(short for socials). The groups are divided by the economic status of their societies. The main Characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Sodapop Curtis‚ Darry Curtis‚ Dally Winston‚ Two-Bit Mathews‚ Steve Randle‚ and Johnny Cade. Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry are three brothers that look out for each other after their parents died in a car crash. Dally is one of the roughest of the Greasers. His violent tendencies make him more dangerous than the other greasers‚ and he takes pride in his criminal record. Two-Bit
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Pony turn to Dally when they need help escaping after Johnny kills Bob. Dally is there for them as he gives Pony the coat off his own back so Pony could keep warm. Dally also gives them a gun and a place to hide. At the end of the book Johnny dies which makes Dally very sad and reacts in a bad way. Dally goes and steals that night and the cops started chasing him. When dally was running back the cops thought he pulled out a black object so they shot him. Dally ends up dying as well. Dally has no parents
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yourself and nothin’ can touch you..." (Dialogue). Dally is telling Ponyboy that if your get tough like me you won’t have to put up with what you’re going through. The ‘Greasers’ and the ‘Socs’ are juvenile delinquents who fight a lot and this is how teenagers are represented in the novel. Teenagers in the novel ‘The Outsiders’ represented as violent‚ disrespectful and rebellious. The characterisation of Dallas Winston supports this argument. Dally is described through Ponyboy’s first person narration
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walking in silence and noticed a red flower hiding under the blades of grass. I grabbed it and it suddenly reminded me of the red of cherries…Cherry Valance. We finally reached the tombstones of Johnny Cade and beside him‚ Dally Winston. Johnny Cade 1950-1966 Dallas Winston 1949-1966 I placed the flower between the two graves and stood there in silence‚ and then I told Johnny the story. “Johnny always got beat up by his parents and rich kids‚ he never felt safe and always wanted to die. One
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Name: Date: Graded Assignment Journal‚ Part 2: The Outsiders Answer the questions below in complete sentences. Each answer should be 3–5 sentences. When you have finished‚ submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (3 points) 1. What do the brothers’ breakfast likes and dislikes symbolize? Answer: They like eating chocolate cake for breakfast. Soda always bakes one the night before so that they can eat it in the morning. It symbolizes their age because usually adults
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able to comprehend what was going on and why the characters were making those decisions. One difference from the movie and the book is that‚ in the book‚ Dally went to rob the store. He then called his friends and asked to get picked up because he had just robbed a store. They agree to pick him up at the vacant lot. Everyone arrives at Dallys location at the same time but at that moment‚
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the character Ponyboy Curtis‚ a poor member of a gang called The Greasers. A second unexpected hero is Johnny Cade‚ a quiet‚ abused teen who is also a Greaser. Being an underdog does not automatically make one a hero‚ though. The character of Dally Winston‚ for example‚ is not quite a hero. An imperfect‚ ordinary person with problems can be a hero if he/she is willing to sacrifice his/her own health and
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On April 7‚ 1965‚ Windrixville‚ Jay Mountain‚ three Greasers saved the life of four little kids from a burning church. One of the greasers‚ named Dallas Winston‚ also known as Dally‚ “has spent three years on the wild side of New York and has been arrested at the age of ten.” (Hinton 10) “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚ you’ll have Johnny Cade‚” (Hinton 11) the second hero. The last hero‚ fourteen-year old Ponyboy Curtis
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S.E Hinton wrote the novel ‘The Outsiders’ to give a voice to the harsh reality for teenagers all over the world. Hinton clearly utilises language features such as dialogue‚ symbolism and characters in a way to specifically explore the issues with finding identity which is still relevant in today’s society. ‘The Outsiders’ novel features two main social classes‚ Socs and Greasers. Socs are born into wealthy families and seem to have it all but Greasers struggle in more ways than just financially
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know how juvenile delinquents turned into heroes. Many witnesses say they saw smoke and heard booms. Jerry‚ one of the teachers said two boys went in and came out burnt. Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis were the ones to save the children along with Dally Winston who saved Johnny Cade from burning alive. From far away it looked like it had been burning forever until it finally came down. The kid’s teacher Jerry‚ said “These kids are the bravest I have seen in awhile‚ and I think no one has ever gotten so
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