S. E. Hinton: Similarities Between Books And Movies

One example is there wasn’t a secret room in the greenhouse in the book were Lina and Doon hid from the guards. Another difference is in the book they don’t find and use Doon’s dad’s machine to get through the tunnel to the opening. One really important difference is that in the movie the way out is much more complicated and long. These differences were important because the secret room in the greenhouse helped them hide from the guards and not get caught. Doon’s dad’s machine is an important difference because it tells us that he was trying to escape with Lina’s dad. The way out in the movie was more complicated is important because it adds more action in the movie and makes the movie

Robert E. Lee once said, " You must be careful how you walk and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set" ( SparkPeople). In other words, a person should be careful with his or her actions because there is always someone who is watching and learning from him or her. Therefore, he or she should be a positive role model, but in Rumble Fish the big brother, the Motorcycle Boy is a foolish young adult who does not know that he is being watched and followed by his younger brother, Rusty-James. Rumble Fish is a novel that was written by a young writer, S. E Hinton, in 1975. The book is about young teens who are always in fights because of the emptiness of their lives. Rusty -James is the narrator

Thesis: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a novel which tells the story of conflict between the "greasers" and the "Socs," captures the voice of ponyboy and his friends in a realistic way that relates to boys and their gangs even today.

Rumble Fish is focused around young boys idolizing the gangs that use to be very prominent in the town they live in. One of the boys Rusty-James values the lifestyle of gangs members much more than his other friends. That is because he wants to be just like his older brother the Motorcycle Boy. The Motorcycle was the leader of a former gang. The Motorcycle Boy intrigued by the Siamese fighting fish. The young boys are described as the fighting fish known as Rumble Fish. The Motorcycle Boy quotes, “Siamese fighting fish. They try to kill each other. If you leaned a mirror against the bowl thed kill themselves fighting their own reflection” (Hinton 123). This quote represents the boys because of the gang situation. Both groups of boys intensely

The Greasers and the Socs' Are two rival gangs who try to claim there place in a small town. Throughout the book and movie an interesting twist occurs, Ponyboy runs away and meets with Johnny Cade, they walk throughout a vacant lot and didn't expect to see the Socs' and their blue Mustang . This is when the interesting twist occurs one of the greasers called Bob had tried to drown Ponyboy and Johnny having no choice, killed him with a switch blade. The movie had quite a turn as it included different details.

S.E. Hinton wrote the novel Rumble Fish to focus on the main protagonist, Rusty-James, living a rough childhood in a small town. While focusing mostly on him, she also dives deep into his best friend Steve. Rusty and Steve have an interesting relationship which brings out the positives and negatives in one another. Steve is the complete opposite of Rusty, yet the two are closer than ever.

1. Pony boy Curtis- The narrator of the story. Ponyboy’s love for literature and academics make him different from the rest of the gang. He’s also the youngest. Because his parents died in a car accident, Ponyboy lives with his brothers. His oldest brother accuses him of lacking common sense but, ponyboy is a reliable and observant character.

Watching a movie based on a book and actually reading the book can be a rather similar experience or not. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton was published sixteen years before Francis Ford Coppola turned the book into a movie. After reading the book and watching the movie, there are obvious similarities and differences between the two as characters, plot, and details are compared.

In the book, it states “Motorcycle Boy stepped out, grabbed Biff’s wrist and snapped it backward.” This shows that Rusty-James is dependent because when he was in this fight, he wouldn’t have been able to get out of it alive if it wasn't for Motorcycle Boy. Another example from the book is, “Somebody pulled me up, and I was half sitting and half leaning against him. ‘He ain’t dead’ It was the Motorcycle Boy” This demonstrates that Rusty-James is dependent because when he almost died, Motorcycle Boy was the one who finished off the people go jumped steve and Rusty-James.

When Ponyboy Curtis was walking home from watching a Paul Newman movie, he went on and introduced himself and his gang. Afterwards, while he was walking he got jumped by a group of Socials where they accident harmed him with a knife when his older brother Darrel saved him. Chapter Two: Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and Dallas Winston meets two Social cheerleader girls named Sherri “Cherry” Valance, and Marcia. (Last name unknown)

The main character, Ponyboy feels like his life as a Greasers puts him outside of what he considers the norm, which include parents, structure and living within the law. Another theme of the book appears in the “black and white world” (Fleming) these characters live in. Constantly at war with each other, the two gangs “rumble” to solve their issues, no comprise or grey area. They always live in this world of violence and death, with smoking and drinking, their escape from their pain.

In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton, we are introduced to Ponyboy Curtis, a greaser, who is sensitive and appreciates sunsets. As a greaser you must be tough and you will not get hurt. Characters are separated into two different groups called Greasers and Socials. The Greasers live on the East side of Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Socials on the West side. Characters from the book are all very different in the ways they handle certain situations or feel certain ways. Ponyboy’s literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of the gang he would make a trustworthy and admirable best friend. Dallas Winston Bob Sheldon is the rich kid who never had to work for anything and always liked to pick fights.

The author shows many character traits to describe Joe-Boy and Vinny. I infer that Joe-Boy probably spreads rumors around about people. The text shows many character traits for the boys. Vinny has many character traits that are unique and different from Joe-Boy’s. Joe-Boy is impatient and very mean to Vinny at “The Ravine”.

Behind every great movie, comes a storyline that is derived from a book however, most of the books to the movies have a great number of deviations. The screenwriters and other staff members to include the director come up with these deviations to enhance the plot in the attempt to make it a more interesting film to which in turn can make a better profit. The majority of differences that is found in films main objective is to enhance the mind. For example, when a scene has the ability to get a particular feeling out of a viewer, it is imperative to be able to understand the reasons for those feelings. The dialog and the visual effects of a scene sets a tone that differs from that of the book that it was taken from. Also, screen writers and

Tom Clancy, a “favorite international thriller author” once said, “Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.” Differences are differences. Movie and book, both different, will have individual scenes and details. A Difference can be a bad thing, or could prove to have positive effects.