Chapter 9 Of The Outsiders Book Vs Movie Analysis

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“Stay golden ponyboy.” That means that Ponyboy should stay good and not do bad things. I thought the book was okay because it wasn’t really detailed like the movie because the movie had more action about the rumble or when dally robs a store and gets shot or even when Johnny dies. The movie was really detailed. While the book and movie have many similarities and differences, the Movie was more effective in telling the story.
In Chapter 9 of the Outsiders, SE Hinton shows that Johnny dies because of the church injury. A burning beam fell on Johnny’s back and he was paralyzed from his back down. If he stayed alive, he wouldn’t be able to walk the rest of his life. Then Dally losses his cool and robs a store and runs all the way back to the lot,

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