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    “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

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    In the story “The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton” there are two sides greasers and socs/the rich and poor.these two groups are rivals‚ Ponyboy the main character is a greaser.Most greasers aren’t that smart but Ponyboy is it’s just that he doesn’t use his head.Three examples of this are ponyboy and johnny walking home alone at night‚Johnny and Ponyboy smoking in an old church‚Ponyboy and Johnny fell asleep in a lot Ponyboy and Johnny were walking by themselves from a movie theater with no protection. Page

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    The Outsiders gives the reader hints and ideas from the story explaining how we should act and other moral issues. For example‚ a message the author describes is to stay young and innocent. The Greasers‚ specifically the younger Greasers‚ are taught to smoke and kill at a young age. This leads them to do bad things such as going to jail‚ participating in rumbles‚ and robbing stores. In other words‚ bad influence at a young age allows them to do illegal actions. By showing these actions from characters

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    The Outsiders Essay A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Anyone can become a hero through perseverance from any point in society. Ponyboy is part of a crowd who are like criminals known as the Greasers‚ who are poor and live on the east side of town. The Greasers are a gang that have Ponyboy‚ Soda‚ Steve‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ Darry‚ and Two-bit Matthews. The Greasers are hated by the Socs‚ the Socials‚ who are the west side rich kids in the town. In the

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    The Outsiders Theme Paragraphs Many times in society‚ people are judged by their appearance and social class. This has happened since the dawn of time. For example‚ the holocaust‚ civil rights‚ slavery‚ and so many others. In the story the outsiders‚ people are targets by how they dress‚ and how much money they have. S.E. Hinton Shows us that these exterior traits do not signify our true personality. Ponyboy is often segregated based on how he dresses. Many people will assume that he is a

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    “Your gold when you’re a kid‚ like green. everything’s new‚ like dawn” (Hinton‚ 1967‚Pg. that was what Johnny told Ponyboy in his note in Gone With The Wind explaining what he meant by telling him “stay gold”. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis is a dreamy boy who has problems with social classes which cause him to run away from home. By the end of the story‚ he learns to deal with loss and becomes an understanding‚ tuff boy. “When I stepped out of the bright sunlight of the dark

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    Are there any acts of selflessness among lawless brothers? The book by S.E Hinton‚ The Outsiders‚ has two protagonists and antagonists. The greasers are gangs on the poorer side of the city while on the east side there were Socs. The greasers and the Socs fought each other over territory. Although it may seem like the Greasers are completely lawless people‚ they still are honorable due to reasons like how the protect each other‚ how they come together to protect what is theirs and help others who

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    pondering whether people are different or just outcasts. In many books as well‚ a character ends up being an outcast or a unique‚ different person as a whole. When are we outcasts and when are we just ‘different’ from the rest of the world? S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders represents this interesting situation where some people belong in the path of the status quo while others seem to stand out more than they fit in. Throughout the book‚ characters are shunned for being outcasts‚ honored for being unique

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    S. E. Hinton wrote ‘The Outsiders’ when he was sixteen years old. She did not just write the book‚ but she really felt it and lived it. While the author was writing this book she looked back and realized how important it was to have another life. One day‚ her friend was walking home and a couple of “nice” kids jumped out of a car and just started to beat her friend up because they did not like that he was a greaser. Hinton went home and started writing the story of the boy who was beaten up by rich

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    The author of The Outsiders is S.E Hinton. Ponyboy is a sweet‚ caring 14 year old boy who is in a gang called The Greasers. He lives with his two brothers Sodapop and Darrel. The Greasers live on the East side and the Socs live on the West side. Johnny‚ Pony‚ Darry fight for something they believe in that brings purpose to their lives. Johnny had killed Bob in the park one night and Ponyboy was with him Ponyboy sticks with everyone no matter what he is very dependable.‚ they were going

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