Field saw a novel named "Little Children" by Tom Perrotta from the desk of a friend of the author in 2003. When Field saw it, the novel had not yet been officially released. After reading this novel, Field felt extremely excited, because he did not expect that what he had accidentally discovered was a story so similar to " Road to Glory ", but the authors of the two novels have a strong sense of handling the feelings of the characters. A very significant difference: In Yates's opinion, the simple and easy-to-understand emotional way becomes radical and angry when it comes to Perrotta. "Little Children" is a typical satirical melodrama. Perrotta will not make rigid rules and judgments for the characters in the story as soon as she comes up. Instead, she will color it with a persistent emotion and humorous tone. In addition, the main plot of the novel gives people a feeling of returning to matrilineal society. The relationship and development between each character is participated and suppressed by women.
At the beginning of 2004, Todd Field and Tom Perrotta met several times about the possibility of the novel being put on the big screen. Field was very clear about his thoughts: "If you want to'translate' "Little Children" from words into pictures, We must make significant changes and cuts." Fortunately, Perrotta and Field reached a certain consensus in this regard, and she was not very disgusted with others who made drastic changes to her work, and even expressed her willingness to join Field to contribute to the film version of the story. Write the script
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