Background
A 1956 children’s novel written by Fred Gipson about a young family in 1860s Texas. It is the classic tale which has been remade by Disney a year later.
My Thoughts
I hadn’t ever seen Old Yeller but knew of the ending by watching the movie “Stripes” when Bill Murray gives his inspirational speech bringing their troop together.
I also didn’t know the book was written in the 1950s. I thought it was older as it was set in the 1860s. I remember thinking that a lot of the attitudes toward kids have certainly changed in the years past. Physically discipline has pretty much gone by the way side these days. However, such was not the case in the book. As we are getting closer to another hundred years past, I wonder what else will have changed…
Recommendation
I really liked it. My guess was the book was better than the movie but I will have to see the movie to know.