Comparing and Contrasting The Book and Movie The Outsiders By:Anna Millette P.5 The movie and the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton both share many similarities making both an enjoyable experience. Firstly, the book and the movie both had the rumble happen for the same reason. The rumble happened because they wanted to settle a dispute going on between the Greasers and Socs, and they needed a way to determine a “winner” of the gangs.The rumble was the answer for the winner,to settle unfinished business and to claim territory for the Greasers. Also, both in the book and movie start the rumble off with Darry and his old football teammate fighting, his old friend became a new enemy. Lastly,both included Johnny and Dallys death. These two events
The Outsiders was a great book, and the movie was a great way to wrap everything up. There were some similarities, but a lot more differences. When I watched the movie, I could see how the characters in the movie didn't exactly match how they were portrayed in the book. My imagination was on a different track than what I saw in the movie. In my next paragraph I will explain the character differences in the book and the movie.
On April 24, 1967, a remarkable book was published by eighteen year old S. E. Hinton. Themed on a greaser named Ponyboy who him and his gang are treated badly by the Socs, the book is about Ponyboy and his best friend Johnny on the run after Johnny kills a Soc. With help from one of their gang members, they sneak on a train to get to a church in the countryside. While eating at a restaurant, the old church catches fire with kids stuck in it, leaving Johnny and Ponyboy the ones to save the kids. While saving the children, a large, scorching piece of timber falls on Johnny, putting him in critical condition. While Johnny is in the hospital, a ‘rumble’ goes on in which the Socs and greasers fight in the vacant lot,
The Outsiders and The Wednesday Wars deal with misunderstandings among young people in the 1960’s and show how people can form friendships despite their differences. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs, the Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy Curtis and some Greasers befriend Cherry Valance, a Soc. She spies on the Socs and helps out the Greasers. Ponyboy and his friend, Johnny Cade, become involved with the killing of a Soc, so they run away to an abandoned church. When the church catches on fire, Ponyboy, Johnny, and their friend Dallas Winston, save a few children who were trapped in the burning building. Johnny gets injured during the process and later dies. The boys are mentioned in the newspaper as heroes. The
Which is better: book or movie? The age-old debate. But which is better? S.E Hinton's, 'The Outsiders' book is far superior to Francis F. Coppola's motion-picture film portrayal of the book in 1983. You might remember it from the popular quote, "Stay Gold". Today it is mostly read in middle school classrooms. The Outsiders was published by S.E Hinton in 1967 when she was a teenager. The main focus throughout the story is the feud between two gangs: The Socials (Socs) and the Greasers. "We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder too". The whole book is written in Ponyboy Curtis's point of view. So, we are hearing the story through a Greaser's perspective. It is often difficult to make a connection with a character over the big screen. You miss out on scenes that did not make it into the movie, some that were are not emphasized like they should have been, and some characters were portrayed wrongly.
Can some people so different be so a like? Can some people so alike be so different? Dally and Johnny are those two who are so different, but yet they are similar. In the book S.E. Hinton writes The Outsiders, Johnny Cade and Dally Winston come from two completely different backgrounds, and have completely different scruples. Yet, at the same time they are alike. Dally and Johnny’s parents both repudiate them, making Johnny and Dally mentally tough, and the boys do not value their lives. At the same time though they are different, Dally is stronger than Johnny. Though, Johnny has a soft heart and Dally would not even pay any attention if someone is dying right next to him.
The Outsiders is a very well known book written by S. E. Hinton when she was 15 and in high school. Because she was 15, the book had some incorrect grammar, but this was accepted due to the fact that it was from a 14 year old’s perspective. Hinton wrote the novel mainly for herself and never intended it to be published, until her mother read it (Notable Biographies) The book The Outsiders was published in April 24, 1967. The movie of The Outsiders was released on March 25, 1983 and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (IMBd). The main character in the book and movie was 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy hung out with “bad boys” who were considered juvenile delinquents or hoods by the society. The main conflict in both the book and the movie is
This shows that Greasers get beat up by the Socs, & the Socs drive into the Greaser’s territory to jump them. Johnny gets scared, & after this he never walks alone again. According to pg. 92 of The Outsiders, “I leaped out of the window and heard timber crashing and the flames roaring right behind me. I staggered, almost falling, coughing and sobbing for breath. Then I heard Johnny scream…” This is when Johnny & Ponyboy are trying to save the kids.This shows the violence that Johnny was exposed to. He was exposed to the violence at the church because of the violence he was exposed to when Ponyboy and him got jumped. In total, the Greasers were exposed to a lot of violence in the story.The second reason why the Greasers struggle more than the Socs is because they have to make many sacrifices. Quote from the book to back up your perspective. In the book, Darry had to work to help pay the bills of the house, & to keep Ponyboy in school. He was way overworked, and he didn’t have any freedom to go anywhere because of his
The Outsiders, an enthralling novel by S.E Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs two rival gangs. S.E Hinton tells a thrilling tale about the Socs and the Greasers that are two gangs and she characterize how they live. Ponyboy, his brother and his friends have to deal with the challenges relating to their environment. The three most important topics of The Outsiders are survival, social class and family support.
When you realize the themes of the outsiders… The outsiders is about two gangs that dislike each other. The one night someone takes things too far to save his best friend…
Another thing in common with the books is that in a fight between the gangs, someone is killed. In West Side Story, during the rumble, Bernardo kills Riff. Tony takes his revenge by killing Bernardo. He does this because Riff was like a brother to Tony. Similarly, in The Outsiders, Bob was drowning Ponyboy. To protect his friend from harm, Johnny kills Bob with his switchblade. Because of the situation the boys had put themselves into, they needed to protect themselves, and this was the only way they thought might work.
Your home life, your friends, and other people you know are different and similar than your classmates home life, friends, and other people they know. In the book The Wednesday Wars by Gary D Schmidt and The Outsiders by S.E Hinton there are many similarities and differences with each home life, friends, and minor character influence for the main characters in the book. The main characters of the book are Holling Hoodhood and Ponyboy Curtis. A short summary of The Wednesday Wars is Holling has to stay at the school with his teacher Mrs. Baker on Wednesdays because his classmates go to Catechism or Hebrew school, which Holling is not either of those. He has to read Shakespeare and do other tasks with Mrs. Baker. He also learns about
“In life, if you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.” - Unknown. To make any difference in your life, you need to take risks. In the books The Alchemist and The Outsiders, characters carry out many risks throughout the course of the book. The Alchemist, a fantasy book written by Paulo Coelho, tells the story of a young Spanish man named Santiago who travels on a personal quest to find treasure that he saw in his dream. He travels on a long journey throughout North Africa to get his Egyptian pyramid treasure, meeting new faces and new ideals along the way. A realistic fiction book by S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders, is a novel about a teen named Ponyboy and his struggles living in the poor side of 1960’s Tulsa. The story shows how him and
The book “the Outsiders” (S.E. Hinton) is based on the story of two gangs the Greasers and the Socs. These two groups of individuals have conflicts. the Greasers are the East side working class people. The Socs are the West side rich kids. they drive around in a blue mustang, they “jump” the greasers and injure them purely because they are lesser than the Socs. The Greasers are a interesting bunch of individuals. the story is based from their perspective. They aren’t rich but they get by, they steal they fight they smoke but they aren’t bad guys.
The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton is a book about two different groups that don’t get along, the Socs and the Greasers. The two unions may act like they are tough and have no emotion on the outside, but on the inside, they are full with feelings and are very caring people. After Johnny was hurt, Ponyboy says to himself “A pain was growing in my throat and I wanted to cry, but greasers don’t cry in front of strangers”(Hinton 102). The 2 social classes may put on a front in public, but deep inside they care about others and have
The Outsiders is about the life of a 14-year-old boy. The book tells the story of Ponyboy “Curtis” and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers, Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16, have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials, who are the "West-side rich kids."