The Similarities Between Francis Ford Coppolas' Film "The Outsiders" and The Novel "Came Back To Show You I Could Fly" By Robin Klien
...ong, even if it cost them more pain. At the end when Ponyboy finds the letter from Johnny in the book the camera shows Johnny saying what he wrote and shows Ponyboy’s reaction and when Johnny talks about Dallas it shows Dallas as well. It shows what a close bond Johnny and Ponyboy had and that Johnny understood Dallas like nobody else. You see how Ponyboy reacts to his best friends and someone who he thought of as big brothers death. You see his grief but also his understanding. It shows to the audience how closely linked the three of them were and conveys to the audience how sad it really is that Ponyboy dosen’t have either of them with him anymore but still is linked deep down with them. Another way friendship is conveyed in “The Outsiders” is through the clothes that the Greasers and the Socs wear. The Greasers wear sweatshirts and jeans and denim or leather jackets, all very worn. They wear their hair slicked back and greasy. Greasers are easily recognised from Socs. Socs wear plaid shirts and don’t wear jeans and leave their hair the way it is. This helps us identify who belongs to what. It is also a means of separating friends from foe for the characters. It means if they see someone wearing the clothes that represent the same gang as them, they have an instant connection, a link to each other. In “Came Back To Show You I Could Fly” the letters or diary entries at the end of each chapter convey the friendships and relationships Angie has with others. Some are letters to her friends or family or doctors and some are to her self, like a shopping list, or a list of baby names or her budget. Some of the relationships revealed in these letters are turbulent while others are supportive of her recovery, and still others are pleas for forgiveness and begs for trust to be regained in her. Some of the letters to herself show the friendship between herself and Seymour. Like the list of baby’s names has Seymour as one of them, or when she mentions Seymour in the letter to Judy, how he’s great company and how she’s grown fond of him and how if she had a kid like him she would never let it grow up as sad and lonely as Seymour. And in the last letter from Angie, its to Seymour, she confides in him even after 4 months and apologises and rebuilds the friendship and in his letter back he sends all his support and confides in her too. It shows what a strong friendship they share that it can survive such a problem. The earrings are a strong symbol for Angie’s and Seymour’s relationship. The very first time Angie and Seymour meet Angie asks him to pick a pair of earrings for her to wear. And after he chooses the perfect pair she appoints him her “official earring selector.” It is a focus of their relationship as the earrings become such a strong symbol of their friendship and is more often then not how the friendship is symbolized by readers of the novel. Another technique used by K...