I quite enjoyed reading Mrs. Hinton’s The Outsiders I forgot how emotionally charged it could be. While I enjoyed reading The Outsiders I must disagree with the authors and here’s why. Firstly Mrs. Hinton’s choice of the main character‚ while I understand her choosing to write about a young man doomed to repeat his mistakes. I just do not agree with this assumption. The main character Ponyboy Curtis was an immature fourteen-year-old who caused much tension in his family and ultimately the death of
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to write one of the most memorable and accurate novelistic depictions of what it’s like to want acceptance and belonging as a teenager. The Outsiders‚ Hinton’s first novel‚ remains as one of the best-selling young-adult novels of all time. Written for teenagers‚ about teenagers‚ and by a teenager‚ The Outsiders captivates its audience with memorable characters (who are memorable for more than their obscure names) and climactic drama‚ and it leaves the reader with the message of what a blessing it
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Existentialism is the thought that reality has no meaning or purpose‚ and that this is something man must come to terms with through his life until he faces death. The pursuit of meaning is a prevalent theme in the work of Franz Kafka‚ especially so in his parable “Before the Law‚” in which a man refuses to face‚ or perhaps simply does not or will never realize‚ the fact that reality is meaningless. The central claim of existentialism is Jean-Paul Sartre’s proposition that “existence precedes essence”-
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Franz Kafka was different‚ a man bent on portraying changes everywhere. Kafka was also a man consumed by death‚ consumed by the fact that he might eventually die. One man who was greatly affected by his fathers negligence of him‚ and a social deviance about him which held him back from interaction. Such a man was so afraid about what society thought of his writing‚ that he never widely published his works‚ and even asked a friend to burn all manuscripts. Not only was Kafka Jewish‚ he resented
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The main character of “The Outsiders” was Ponyboy Curtis‚ the younger brother of Darry and Sodapop Curtis. Ponyboy is very unique from all of the other characters‚ they are all unique. He isn’t the tuff like Dally‚ the pet like Johnny‚ the leader like Darry‚ the silly one like Sodapop‚ the wisecrack like two-bit‚ or even the confident and arrogant one like Steve. Ponyboy is quiet‚ smart‚ young‚ and kind. One of Ponyboys obstacles in the book was his brother Darry‚ the leader of the gang. “I could
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examination of the themes and the characters in both of their stories. Although these stories are both written in two different styles‚ there are a few common threads within them that make them interesting to compare. By comparing these two stories one is able to fully understand the struggles incurred by those individuals who are different from what society considers being normal. The first area within these stories that shares this common thread is the theme of both stories. Kafka and Marquez both focus
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“Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka and “The Outsider” by Albert Cammus say about social conformity? “Metamorphosis” is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1912. It is set at an unknown European city at the same time it was published It narrates the story of a typical salesman of in an industrialized society who wakes up one morning transformed into a giant cockroach. The novel tells about how his family deals with this event‚ and how Gregor (the salesman) eventually dies. “The outsider” is also a short novel
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Albert Camus’ The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof‚ Detached‚ and Unemotional In The Stranger‚ Albert Camus portrays Meursault‚ the book’s narrator and main character‚ as aloof‚ detached‚ and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences‚ nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother’s death he sheds no tears; seems
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because it is a book of extraordinary intensity because it resembles a nightmare‚ a momentary nocturnal vision that transforms the ordinary light of day. To bring this nightmare from the darkness into the light‚ I have chosen to focus on both the characters of Marlow and Kurtz and to apply the Dionysian myth in combination with psychoanalytical theory to bring the nightmare to the forefront. It is Kurtz who is at the epicenter of this nightmare‚ who journeys into the darkness of the pool that consists
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Although Cherry plays a relatively small role in the novel‚ the ambiguity of her sympathies gives us something to which we can relate. She mirrors our own perspective as someone close to the action who is nevertheless an outsider and who does not always fully understand other characters’ emotions and motivations. Tim Shepard: An associate of Ponyboy’s gang‚ if not a friend. Tim is likable‚ but his gang is violent and more uncontrollable than Ponyboy’s. They are only part of the same crowd because
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