The definition of the word "gang" is an organized group of criminals, but in the 1950's gangs were more than just drive-by's and robberies. Gangs in the 1950's were known as Greasers who were wore leather, greased back their hair, and often times caused trouble. The Greasers had a common enemy of course, The Socs, who were often times the rich white kids who drove around in Mustangs. Many movies were created around the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs such as "West Side Story", "Grease", and "The Outsiders". The movie, The Outsiders, got its inspiration and is the movie adaptation for the book, The Outsiders. There are many similarities in the movie that are close to the book. Although very similar, there were some differences in
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In the movie, Johnny dies after receiving third degree burns and paralysis from the fire at the church that has been mentioned within the previous paragraph, telling Ponyboy to stay gold which relates to the book's theme which is the loss of innocence. In the book, Johnny dies the same way, telling a Ponyboy those same words. In the movie, after Johnny dies, Dally blows up and goes on a rampage, robbing a store and pulling out a non-loaded gun on the owner causing the owner to contact the police in which they chase Dally down after he calls the gang. The gang is all there to witness Dally being shot to death by the police. In the book, Darry is called by Dally who informs the gang, that the cops are on his tail, and that he'll meet the gang at the old lot. From there, we follow the gang on their way to the old lot and then they see Dally running from the police and is ultimately killed. Dally snaps and ends up killing himself because Johnny was the only person and/or thing that Dally really loved and living in a world without having someone to love or to love you is not really a world that holds anything for you or a world worth living. Dally knew that and ended his suffering before it could really expand. So the feelings and deaths were captured and were similar in both the moves and the
In the movie, Johnny dies after receiving third degree burns and paralysis from the fire at the church that has been mentioned within the previous paragraph, telling Ponyboy to stay gold which relates to the book's theme which is the loss of innocence. In the book, Johnny dies the same way, telling a Ponyboy those same words. In the movie, after Johnny dies, Dally blows up and goes on a rampage, robbing a store and pulling out a non-loaded gun on the owner causing the owner to contact the police in which they chase Dally down after he calls the gang. The gang is all there to witness Dally being shot to death by the police. In the book, Darry is called by Dally who informs the gang, that the cops are on his tail, and that he'll meet the gang at the old lot. From there, we follow the gang on their way to the old lot and then they see Dally running from the police and is ultimately killed. Dally snaps and ends up killing himself because Johnny was the only person and/or thing that Dally really loved and living in a world without having someone to love or to love you is not really a world that holds anything for you or a world worth living. Dally knew that and ended his suffering before it could really expand. So the feelings and deaths were captured and were similar in both the moves and the