Similarities Between Home Alone And Ransom Of Red Chief

In the movie Home Alone and the story Ransom of Red Chief I feel like the theme for both of them is that no matter how small and inocent someone seems they could be a serious pain. In the story the author wrote] “The kid was a freckled face boy of ten with freckles that stood out.” (O’Henry 63) This shows that the two criminals thought this was just a little kid with freckles but later on they will realize how much trouble this kid will cause. In one of the scenes of the movie Home Alone the two thieves said it’s just a little boy and he’s home alone (Home Alone). This shows how the criminals under estimated the boy but when they attempted to rob the kid he put many obstacles in their way which slowed them down and they were eventually arrested.

The two boys were both very ornery, mischievous, independent and resourceful. In the story it states “ I’ll behave, Snake-Eye, if you won’t send me home. And if you’ll let me play Black Scout today.”(O’Henry 67). This shows that Red Chief is very ornery, mischievous and resourceful because in the game he will make Bill his horse and carry him ninety miles to a fort and he’s independent because when they kidnapped him he was alone and they say he didn’t seem like a stay at home type. In the movie Kevin used household items to defend his house from the criminal all by himself which shows that he is resourceful and independent. He also liked to mess with the criminals a lot which proves that he is ornery and mischievous. In both of the story’s the criminals had one “Mastermind” and they had the “Muscle”. Some of the traits that the criminals share are unsuccessful and criminals. In the story the author said “Sam and Bill are two sharp con men”(O’Henry 61). This shows that they are criminals because they are con men and they are unsuccessful because they have to con people. In the movie the thieves attempted to rob many houses in little Kevin’s neighborhood but they were later arrested by the police. This proves that the thieves were criminals since they were trying to rob house and they were unsuccessful because they were arrested by the

In the story and the movie the kid was extremely underestimated and later proved to be a serious pain in the butt. In the movie the thieves tried to just walk in the house and rob Kevin, but in the house there were many traps and surprises waiting for the thieves to protect himself and his home (Home Alone) This shows how the thieves attempted to rob little Kevin and didn’t expect much of a challenge but he showed them that he was a force to be reckoned with. In the story the author stated “ We knew that Summit couldn’t come after us with anything stronger than the police and a few lazy bloodhounds. And maybe in the Weekly Farmer’s Budget. So, it looked good.”(O’Henry 62) This illustrates that the thieves didn’t think anything could go wrong with there plan and they weren’t even worried about the kid. But later on their plan failed miserably and they ended up having to pay Mr. Dorset instead. In both the story and the movie the criminals ended up getting injured in someway. In the story written by O’Henry “He put a red-hot boiled potato down my back, explained Bill. Then he mashed it with his foot.” (O’Henry 66). This proves that in the short story one of the criminals were hurt by the kid. I'm almost positive a red-hot potato isn’t going to feel very good on your skin. In the movie when Marv went up to the door Kevin aimed his pellet gun out of the doggie door and shot him in the private area. This was only