The Outsiders Book Vs Movie

As I watched The Outsiders movie I realized that there were many differences and similarities to the book. Overall, me being picky, personally thought that the movie was different from the book. I liked the movie, however, I think that I would probably like the movie better if I hadn’t had read the book, that way I would feel so strongly about the who I think the characters are. The scenes were pretty accurate to the book in the movie and there weren’t a lot of scenes that were different, or not in the movie. One of these times was in was in the rumble when it started raining, even though it didn’t in the movie. I think they made it rain because it adds dramatic effect. Another changed scene was in the beginning when Ponyboy comes out of

I think knowing that is very important because you don’t really know who the characters are. I think that if I hadn’t read the book I wouldn’t have known who anybody was, and it would have been hard to follow. Also, I don’t think people would have really understood what a soc and a greaser is, and why they fight. A piece that was missing in the movie was Sandy, she didn’t even exist in the movie, but I think that wasn’t very important part of the movie. It was probably a good thing they didn 't have her in the movie because The Outsiders isn’t really about relationships, and probably would have confused people more. An important part of the book that wasn’t in the movie was a lot after Dally died, they didn’t have Pony getting sick, the court, Randy coming again to see Pony, or the teacher telling Pony to write a composition. In my opinion, the only one of the scenes that I think should have been there was the court. The court is significant because of the fact that then you know everything turned out alright for Pony. In general, I think that the movie didn’t quite capture the theme in the book and the lessons that Pony learns throughout