witness and experience abuse‚ addiction‚ and poverty. This is a lot for an adolescent mind to handle. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ the teenagers are faced with extremely mature issues. They are partially to totally scarred from what they experienced. They lost their innocence either by choice of by force. As a result of the dismal situations the characters in The Outsiders experienced‚ they have been robbed of their innocence and will be damaged for the rest of their lives. The reality of the
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The Outsiders‚ a novel written by S. E. Hinton‚ contains many dynamic characters; however‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ endures the most change. He witnesses many life-changing events over the course of two weeks‚ which heavily contributes to his transformation. In the beginning‚ Ponyboy feels isolated and alienated from the world. As a result‚ he decides to run away‚ hoping to find love and acceptance—something he believes he had never received. While on his journey‚ Ponyboy encounters
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Seventh grade was just one short year ago‚ and yet it has already had an enormous impact on my life. In the beginning of seventh grade I set a goal‚ to receive distinguished honors. This would be difficult‚ because seventh grade was challenging due to all of the sports I was involved in and the multiple tests and quizzes. My parents aided a great deal by being encouraging and helpful with all of the school work I had and sports I was engaged in. Throughout the year I knew I needed to be hopeful and
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imperfections. That’s where The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton transfers. Greasers are rejected by society because their lack of money‚ grades‚ and so on. The socs are excepted because everything is “perfect” about them. When really greasers and socs have a lesson to show and that is the barrier set by society because of appearances. People have found ways to cope with this barrier‚ a common way is to look on the bright side of everything. For instance‚ ponyboy‚ a greaser‚
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Tanya Wilson English 101 Dr. Mullens 4/29/13 Tanya Wilson English 101 Dr. Mullens 4/29/13 Over the years we’ve seen people divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. In The Outsiders they too are divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. Although there really isn’t much difference between the Greasers and the Socs‚ they are divided. There are some similarities between the Greasers and the Socs. The kids are about the same age‚ each group has problems
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Jan Demafiles English 1301 Professor Huff 24 November 2012 Outsider Music For Outsider People For as long as it has existed heavy metal has consistently been stereotyped‚ dismissed and condemned. Everything from the lyrics‚ the imagery‚ and the guttural vocals has been badgered by everyone who does not believe heavy metal is not a form of music. I am here to set the record straight. If people were to take the time and analyze what is in the music‚ heavy metal is not as demonic and malicious
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The Outsiders Essay Rich and Poor In The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two gang. They are defined by there social classes.The greasers are financially unstable and considered academically challenged. The Socs are financially stable and considered academically gifted. Even though ponyboy is financially unstable‚ that does not mean he will not secede in life; his educational aspect will determine his altitude. Ponyboy understands things better then the other people in his gang. Pony
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The Outsiders: Response to Literature Friendship is a very important bond shared by two friends that cannot be described by mere words. In the fictional narrative The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hinton shows us the importance of friendship through the hardships of the two protagonists‚ Johnny and Ponyboy. They use their friendship to overcome many obstacles throughout their story. One example of friendship can be found in the movie “Toy Story‚” in which the main protagonists‚ Woody and Buzz‚ must find
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The Outsiders By: Alyssa Padewski Do you want your kids to have bad influences from this book? Do you want them to be exposed to this material? The book‚ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton should be banned from this school for teaching kids bad lessons and it is inappropriate. First of all‚ there is under aged smoking. As well as young kids drinking alcohol. Second of all‚ there is a lot of violence and fighting‚ plus there are weapons being used in a bad way. They show people killing people or they
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Eh‚ I’d Rather not do it for Johnny The Outsiders‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released in 1983. Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) is a greaser whose parents were killed in a car accident. He and his friends: Johnny (Ralph Macchio)‚ Dally (Matt Dillon)‚ Two-Bit (Emilio Estevez)‚ and Steve (Tom Cruise)‚ and brothers‚ Darry (Patrick Swayze) and Soda (Rob Lowe)‚ are always getting in fights with a gang called the Socs. One night‚ best friend Johnny‚ are attacked by Socs. The Socs almost drown
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