The Outsiders, By S. E. Hinton

“Things are rough all over.” Those word were said by Cherry explaining that nothing is perfect. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, many characters felt like an outsider at some point. In comparison, I was inside the insiders group but I felt like I was not and did not felt like I belonged anywhere. In my story, I am going to tell you that sometimes it is okay being different. It all began when one day I started hearing the opinion of other people about me saying I was known as being “popular/well-known and funny.” I was not sure if that was true. Curiously I asked, “What is my rank or level in the school?” I only asked that question because, for some reason, everybody is labeled like in the movies. They replied with everybody loving me. Since school is all about which people you
Even from this day, I do not understand what it means. I felt like I was not at all: in fact, I thought I was trying too hard to fit in. That is when I was confused if I am an outsider or an insider. As a result, I felt like I did not belonged anywhere. In comparison to most of my friends, they already figured out what group they are in. On the other hand, I kept on moving table to table trying to find a group I fit in with. The tables, in order, were in the following: the cool table, the drama table, the squad table, and the girl table. Currently, I am in girls’s table with my bestfriend. I don’t feel like I belong in her group: they are different from me. I tried to fit in multiple times by acting like them but it was not the real me. I lie to myself; I believe that I am who they think I am, even though I am not. For example, once in awhile I feel left out and alone. I always feel like I have to be perfect and entertain them. As a result, I start to do idiotic things that are not allowed; therefore, I started to get in trouble and being reckless. One day I realized that what I am doing is wrong, so I stopped myself from being fake and just be