The book and the movie are very alike.Some similarities are that Winnie (the main character of the book) never drank the water, on page 138 “In loving memory Winnie foster Jackson 1870 -1948” this show’s that Winnie died and never drank from the spring. Other similarities are the man in the yellow suit ( The man that is looking for someone) is dressed the same in the novel and the book in the novel on page 17 it say’s “his suit was a jaunty yellow that seemed to glow a little in the fading light. A black hat dangled