Differences Between The Outsiders Movie And Book

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In the book The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton she came up with the quote “Stay golden ponyboy,” this meant that Ponyboy should stay good and stay in school. Also i meant he should follows laws and stay out of trouble. I thought the book was okay, but I didn’t really think the book gave me as much scenery about the think the book gave me as much scenery about the rumble. I thought the movie was amazing I really understood what happened in the rumble. 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 creates the rumble. The rumble is a huge fight between the Socs and the Greasers. The Socs and Greasers are fighting because the Socs

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