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The movie Stand by Me was based on the novel “The Body” written by Stephen King. The movie and novel was about four young boys who go on a two-day search for the dead body of a boy their age who was hit by a train outside Castle Rock in 1960. They talk about their dreams and fears, and face their own death along the way, but end up finding more than they ever dreamed of. The main characters are Chris, Gordie, Teddy and Vern. A story of friends who are on their way into adolescence, the movie and the novel shows the friends growing up to become adults. Maturity is a part of life and sometimes kids need to mature before their time. In the present day, Gordie, a professional writer, reminisces back into the past of his childhood memories and how it leads to the death of his best friend Chris. When the boys are thirteen, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern were very good friends. They shared a tree house together with a secret knock. The boys seem to be happy hanging out together. When they find out about the dead body of Ray Brower, the boys take a step closer to adolescence. Throughout the movie and novel, I can see the boys becoming mature. In the movie and novel, Gordie is given a chance to steer his life into the right path and