Outsiders book/movie comparison

                   The Outisiders movie/book comparison

The Outsiders book and movie are both very similar and very different. Some similarities that both of  these have are the things that are said. One sad but notable thing was when Johnny died and said “stay gold, Ponyboy”. This is in the book and is stated in page 148 and states the following “stay gold, Ponyboy”. Another similar thing that was said in both the movie and the book was when cherry said “things are rough all over”. This is stated in the book on page 35 with cherry stating the following “Things are rough all over”. The last similarity between the movie and the book is when Johnny stabbed Bob. This is stated in page 56 and states the following “I killed him, he said slowly. I killed that boy.” This quote means that Johnny had killed Bob with the same thing happening in the movie.

          Although the book and the movie may have some similarities, there are still some big and small differences. One of the main differences was how the movie started out. In the movie, it would have Johnny, Dally, and Pony driving around and going to the lot. While in the book, it has Pony going back home from the movie theater and then getting jumped by the socs. This is proven in page 5 and states the following “They had me down in a second. They had my arms and legs pinned down and one of them was sitting on my chest with his knees on my elbows, and if you don't think that hurts, you're crazy”. This quote means that Pony gets jumped and is different from the beginning of the movie. Another difference between the movie and the book is how much they focus on certain characters. In the book, Darry and soda are the two main people that are spoken of, while in the movie, Dally and Johnny are characters that are mainly shown throughout the movie. The last difference between the movie and the book is how in depth the book was with the past and with the information of the characters.

          In all, both the movie and the book were very good. The director of the movie added the things from the book like the poem Nothing Gold can Stay, the rumble, specific lines/sentences, and more. The actors of the movie also did a great job being like the actual character from the book. For example, the actor of soda two bit did a great job being like the two bit from the book because of his sense of humor.