Compare And Contrast Essay On The Outsiders

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“Stay gold Ponyboy, stay gold,” This quote is from the book and movie, The Outsiders, and is said by Johnny who taught the main protagonist, Ponyboy, a life lesson he will always remember. And that lesson is, is to not be limited to the identity that others give you. The book--by S.E. Hinton--was a major selling hit. And part of this success, created a movie. And like many other book/movie series like Harry Potter, Divergent, and Maze Runner, there are many differences between the two. These include, but are not limited too: plot/scenes, characters, and key symbols. All of these, made the book/movie into it’s prosperous state it is in today.

To first start with, the differences in the plot/scenes in both creations. In both creations, there are a couple scenes where this stands out the most. And the thing that stands out the most is how fast each scene plays out. One of the examples goes like this. Near the end of the book, Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy
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Other than a few physical changes, like Dally’s hair, there were some characters who were omitted from the movie that were in the book. One perfect character example is Sandy, Sodapop’s girlfriend/ex. In the book, she was Sodapop’s “chic” and lover who later we found out to be pregnant with another person's baby. Even though this happened, Sodapop still wants to marry her, but Sandy has other plans and moves the Florida. Leaving and forgetting about Sodapop. This then eventually lead to some of the emotional whiplash we experienced in the paragraph before. But in the movie, there was no mention about Sandy and her problems. It just showed the effect in had on Sodapop and how much he was devastated, which can be confusing to some of the viewers. The quote below is about why Sodapop ran out and it is Darry who is telling Ponyboy about it and it gives a little explanation to why Soda did what he

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