film comparison- The oOutsiders Vs. Shadow of a Doubt

felt dramatized the difficult rite of passage from innocence and idealism to reality and

experience. The two films are, “Shadow of a Doubt”, which illustrates this concept

through the character Charlie, and also, “The Outsiders” in which I felt that Pony boy

serves as the best example, although each and every one of the boys will have to

experience the same loss of innocence.

Out of the two characters, I feel as though Charlie may have the most difficult

time adjusting to the psychological and spiritual disillusionment that her loss of

innocence will bring. The reasoning behind my belief is as follows. Charlie comes from

a world where evil people just do not exist. She could never dream up a story like the one

On the other hand, Pony boy comes from a world where violence is commonplace

nothing that could bring him back. This is what real life is about. When you do

her mother who puts Uncle Charlie on a pedestal, and a town who believes the same of

Some topics in this essay:
Uncle Charlie, Charlie Pony, Outsiders” Pony, , loss innocence, real world, stupid kid, reasoning belief, world violence, pony boy, comes world,