1. In the book, Oliver's lover explained that they fell in love at first sight, he sent his mother and son to school every day, he had six children, and there was a dialogue vaguely expressing that he wanted to take her away, and she vaguely agreed.
In the play, he is a charming and handsome uncle with his own subwoofer. He was drinking alone at Olive's birthday party, and then he crashed into a tree and died. At the end of her birthday party, she came out of the bar and sat in Henry's car and burst into tears when she saw the scene of the car accident. Later Olive cried more than once when complaining to Henry "I wanted to go with him, but he died".
Regarding their relationship, Olive's dream was added in the play, she leaned quietly beside the man at the seaside and cut green apples for him. The peeled apple skin turned into a small green snake, and jumped from her body into the sea.
2. Her final bicker with Jack. In the book, Olive's girlish heart is described in more detail, including the arrogant and arrogant complaints when talking to her best friend and son on the phone. In the play, an encounter and a date are more refined to express the two people who rely on each other and are a little awkward. Specifically described Jack as an old bastard who likes to pretend to be cool and rich. At the end of the scene where they are leaning against each other, Jack's room is by the window facing the sea, and Olive listens to his heartbeat and speaks the monologue.
3. Olive and his son's relationship. In the play, the conflict due to Olive is emphasized, and the book also shows the deep love for his son from the description of Olive's psychological activities.
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