S. E. Hinton: Similarities Between Books And Movies

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

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.

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)

Like in the beginning of any well produced film, the director Francis Ford Coppola began the creative process by first studying the novel and script, then discussing it with the author to determine which key elements must be transferred visually in order to do the story justice. The plot is primarily about the struggles of the main two characters, Rusty James and his older brother Mickey (Motorcycle boy). The film shows their journey of self-discovery fueled by the desire to break away from the toxic environment, and end the constant internal-conflict they experience. Coppola’s had the task of visually conveying deep human emotion and struggles in a way that abstract enough to demonstrates their complexity but clear enough to be understood.

A Hero’s Journey: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton brings to life many notable characters who will long be remembered. The story is centered around the Curtis brothers: Darry, Sodapop, and protagonist Ponyboy. Other members of their greaser gang, such as Dallas Winston, Two-bit Matthews, and Steve Randall, also played a role in bringing the story to life. However, no character stands out more than the “gang’s pet” Johnny Cade. In the novel, Johnny undergoes a compelling transformation from a victim to a hero, evident in his standing up to Dally, defense of his friend by killing Bob, and the courageous rescue of helpless children from a burning church.

While Andy Jackson from Tears of a Tiger sand Rusty-James from Rumble Fish both seem lonely, they differ because Andy is pessimistic while Rusty-James is dependent. In both books, the characters lose people they feel close to. However, Andy proves himself to be independent multiple times throughout the book. Rusty-James relies on people helping him get out of trouble. Characterization plays an important role in the reader's understanding of character development.

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”.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The timeless, classic series of Harry Potter has entertained readers around the world. The novels were adapted into a movie series. Although the movie series attempted to thoroughly depict the famous JK Rowling novels, there are some undeniable inaccuracies when comparing the two. One movie, in particular, that was interpreted in different aspect than it’s original story was the 4th novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. As the movie attempted to follow the intricate plotline laid out by Rowling, certain elements were eliminated while others shifted in tone for cinematic purposes. The movie captured the Wizarding World and the events of the Goblet of Fire in incredible visual detail despite missing literary qualities.