This quote took major themes of The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. Often times‚ people make judgements upon others by first impression. Those judgements can cause anger. This could lead to fighting‚ in his quote it can often be fatal. Fatal doesn’t have to mean the end of a life‚ but an end to a friendship or a family bond. People do not see that everyone has problems that people hid from outsiders. This paper will discuss the three themes of The Outsiders‚ fighting never solves anything‚ everybody
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The outsiders by S.E Hinton should be taught in school. This book should be taught in school because it is very much like real life today so it could teach kids what not to do. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a story about a boy named Ponyboy and his friends who are constantly getting in trouble and being judged for being “greasers”. Ponyboy is an interesting character because he is different from his friends‚ but gets caught up in gang conflicts. There are many examples in The Outsiders showing
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“Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade.” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about a group of greasers from Tulsa‚ OK during the mid-1960’s who battle with rich Socs and about the main character/narrator Ponyboy growing up. One character that stands out in the story is Johnny because he greatly impacts the plot. He is a dynamic character that has an ironic change in the way he acts and is a round character who shows multiple sides of his emotions. Three characteristic traits about Johnny are
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| |Title of novel |The Outsiders | |Author |S.E. Hinton | |Date published |1967
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think is the biggest hero in the Outsiders? Most people think that heroes have to stop bank robberies or the end of the world. Actually‚ heroes can be normal everyday people‚ they could be sitting next to you and you would never realize it. A hero is someone who has a good personality and does the right thing. In the Outsiders‚ Ponyboy is the biggest hero because he’s courageous and good at just about anything. Ponyboy is the most courageous person in the Outsiders. Who would go into a burning
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The Outsiders‚ a novel written by S. E. Hinton‚ contains many dynamic characters; however‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ endures the most change. He witnesses many life-changing events over the course of two weeks‚ which heavily contributes to his transformation. In the beginning‚ Ponyboy feels isolated and alienated from the world. As a result‚ he decides to run away‚ hoping to find love and acceptance—something he believes he had never received. While on his journey‚ Ponyboy encounters
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_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 here. Get somewhere. Run away. The police’ll be here soon’" (57). Hinton is insisting indirectly that Ponyboy is a hero. In several ways‚ Ponyboy has gallant moments and completes heroic deeds. Gallantly‚ Ponyboy was a
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Period 1 September 26th‚ 2012 The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton “Dally risked his life for us‚ to keep Johnny out of trouble.” (Pg. 117.) This is a quote from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ a novel about two social groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs‚ and how the war between them cost three lives. The book is in the perspective of Ponyboy Curtis‚ a sensitive Greaser who is put in the middle of the social conflict when he friend Johnny kills a Soc in self-defense. Ponyboy and Johnny run away to escape the
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in tragic deaths. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ two separate gangs‚ the Socs and Greasers‚ are at constant contention. The Outsiders takes place in Oklahoma‚ the 1960’s. Hinton uses the character‚ Ponyboy Curtis to explain why it doesn’t matter what social position you are in. The message she is trying to get across to the readers is you are your own person‚ and you don’t have to be classified as anyone else but yourself. Throughout the novel Ponyboy becomes more sophisticated‚ by learning
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E. Hinton‚ it tells the story of a young boy named Ponyboy‚ who is a greaser that feels like he is on the outside of society. The book which is fiction focuses on how Johnny killed Bob‚ and how the cops are after him and ponyboy. It also focuses on how they both feel like they are looked down upon by the world. The three topics addressed in this adventurous novel our the fight between the rich and poor‚ the power of friendship‚ and what it means to be a hero
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