Alack Michael 8 Reading
Mr. Jay Period 1
Critique of Shane:
The Similarities and Differences between Book and Movie

Shane is a story of a man who rides into town on his horse and meets the Starrett family that owns a medium-size ranch. Shane is invited to live with the Starrett’s, and although trying to escape his past as a gunfighter, he is forced to fight again against a greedy man who wants to own the entire town.
Three major similarities between the movie and book are; Shane was portrayed as polite and kind, Shane and Joe worked hard together to remove a stump from the ground, and Shane worked on the Starrett farm as payback for their hospitality for allowing him to live there. Shane protected the Starrett’s from Luke Fletcher and his gang from burning the farm and releasing the cattle. As Shane and Joe worked to remove the stump, it symbolized their bond and friendship that they could work together to accomplish anything. Shane is a good friend to Bob and teaches him about becoming a man, encouraging Bob not to let people like Chris nudge him into fighting. Both the book and the movie are consistent to explain that Shane is a hardworking man that is in need of a good home and family to help him feel safe and loved.
Three major differences between the movie and the book that stand out in my mind are the Starrett’s son was named Bob in the book but Joey in the movie. I believe that the son was called Joey in the movie to form a connection named after his father Joe. Secondly, Wilson is stated killing Ernie in the book, but in the movie Wilson killed Frank Tory. The book writes that Marian was baking an apple pie and did not pay close attention distracted by Shane, Joe and Bob, and the pie burned. Marian was extremely Alack, Michael 2 upset by this because she wanted the pie to be a nice ending to a hard day. The movie left this part out because it really had no significance except to show that everyone was comfortable and enjoying each other’s company. Plus, movies usually cut out extra information that does not have to do with the plot as a whole.
In the beginning of the book, Shane was dressed in a black hat with dark pants and shirt and black leather boots. In the