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Where The Red Fern Grows Movie And Book Comparison

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For the duration of these past few weeks, we have been reading the “Where The Red Fern Grows” novel written by Wilson Rawls and also watching the movie produced by Norman Tokar, but which is better? In this essay, I will explain my personal opinion and contrast and compare characters, plot, and the ending of the book and movie. The whole general plot is the same, Billy Colman lives in the Ozarks and wants some hunting dogs. Eventually he gets the dogs and they are said to be some of the best coonhunting hounds in the Ozarks, so Billy’s grandfather signs him up for a coon hunting championship. As I will explain later in the essay, Billy ends up winning the championship but doesn’t in the movie. When he comes home, Billy goes hunting again and encounters a mountain lion, which eventually, after a …show more content…

“Billy, it’s no use. Life has gone out of her. She has no will to live.” “Page 12.” “Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy” Novel, Doubleday, 1961, p. “How long have you been saving this?” Grandpa asked. “Two years,” Billy replied. “Page 85.” “Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy” Novel, Doubleday, 1961, p. “When Mama said this, it dawned on me. I had been so busy with my coon hunting I hadn’t noticed anything unusual. Mama’s tummy was all swelled up. She was going to have a baby”. “Page 116.” “Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy” Novel, Doubleday, 1961, p. “Then it moved. I heard the scratch of razor sharp claws on the bark. It stood up and moved out of the shadows onto the limb. I saw it clearly as it passed between the moon and me. I knew what it was. It was the devil cat of the Ozarks, the mountain lion.” “Page 112.” “Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy” Novel, Doubleday, 1961, p. “Son, this makes me very proud. It’s a great honor to present you with this championship

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