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Compare And Contrast Where The Red Fern Grows

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Where The Red Fern Grows: Novel vs Movie Essay Author, Wilson Rawls, wrote one of the most touching stories about a boy & his dogs in 1961 called “Where the Red Fern Grows”. Thirteen years after Wilson published his book, a movie based on the book was filmed. The story revolves around a twelve-year-old boy named Billy Colman who works and saves money over a few years in order to buy two Redbone Coon hounds. Within the time Billy spends with his dogs, he experiences both memorable and scary moments. He spent most of his time hunting with his hounds, until one day, he entered a coon hunting championship. From then, things started looking up for him and his family. However, things slowly took a turn for the worst. Although both the movie and book are well written, I firmly believe that the novel “Where the Red Fern Grows” is superior to the movie version due to the differences and similarities in plot, setting, and characters. I find that the book is far more detailed and well-written in terms of events and plot. The plot in the movie and the book “Where the Red Fern Grows” is quite similar in terms of major events. However, I find the novel more appealing than the movie. The reason I believe that the novel is more preferable to the movie is because of all the tiny yet important …show more content…

I saw him pointing at me and talking to several boys. They started my way, yelling, "Hillbilly, hillbilly." After comparing and contrasting the movie and the novel “Where the Red Fern Grows”, I believe the novel is superior to the movie. I prefer the novel more because not only is the original version of a movie or novel always better but also because the novel had many details in the plots, settings, and adored side characters. Not to mention, the novel had more thrill and excitement, which the movie lacked. If I were to recommend someone to pick between either reading the novel first or watching the movie first, I’d recommend reading the novel.

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