizes that she has helped change these people for the better and she will not
