Leslie Norman's adaption of Lawler's highly acclaimed "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll" fails to explore the in-depth issues that Lawler deals with so poigantly in his play. This is the result of Norman's intention to alter the play to make it more pleasing to his audience, however in doing so, he fails to capture the true tragedy that was the demise of the "lay-off" abd looses the film's appeal altogether. The majority of the is …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…and pain Roo was feeling, with the body language and acting loosing the absolute significance of this scene that Lawler intended in showing how demeaned Roo felt and the blow to his confidence from Dowd's prescence. The comparison between these scenes, as shown in the play and the film, identifies the powerful emotions inflicted upon Lawler's audience, in contrast to the bland, often dull sense of an unfinished adaption that was attempted by Leslie Norman.