The Outsiders Questions - Compare and contrast the movie and novel

Answer all of these questions in complete sentences.

1) There are three characters that look very different in the movie in comparison to what the book described their appearance to be. Who are these three characters, how is their appearance different when you compare the book and movie?

2) Compare and contrast the book and movie in the scene when Ponyboy meets Cherry.

3) When Ponyboy comes home and he gets into an argument with his brother. Compare and contrast this scene between the situation in the novel and the situation in the movie.

4) Do you think the movie represented the murder scene as well as the book did? Justify your answer. Define foreshadowing. Did you notice any foreshadowing?

5) How is the scene different in the movie when the boys see Dallas about running away after the murder. Where did Dallas get the cash he gave the boys in the novel?

6) Compare and contrast the novel and movie scene when Johnny and Pony escape to Windrixville. Who did they talk to on their way to the church in the novel?

7) How is the location (scene) of the church different in the novel compared to the location (scene) in the movie?