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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read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton supports this statement in many aspects. The book depicts a society where two dominant‚ opposing gangs prevail in a town that just isn’t big enough for the both of them. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ his brothers‚ and friends are part of a gang known as the "greasers"‚ due to their poor appearance and their greasy hair. The antagonist gang is known as the "socs"‚ a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up greasers like Ponyboy. The town
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Le (REALLY LONG) Essay The dictionary defines an outsider as “a person who is not accepted by or who is isolated from society” This archetype is a character within a text that is positioned outside the mainstream society the result of which many not only affect the individual‚ but also other people. Their outsider status can help to define decisions they make in life but may also be the result of barriers preventing their inclusiveness to society such as age‚ skin colour‚ or beliefs. The poems Theme
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English Essay – Molly Candlish The purpose of the outsider is to expose the flaws of society. Use social/historical and literary context. The genre of an Outsider novel is a ‘coming of age’ story which portrays the generic struggles of a protagonist against the social norms and conventions of society. Some people believe that the purpose of ‘The Outsider’ is to expose the flaws of society. However‚ it can also be considered a novel with many other purposes‚ such as a Novel of the Absurd that focus’
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human nature’ The Outsiders – Text response essay In the novel ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton‚ we see how hard times bring out the best and worst in human nature. Human nature is basically what people are like deep down. As the characters change and their life grows and gets harder‚ we are shown their true colours. Some of them change for the best‚ and some for the worst. Hard times include a large variety of matters. Based on the novel that we are working on – ‘The Outsiders’‚ some of the issues
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Background does not matter when you are a hero. In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ the author argues that heroism defines a person by their actions not by their background‚ history‚ or looks. The events at the church‚ the incidents that happened before the church and the aftermath all show the changes that happened over time that would eventually negate Ponyboy’s history and background and regard him as a hero. There are different points of heroism in the story and different forms of heroism
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The Outsiders In class we have been reading a novel called ‘The Outsiders’ by S E Hilton. This book was published forty years ago and is still popular because it has an interesting theme and characters as well. The book was set in the 1960’s in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ America. This book is about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis and his brothers and his gang. Ponyboy is from a gang called the greasers. The greasers are enemies with the socs who are the rich kids. Ponyboy is good friends with Johnny Cade‚ who
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The Outsiders- Family Breakdowns When families break down friends are important. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton this message is shown in many ways. Certain characters have been abandoned or disowned by their families‚ some characters have family members that have passed away and some don’t have any at all. Pony Boy Curtis‚ Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston all have experienced family breakdowns and each and every one of them has a loyal group of friends to fall back on. This shows why
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In the young adult fiction story entitled Outsiders written by S.E Hinton is an outstanding book that focuses on many themes that eventually become extremely meaningful towards the end of the book‚ and one of those themes are that friends are like family. The reason I say this because in the book‚ a mob of friends stick with each other through thick and thin‚ and what’s significant about this gang is no matter what the situation may be‚ the support and care each one gives is exactly like if they
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The Outsiders book by S.E Hinton was eventually made into a movie. They were so much alike because they both were very good from the start. Some things that happened in the book‚ although they didn’t happen in the movie. You could really tell in both the book and movie the friendship and love with some people. Some differences between the book and the movie are that Ponyboy seemed more bold‚ strong‚ and handsome. But in the movie he was like that to although‚ just seemed less of a Greaser because
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