In the novella and film there is one difference that probably stands out the most. This being how Gordie and Chris often switch roles. In the novella it seems that Gordie, is the one in charge and acts like the one who has the most sense. In the novella when Teddy wants to dodge the first train they see it is Gordie who has the sense to tackle him off the tracks

During reading the novella and watching the film there is one major similarity to both. This being the relationship the boys have with their parents. In the novella and the film Gordie has no relationship with his parents due to his brother Denny’s tragic jeep accident, which took his life. In both Gordie’s parents seem to ignore him and never have any arguments or conversations with him. Sometimes it gets so bad that Gordie feels his parents think it should’ve been him and not Denny. As for Teddy in the novella and the film, his father is portrayed as an army veteran who stormed the beaches at Normandy and who also had some mental problems form the war. In both the novella and the film there is mention of how Teddy’s father tried to burn his ear off on the stovetop. “ Your dad’s a loony who tried to burn off your ears”, Milo Pressman- Film, and Teddy’s dad took Teddy over a woodstove at the back of the kitchen and shoved Teddy’s head down against one of the cast iron burner plates. Narrator- novella. In the novella and the film Chris seems to have the same relationship with his father. In both his father is a drunk who takes his troubles out on Chris when he has had a couple of drinks.

The advantages of watching the film are that in the film you get an understanding of how these four friends we so close at the time. Another advantage is that while watching t

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