The Outsiders The Outsiders book and movie have the same story line, but there are details that are different. They are both about the rivalry between the Socs and Greasers, along with what it was like to be in a gang in the 1960s. The narrator is Ponyboy, a 14 year old Greaser, whose lives with two brothers after their parents died. All three brothers are in a gang together, along with 4 other guys. Some things from the book aren’t included in the movie, but overall they are very similar. The actors in the movie look very similar to how the characters are described in the book. Johnny is described as a boy who is tan with black hair and big eyes, who also looks younger than he is. That is exactly how he is showed in the movie. The book says that Two-Bits has rust colored hair, but in the movie he has light brown hair. Some of the characters act differently in the book and movie. The book describes Darry as very strict, but he doesn’t act that strict in the movie. …show more content…
The book says that Darry and Pony fight a lot, but in the movie they don’t fight very often. They only have one big fight when Pony falls asleep in the lot and Darry hits him. Soda and Pony’s relationship is also different in the movie. In the book that have a very close relationship and talk all the time. But in the movie they don’t spend any time together. The hardly ever talk, unless the other boys are there too. The book says that Johnny and Pony are close in the book, and that is how it is showed in the