Differences and Likenesses'' Because of Winn-Dixie''

There are many Likenesses between the Movie and the Book but there also differences. Winn-Dixie catches a mouse in the Church, but he does not kill it. Otis let animals out of the cages then he played his guitar to keep them from running around the pet store. Although the Dewberry boys called Gloria Dump a witch, they discovered she was a very kind person. Glori Dump was a blind women but, she say with her heart.

There was neither a police man or a Landlord. They thought Winn-Dixie was lost but he was under Gloria Dumps bed. Winn-Dixie didn't bite, but he bite the policemen in the movie. Winn-Dixie had bald patches in his hair.

In the Movie, the Policemen were in the store and everywhere. His Character in the book. In addition, the Landlord character wasn't in the book either. In the movie Winn-Dixie walked in the door after he was lost but in the book he never left Gloria Dumps bed.

I really enjoyed both the Book and the Movie.

chapter 23,24,25,26

Chapter23
Gloria Dump told Opal to save the egg-salad sandwiches; the preacher grabbed the punch and Sweetie Pie grabbed the pictures. They put it all in the kitchen and began laughing and talking. Gertrude, the bird, squawked, "Dog". Opal saw that Winn-Dixie was gone! The Dewberry boys showed up and she said "Hey", but then ran out to look for her dog.

Chapter24
Opal and the Preacher started yelling for Winn-Dixie and it was raining so hard. The hard rain made it easier for Opal to cry. Opal started thinking about 10 things she could write on a poster about Winn-Dixie if they didn't find him. When the preacher said they had to give up, Opal yelled at him and asked if he gave up on her Mama too. He started crying and told her he missed her every day and would miss Winn-Dixie too but they kept looking. He said he was glad her Mama left Opal with him.

Chapter 25
Opal and the preacher started walking back to Gloria Dump's house and they heard music and singing. They looked in the kitchen and saw everyone having a good time! Opal shouted that they didn't find Winn-Dixie! Then Gloria told her that the dog had been there under her bed the whole time.

Chapter 26
Opal went outside for a minute and started talking like her Mama was right beside her. She talked about her heart being full and that she would still miss her but not as much as she had before. She went to look at the tree she planted and it had grown; she was on her knees. Dunlap Dewberry came over and helped her up and this surprised her! They raced to the house and Opal won! All the people in the book started singing and eating Littmus Lozenges and having a fun party.

chapter 20,21,22

Opal was telling Gloria Dump about Otis getting arrested. Gloria Dump laughed so hard, she had to hurry up and grab her false teeth. Otis was a lonely man and him and Gloria Dump was talking.

Chapter21
Opal got Otis convinced to go to the party. Winn-Dixie was wagging his tail the hole time. Gloria dump made some peanut butter sandwiches. Miss Franny was wearing a green dress, and it was all shinny and shimmery.

Chapter 22
They hear thunder so everybody goes inside

Winn-Dixie 15-16

Opal and Winn-Dixie would go to the library and Winn-Dixie would lay on the air conditioner; he hogged the vent! Mrs. Franny would have fits that didn't last long but she would forget what she was saying. Opal asked her about if she should read to Gloria dump.

Miss Franny was telling a story about a boy named Littmus W. Block. His father, Artley W. Block, had already enlisted in the Civil War and Littmus wanted to fight! Miss Franny discribed to Opal how bad War is. She also said his sisters died of typhoid fever. She wanted to her more about the story but they didn't finish this in Chapter 16.

Winn-Dixie 13-14

Opal and Stevie got in argument about Otis. Stevie thought Otis was a bad person. Opal said Otis was a good person.

Opal and Gloria Dump were talking about Otis is not a bad person. Gloria Dump found a tree; it had a lot of all kinds of bottles hanging from it. Gloria Dump tells Winn-Dixie and Opal what that tree is. It was about the ghosts of all the things Gloria did wrong.

Winn-Dixie 11,12

Opal and Winn-Dixie heard a bad thunder storm. then they heard it was Winn-Dixie. Opal woke up because Winn-Dixie was beating his head on the door and wouldn't stop. Then Opal got up to see what was going on. Winn-Dixie ran in the preachers bed and woke him up.


Opal and Winn-Dixie went to Gertrude's Pet store and there was a closed sign in the window. Opal opened the door and it flew open. Then when Opal went inside, the pets were out of there cages and Otis was somewhere else. Opal called out for Otis to come. Opal discovered Otis playing the guitar. It made the animals quiet.

Winn-Dixie 10

Opal and Gloria went under the tree and began talking. Opal told Gloria Dump she was missing her mama, and that Opal and Winn-Dixie got invited to Sweetie Pies birthday party. She also told her about how she got a job from Otis at Getrude's pets shop. Then they planted a tree.