Comparing O. Henry's The Ransom Of Red Chief

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“The Ransom of Red Chief” "The Ransom of Red Chief” is a short story by O. Henry and is also a Hallmark movie. It is an amusing story about a young, troublesome boy who is taking captive by two desperate kidnappers. The movie has many more major events happen because it had to be made a certain length. Due to the extra circumstances, it is fairly different from the short story. Even though the short story and the movie are based on the same story, in different forms, they are quite different. One of the biggest differences between the short story and the movie is that towards the end of the movie two dangerous criminals are added to the story. The criminals end up kidnapping Andrew from the originals kidnappers. This

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