Preview

The Outsiders Compare And Contrast Edward Scissorhands

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
200 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
The Outsiders Compare And Contrast Edward Scissorhands
In both the book and the movie, I really liked that they were relatable to teenagers, as many of us may experience the themes addressed in them such as, belonging, society and class, love, and friendships. What I disliked about The Outsiders is that the book was too much of a rollercoaster, in that there were too many climaxes that then died down to an event more subtle. In Edward Scissorhands, I didn't like it how the whole story was being told by an older Kim, to her grandchild. This for me ruined the movie at the end because I feel it would've been a much better ending if this was left out.

For me it is hard to choose which text I preferred as they were both enjoyable to read and watch, but they both had their flaws which at sometimes

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    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.…

    • 251 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    S.E. Hinton was only 15 years old when she wrote this extremely detailed book. I liked her book a lot because of how much detail she put into it. I didn’t like the movie a lot because I was kind of expecting it to be a lot like the book but was disappointed when it left out many different parts of the book. While the book and movie have many similarities and differences, the book was more effective in telling the story.…

    • 482 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Outsiders Summary

    • 588 Words
    • 3 Pages

    It contains very strong theme about dysfunctional family, use of drugs and crime. I guess the board of education was afraid that the students will imitate the events in the book. However, I understand why they decided to re-allow it in schools. The author, who wrote this book around our age really wanted to deliver that we can all live together in peace and conflict only bring more conflict. Although the family in the Outsiders wasn’t the best family you could ask for, they had so much love inside them they didn’t actually portray to each other. They just didn’t know the right way to express it. I would rate this book 4/5 because of the effectiveness of the author trying to deliver her message in a coherent manner. I highly recommend all teenagers to read this book. Overall, I think this compelling story will grasp even the most reluctant readers thanks to the deep bond of sympathy. There is also a movie “The Outsiders”, although I happen to feel that it fails to deliver the strong message as realistic and in sequence as the…

    • 588 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Outsiders The outsiders was a good book and movie, although it had many similarities and differences. A difference is in the book it says that Pony-boy gets a cut on his head but in the movie he gets no injury. Johnny was the one that was getting hurt like he got hurt when he went into the burning church to save the kids and piece of the burning building dropped on his back. But pony boy never got no injury in the movie.…

    • 371 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The outsiders movie and novel have many differences and similarities. I have only written about two of each but it is always fun to go back and look for more There is a hug variation between the two, the tiny details were precisely the same. The Outsiders is about a group of kids that are all different some are greasers, which have the leather jackets and the slicked back hair, and there are the Socs, they are the rich kids of town and are more dressed up then the greasers are. One way that the book is different from the movie is that the movie didn't say anything about Sodapop, the main character's older brother, wanting to get married to a girl when she is out of school and in the book there is a few pages about how much Soda loves…

    • 585 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The “ outsiders” movie and novel are a good example of stereotypes. They are very similar. They also have their differences.…

    • 186 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The movie and the book “outsiders” are like in some ways.All the characters are the same way in their personality.Dally is mean and cool liked described in the book in the movie.…

    • 283 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Outsiders is both a great book and a great movie. Although they are both very great, they are not completely the same, or completely different. A book that turns into a movie usually has way more information because the person writing the book isn’t just going to make it a movie line for line. The movie “The Outsiders” doesn’t work like that though. The book and the movie are about as close to line for line as you can possibly get. They have to add some scenes in movie to explain the thinking of the characters, but they also have to subtract scenes from the book to shorten the movie. The book, The Outsiders, and the movie, “The Outsiders,” are alike in many ways.…

    • 698 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    “We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only our love and friendship can create the illusion for the moment, that we are not alone”(Orson Welles). If friends did not have each other everyone would be alone. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny and Dally have similarities and differences.…

    • 737 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The “Outsiders” novel and film gawky and fascinating Watching both they do appear very identical However, the film and movie have great, noticeable difference. The film and novel share very identical qualities.…

    • 265 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Quotes From The Outsiders

    • 304 Words
    • 2 Pages

    By far one of the best books I read, but mostly just because it’s filled with action and slight romance. The Outsiders is a book filled with greasers and kids that don’t fit in with society, hence the name outsiders. It’s shows off how some people that can be represented as hoodlum like, they can still be honorable and respect one another. The book has multiple genius quotes that can be interpreted in different ways, but still hold its meaning.…

    • 304 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The quote in question is “All good is destined to be defeated.” The quote means, for every good guy, there is a bad guy. For every hero, there is a villain. Everyone who has ever tried to do something good has been destined to be stopped. The quote not only speaks for literature, but for everything. If you look from now, all the way back to ancient times, you will see examples of this in many works of literature. The book The Outsiders is a good representation of the quote.…

    • 275 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Outsiders, directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released in 1983. Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) is a greaser whose parents were killed in a car accident. He and his friends: Johnny (Ralph Macchio), Dally (Matt Dillon), Two-Bit (Emilio Estevez), and Steve (Tom Cruise), and brothers, Darry (Patrick Swayze) and Soda (Rob Lowe), are always getting in fights with a gang called the Socs. One night, best friend Johnny, are attacked by Socs. The Socs almost drown Ponyboy, and Johnny, defending Ponyboy, stabs Bob (a Soc). Pony, and Johnny find a church to hide out in. A bunch of little kids are trapped inside the church which caught on fire, and Pony, Johnny, and Dally save them. Ponyboy gets out ok, Dally burns his arm, but a huge piece of wood falls on Johnny, breaking his back, and burning him badly. At the end, two of the greasers end up losing their life and both gangs still fight and hate each other. I think that The Outsiders was decent, at best. Please spare yourself save the hour and…

    • 1053 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In conclusion, the outsiders is different because of acting skills, and mostly time. The book might take a reader about two, maybe three days to read depending on skill level. Obviously, the book can’t take two or three days long. The differences are mostly ok because the movie was still a lot like the book despite characteristic looks, and settings. Other than these few things, the Outsiders will always be a great original by S.E.…

    • 989 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Essay On The Outsiders

    • 514 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Although there is reasons to read “The Outsiders” some may still argue not to read it at our age and level. Stephen May, a reviewer, argued that there was too much violence and gang related topics. But if you look out your window today or simply walk down the street you see violence and graffiti on bridges and walls. A student at Lone Star Elementary in California wrote that she didn’t like being exposed to all the references to alcohol, drugs and sex. But eventually you are going to be exposed to those things if students have already not, it’s a part of growing up.…

    • 514 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays