Comparison Of 'The Outsider': Book And Movie

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The Outsider movie and book are telling the same story but are different in many ways. LIke the book starts with Ponyboy Curtis stepping out into the sunlight after being in the theater watching a movie. In the movie it starts with Dally, Pony, and Johnny Cade walking around their neighborhood. After that in the book Pony gets jumped by some socs and are about to cut his hair when Pony friends come and rescue him. Nothing like that happens in the movie. Also in the book when Pony runs away to the park it is because Darry slaps him. In the movie all he does is push him. In the book Pony and Johnny go to the curb smoke a cigaret. Then they go to the park and to the fountain where the socs attack Pony and Johnny. In the movie Pony and Johnny