“I don’t mind being hated‚ but I hate being misunderstood.” (Anonymous). No one likes to be misunderstood. Whether it is based on something he/she said or the entire person‚ the thought of being misjudged causes the majority of people much aggravation. Outsiders‚ or people that do not belong‚ are often misjudged and misunderstood. One may be considered an outsider based on numerous characteristics. For example‚ people are often misjudged in regard to their culture. Whether assuming that
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In any story with a recurring dark theme there always must be an outsider from humanity who somehow stands out from the seemingly equal community. In the case of Shakespeare’s Othello the outsider from humanity would be Iago for he truly stands out from the rest of society. Although Othello may be physically put out of the community‚ it seems that on an emotional and egotistical level Iago puts himself out of society further then Othello’s blackness does. He is not merely manipulative‚ as other villains
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The outsiders have been banned in some public school in the United States. It is considered a “ bad example” for young people because it has characters that smoke‚ drink‚ swear and fight. It even includes a murder. Using examples from the book‚ how can you convince the class that this book actually contains good morals and examples for young people? The Outsiders has been banned in some public schools in the United States because “bad examples” are all throughout the book. I believe the book
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ENG261AC April 14‚ 2003 "The Difference of Initial Inference of Identity" S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders‚ is at first a narrative of Ponyboy‚ a young outcast boy who later becomes a young man filled with identity. At the end of the novel‚ it is revealed that the narrative is actually Ponyboy’s autobiographical account of his quest for a place in society. The symbols and motifs of The Outsiders contribute immensely to the novel’s most prominent theme: Commonality between the rich and the poor
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Dallas “Dally” Winston: Social Clique: Greasers Age: 17 Status: Deceased * Reason- Provoked police to shoot him because he got a heater out. Abilities/ Strengths: Street smart‚ knows how to use a variety of different weapons like guns‚ blades‚ etc. Natural born leader; Strong personality; excellent fighter; stereotypical “bad boy”. Tougher‚ colder and meaner than rest of the greasers. His parents were very abusive of him Criminal Past: "The real character of the gang‚" Dally was arrested
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A boy with no parents and in a bad neighborhood with bad influences as friends and is a minor that smokes and his older brother lets him do that and have those friends ‚ which also doesn’t give him a curfew and lets him go to places alone ‚ should be in the system. Ponyboy has an older brother Darry‚ but Darry doesn’t really take care of ponyboy like he should or gives him as much as attention as he should get for a teenager. Ponyboy should be in the system because he is a young boy that has bad
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In the outsiders‚ violence was a commonly occurring theme. The Socs‚ the highest social class‚ and the greasers‚ the lowest class‚ are always going at it. It is a common thing in their everyday life for them to be at each others throat. Johny gets jumped‚ and Pony too. Most is ok‚ until the night someone takes it to far. Violence is never the answer. Early on‚ one night after Pony ran away‚ because Darry hit him‚ Pony and Johny ran to the park. When they get there‚ they come to find the Socs
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‘The Outsiders’ is an often studied novel written by S.E. Hinton and follows the story of Ponyboy and his involvement in ‘Greaser’ gangs and gang violence with the ‘Socs’ groups‚ in small town America‚ in the 1950’s. The novel explores the concepts of gang membership and the need for many young people to belong to gangs or groups in order for them to feel accepted in society. Through the novel‚ Hinton strongly portrays the need for the young to be part of a gang to gain acceptance‚ security and a
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In the Outsiders‚ there are two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for
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First of all‚ I will be characterizing Atticus as an outsider and a riskful person. To begin‚ Atticus can be characterized as an outsider. Firstly‚ Atticus does not hunt‚ fish‚ gamble‚ drink‚ or smoke like a majority of the fathers and men in Maycomb do. As stated in the novel‚ “He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting‚ he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read” (Lee 118). Not doing one or two of those activities to the
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