The Outsiders Book Movie Comparison

In the poem “What Love Isn't” and “The Outsiders” both share a common theme which is Love.

In What Love Isn’t its says, “It is discomfort — it is
not what the films say. Only songs get it right” This means that in films about love and relationships it shows the good side to relationships, the side where there's no arguments and fights. In songs it talks about all sides of relationships the bad and good. The reality of being in a relationship and how it's not perfect and it also talks about the good things about relationships.

This connects to the theme of the Outsiders because the relationship they all shared had problems and arguments but they also had good times they shared together.

 In the poem it says, “It is not a five star stay.” If you give a hotel five stars it was a great stay. No problems, everything was perfect. They are staying relationships aren’t like that, all relationships aren’t perfect, every relationships has problems.

This connects to the theme of the Outsiders because the relationship they all shared isn't a five star stay, there is problems that goes on but it is also not a 0 star stay, there are good things that happens between them all. In the Outsiders they talked about how nothing gold can stay, meaning we always lose something in life that means a lot to us. Like how PonyBoy, SodaPop, Darry lost their parents, their parents meant a lot to them. Also how Dally and Johnny died and how nothing gold can stay. That's what they been talking about a lot during the Outsiders.

What Love Isn't and the Outsiders shared a common theme about love, how every relationship isn't always perfect. There are problems that goes on but it's not always filled with problems, it also have memories they all have with each other.