Thesis:  This paper will compare two elements from the story “Three-Ten to Yuma” and the film 3:10 to Yuma.  One element revolves around characters, especially their motivation.  Another element is the setting for the story and the film. Or Thesis:  This paper will compare two elements from the story “Three-Ten to Yuma” and the film 3:10 to Yuma.  In this paper, I will discuss the characters Paul Scallen from the story and Dan Evans from the film.  I will examine their motivations for getting the outlaw to the prison train.  Also, I will compare the setting in the story to the setting in the film.     First, I will explain the differences in motivation regarding Paul Scallen and Dan Evans.  In the story, for instance, Paul Scallen is a deputy marshal who has the task of getting the outlaw, Jim Kidd, to the prison train to Yuma.  Scallen is paid for the work, but ….  And, at one point, it is clear that all of the other deputies are attempting to round up Kidd’s gang, so …  Even though Scallen is a lawman, there are times when the reader finds out he is afraid.   …  Scallen’s motivation also has to do with his sense of what is right for society.  To allow Jim Kidd to go free would …  Scallen knows it is his job to protect others from Kidd by …     However, Dan Evans’s motivation in the film is different from Scallen’s.  Evans is a rancher, not a lawman, who finds himself …He demands money for this because …  Evans thinks taking Wade to the train and collecting the money is going to help him and his family.  He’s also a sharpshooter, having fought in the Civil War so…  Another motivation is that Evans wants to prove himself to his older son, Will…  Will thinks….  In order to have Will think better of him, Evans puts his life at risk by…