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    Why I Think The Book Is Better Than The Movie Today I will be comparing and contrasting the book and the movie “Where The Red Fern Grows”. I will be talking about why I think the book is better in 3 different ways: plot, setting and characters. The story is about a little boy named Billy who wants 2 coonhounds. Some time later, when he got the coonhounds, he started hunting almost every night. Until one day after a coon hunting contest Billy was out hunting when he and his dogs got into a fight

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    Where the Red Fern Grows Essay In the book Where the Red Fern Grows there are not to many differences to the movie. The differences are as subtle as leaving out an unimportant moment or different speech. The book and the movie were only made a little after each other. The movie was made a little more in the days it was made to be more liked by the people watching it. One huge difference in the movie is the beginning does not start the same. At the beginning

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    much may they differ while still being a product of the other? These are questions I cannot answer today, but I will be writing of a book and the movie based upon it. The subjects of my comparison are the novel Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, and the 2003 movie Where The Red Fern Grows, directed by Sam Pillsbury and Lyman Dayton. There are arguably 3 main events in the book. The first is when Billy gets the dogs, traveling a rough journey on foot from his home near the Ozark Mountains in Oklahoma

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    The book "Where the Red Fern Grows" and the author Wilson Rawls influence American Society in many ways. Wilson Rawls does it by adding emotion and sympathy to his books to get the reader's attention and possibly get the reader to apply it to the real world. Also, Wilson Rawls influences American Society because he lived a life with no school and just books and still was able to make a novel and have it published with a couple of awards (Moddy "A Memory to Live By: Where the Red Fern Grows"). Wilson

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    Have you ever read a book then went to go see the movie. Then felt one was much better than the other.The book where the red fern grows is somewhat similar to the movie. Then also very different from each other. If you ever compared the book where the red fern grows to the movie. You can tell that they have left out a lot of details in the movie. Then they make it a lot less emotional. First the one way the book and the movie are similar is billy wants to get the dogs. He will do anything to

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    In the book Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, the theme is to never give up. The theme to never give up represents the main character, Billy and his attitude throughout the book. He does not care if his idea is risky or hard. Billy does not even care if it will take years to accomplish his goal of getting two coonhounds. Billy’s perseverance when facing obstacles represents the theme of never giving up in the story Where the Red Fern Grows. Rawls shows this theme when Billy saves up money

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    Have you ever had a pet that you loved like a best friend? In the story Where the Red Fern Grows, written by Wilson Rawls, the characters form a friendship that. The main characters are Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann. The main setting is the Ozark Mountains. In the beginning of the story, Billy really wanted two coon hounds, but his parents can’t afford them, so he decided to earn his own money and worked for two years to save up. When he finally earned enough money, he went to go get his new dogs

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    entertainment available. They are transportable, either in paper copy or digitally, and they are always waiting for the reader to return to the adventure held between the title page and the end. As an adult, looking back on all the books read, Where the Red Fern Grows is the greatest story about a boy and his dogs. This book has kids, puppies and adventure with an underlying story of hard work and spirituality. The library may be virtual, but the expansion of imagination through books is timeless. The

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    island and could only have three books with you, which three would you choose? One of the books I would choose is “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech. Another book I would choose is “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien. The final book I would pick is “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls. These are books that I could read over and over on a desert island and never get bored. One of my three picks for books is “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech. I would choose this book because it was recommended to me by

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    Red Fern Grow

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    Have you ever heard the book or the movie called, “Where The Red Fern Grows.” In the book and the movie it is about a boy name Billy. He lives in the Ozark in a log cabin. When he ask for a prayer God accepts it. Billy has two dogs named, Little Ann and Old Dan. They do everything together. First, in the book He sees the fishing magazine under a tree. He orders the dogs and trains his dog really well. Ruben tripped over a stick and hit the ax. His nice grandpa shows him how to make coon traps. His

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