Outsiders: Comparing The Movie And The Novel

The ¨Outsiders¨ movie and novel are interesting and tragic. After observing the movie and reading the book, they appeared to be very similar. Though they were similar, there were quite a few differences too. The movie and the novel have many similarities. For instance, both feature greasers and socs as rivals. Both sides fought one another in the rumble. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally proceed to the Nightly Double. There Ponyboy encountered Cherry. Though a lot of it is similar there are a few differences.
One major difference between the movie and the novel is the beginning. In the novel, it states Ponyboy was wandering home from the movies, and a gang of socs jumped him. The book begins with him leaving the movies. Though, in the movie, Ponyboy