Name: Pamela Clara Zambrana Foronda

Level: 5.3
Date: July, 15th, 2019

BOOK AND MOVIE COMPARISON

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate D’ Camillo

Because of Winn Dixie it’s about a girl named Opal and a big dog that called
Winn-Dixie. The book and the movie have many things in common.
However, there were some differences, for example in the book, the story
begins at the Winn Dixie store where the dog causes disruptions but in the
movie, the story begins with Opal coming to the building that used to be a
convenient store. Her dad is preaching. She prays that she will make some
friends. Then her father sends her to the Winn Dixie. Opal's father doesn’t
accept the dog so easily than in the book. Also, the movie explain how she
got her name. She was named India because her father was a missionary in
India and Opal was her mother's name. Other difference is that in the movie
there are two extra characters, a police and the trailer park’s owner.

The ending is also different in the movie than in the book because at the
end of the movie, they were looking for Winn Dixie, and they couldn't find
him, so everyone began singing, and Winn Dixie began howling outside the
front door. Everyone became excited because he came back so they begin
to sing songs again. In the book, the story ended with Opal’s friend singing
and Otis playing the guitar when Sweetie Pie heard somebody sneeze, and
they discover that Winn-Dixie is hiding under Gloria's bed. To conclude I
have to say that I prefer the book because I felt it more touching than the
movie but anyway, I enjoyed both.