Banned Book Report The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton was written in 1967. This novel tells the story of the conflict between two different social groups‚ the greasers and the socs. The socs were the socials who lived in the rich part of town‚ and the greasers were the lower class youths. This novel tackles issues such as violence‚ class conflict‚ and prejudice. The novel takes place in the early sixties. The Outsiders examines how two different groups compete‚ and unite for survival‚ which is often
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How does Meursault manifest the belief that much of life is absurd? In the stranger‚ Albert Camus makes his existential disposition quite apparent through his protagonist‚ Meursault. Meursault describes social situations and his emotions with short‚ concise‚ direct sentences leading the reader to believe that he does not care much for life outside the physical aspects. This lack of emotion is countered by descriptive details and great care for Meursault’s physical condition. Right out of
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The Outsiders INTRODUCTION: "The Outsiders" by S. E Hinton is an early novel based on two waring juvenile gangs‚ divided by economical and social background‚ the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. The novel is set in 1966 in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. It is a novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these distinct worlds. I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons: It
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are set. The existentialist‚ believes that life is absurd and meaningless. Existentialists believe humans live and humans die‚ they state that death is just a matter of time for everyone‚ a reality that is inescapable. In the novel The Stranger‚by Albert Camus‚ I believe reality to be the villain. Meursault realizes that death is a subject that cannot be erased. Meursault comes to the conclusion that death is the end result for every human’s life. Meursault kills an Arab and is convicted for
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Introduction In “The Outsiders” S.E Hinton creates a realistic theme and a protagonist that will intrigue young readers. The Theme Mclean (2011) states that young readers experience real life situations by reading about them. Division by socioeconomic status is a theme that all teenagers can relate to. According to Hinton (1967) there is a clear social division between the teenagers that live on the West- and East-side of the town. This division is caused by socioeconomic status. Hinton (1967)
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?John McKenna Mr. Cook English III Honors 10 May 2008 Themes of “The Outsiders” In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the protagonist Ponyboy struggles with many common problems that a teenager encounters. One of these problems is when he struggles with remaining loyal to the Greasers and living a moral life. The Greasers don’t have many morals except for looking out for each other‚ and that is how most of them lose their innocence. This is the problem that Ponyboy must deal with. He
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Jack Mitchell 3/7/16 Section 3 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Book Talks The book I read was The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This book is about the rivalry between the two groups which are the Greasers VS. Soc’s. The main characters in this story are Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ Dallas‚ Darry‚ Sodapop‚ and Two-bit. The Soc’s puts Ponyboy Curtis and his best friend Johnny in a bad and dangerous spot. One night at the movies‚ Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with Sherri and Marcia after they got Dally‚ the toughest
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Symbolism is a person or thing that represents someone or something. The Outsider is a novel about the different social classes. In the novel The Outsider‚ by S.E. Hinton uses symbolism many times. Ponyboy’s long hair has a symbol‚ and so does his short hair. Pony’s long hair makes him feel tuff. Pony says “not too short‚ Johnny please…My hair looked funny‚ scattered over the floor in tuft.”Ponyboy’s Long hair makes him feel he is going to be a greaser his whole life‚ and he isn’t going to make anything
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Camus view of the world was seen to have centred on life‚ the meaning and values of existence‚ and how absurd it all was. The view of the absurd was a man ’s futile search for meaning‚ unity and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God‚ eternal truths and values. Which then implies that there is an absence of any reasons to live there being no predefined purpose to the world or universe. To which the answer seems to be suicide‚ to remove yourself from a world that is decidedly
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This is a quote that is proven true throughout S.E. Hinton’s acclaimed book ‚The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a novel about two groups of young adults‚ named the Greasers and the Socs. It takes you through journeys of courage and denial between the groups‚ and presents how much their feud impacted largely on both groups. The story is told by the perspective of one of the Greasers Ponyboy. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ much of the contradiction and strife in the community is caused by the Socials.
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