True Grit (177-224)

Summary
          In the end Tom Chaney is killed. This is with the help of Labeef's meticulous shooting. I know it does seem weird that I am talking about LaBeef like he is the good guy, but it is true he saved Mattie's life. After Chaney spots Mattie he is in charge of watching her. He must have still been mad that Mattie cracked one of his ribs with her pistol because he began straggling her. Even though Mattie was on a high cliff, Labeef was still able to get a good range. This was not the end of this story.
          Mattie fell down a ditch. where she found a dead body. One reading the book would think. "Oh, its only a dead body. What dose it matter that Mattie is tangled upside down in some old roots?" Of course because as Mattie tries to undress the dead body, rattle snakes begin pouring out of the body. As Labeef brings down a rope, Rooster was not given enough time and Mattie was bitten on the arm. It showed how important Mattie was to Rooster as he tried to suck the poison out of Mattie's arm. When this did not work out well he tried to travel all the way back to civilization to find her some help. After the horse gets tired he runs the rest of the way with Mattie in his hands.
         Now all in all, I can say there were a few differences from the movie from now and then. For example in the beginning of the movie you would ask yourself the question, who is this black man with Mattie. In the book it is said. The man is Mattie's servant in a way. He was supposed to get Mattie To the county and safely back home, of course he failed. In the novel he actually has a part. Like when they are getting off the train and someone begins calling him bad names. I feel that reading the novel exposes more than the film, because with the film you can miss small things.
Quote
          "I tell you I can do better than that" (Portis 198).
Reaction
          People are very competitive. They are always trying to out do each other. That is what Rooster thought he could do. he thought that he was better in every way, this includes shooting. So he challenges LaBeef to a shooting contest. It blows up in his face when he can barely shoot a biscuit thrown into the sky.