The Outsiders Movie Vs Book

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A famous quote from the Outsiders is “Nothing gold can stay”. That means that nothing can stay good or beautiful forever. I thought that the Outsiders book told the story very well. I thought that the movie was more exciting than the book was. While the book and movie have many similarities and differences, the movie was more effective in telling the story. To start, the first comparable scene is when Dally joined the rumble. Two similarities of the book and the movie were that Paul and Darry where the heads of the Greasers and the Socs. Everyone looked back at Dally when he joined the rumble. Two differences of the book and the movie were Dally said something different when he joined the rumble in the movie than the book. There was more

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