through?The Outsiders is not a true story‚ but makes the reader feel like it was real. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is part of a gang named the Greasers. Conflicts sparked between the Greasers and their enemies‚ the Socs or Socials. Ponyboy‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Sodapop‚ Two-bit and Johnny went through obstacles and problems caused by the Socs. Throughout the book‚ The Outsiders‚ there were many problems and conflicts that the Greasers had to go through because of the Soc’s imprudent decisions. To start
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long hair‚ and they are not violent unless needed. The greasers have a gang rivalry with the wealth group‚ the Socs. The main character experiences many changes including: setting‚ emotions‚ and appearance. In S.E Hinton’s _The Outsiders‚_ Ponyboy‚ Dally‚ and Johnny emerge as heroes because they acted courageously in the face of danger. During the course of _The Outsiders_‚ Ponyboy is a dauntless noble hero. The text states‚ "Johnny looked around‚ slapping his pockets nervously. ’We gotta get outa
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and he gave Dally something to live for. Ponyboy and Johnny fell asleep in the park and Pony didn’t wake up until it was about two in the morning he had to run home because he was supposed to be back earlier. When he walked into his house Darry started to yell at him because he was late and then he hit Pony. No one has ever hit him so he went back to Johnny and said that they’re going to run away. At first they just walked to the park and when they got there soc’s
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Q1. With evidence from the text‚ explain why the text is entitled “The Outsiders”. The text is entitled “The Outsiders” is show there in the social system of a teenager’s world‚ for example‚ Ponyboy’s‚ there is a huge difference between groups. One example is the Socials and the Greasers. The Socs‚ an abbreviation for the Socials‚ are favoured by society because they are rich and educated as said in the book. It says‚ “…. But it’s the abbreviation for the Socials‚ the jet set‚ the West-side
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an irreplaceable hole in somebody’s life. Death can also represent chaos and the pain of another character in the story. In Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck‚ the deaths of Johnny‚ Dally‚ and Bob created an intriguing plot and unveiled the hidden feelings and personalities of characters who react to the deaths‚ like Dally and Randy. The major deaths in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ which are the deaths of Candy’s Dog‚ Curley’s Wife‚ and Lennie‚ displayed the personalities of the characters who killed
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traits about Johnny are nervous‚ caring‚ and brave. This character can be described as nervous for many reasons. One example of when Johnny was nervous was on page 24 where it says‚ “Johnny was always nervous around strangers.” This was when him‚ Dally‚ and Ponyboy were at a movie and Johnny seen Cherry and Marcia‚ and barely managed a shy‚
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to the reader through the point of view of Ponyboy. As the book progresses and the lives of the characters take a turn for the worse there is a significant impact on the characters resulting in an alteration of their values and attitudes. Ponyboy‚ Dally and Johnny experience these changes due to the death of Bob the Soc and the chain of events that follow. Ponyboy is the protagonist who narrates the novel‚ he often refers to himself as different from the other Greasers in the way he values education
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his eyes. He looked like he was having the time of his life” (Hinton 92). Finally‚ Johnny was loyal to one person on a regular basis- Dally. Perhaps not as drastic as sacrificing himself or another‚ but loyalty all the same. Johnny admired Dally‚ so much so‚ that when he was on his own deathbed and Dally told him the one thing he had always wanted to hear -that Dally was proud of him- he was so extremely happy‚ and he had a bit of peace to keep with him when he
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14-year-old Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis. The novel explores the choices people make when faced with adversity‚ sending an important message to readers that everyone is an individual‚ regardless of their background. The characters of Ponyboy and Dallas ‘Dally’ Winston‚ a hardened and damaged Greaser‚ are vital to this message and they also play key roles in portraying the book’s fundamental theme that even the most
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of them being a member of the gang he’s in‚ Dallas Winston. Throughout the novel and the time these two unique boys spend together‚ Ponyboy develops feelings towards Dally‚ starting off with anxiousness‚ fear‚ intimidation‚ and even discontent. Dally was a whirlwind of emotions. He could be mean‚ dangerous‚
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