poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty to life‚ staying young and beautiful‚ and that perfection is only temporary and easily lost. The poem also related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well. In the novel‚ The Outsiders ‚Johnny recognizes that the gold in the poem relates to a period of innocence and joy in life that is so quickly lost. Pony boy recites this poem to Johnny when they are hiding in the church because he understands it too
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Sometimes‚ just because you may be related to a person‚ it doesn’t make them family. This was a theme that was beaten into to us throughout the story of the Outsiders. So many characters dealt with fathers beating them‚ mothers turning a blind eye‚ whether it was from sheer will or from drug abuse. The “Greasers” and the “Socs” both had to deal with parents abandoning them‚ being neglected‚ and not having parents there when their own children needed them most. It seemed like if you had a kid in this
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‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton shows the challenges of teenagers in America during the 1960’s. Many of the characters in the novel are ‘heroes’ as they face their fears and become better people. Johnny was a character to remember. He overcame his own fears to save the lives of pony-boy and a group of young children. Darry was courageous due to the sacrifices and choices he made to his family. Cherry Valance will be highly remembered for all she stood up for and all she believed in. Although all these
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The Outsiders Heroes The book ‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton is a story told from the perspective of a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy set in South West America. In the novel he faces social division‚ gang warfare‚ hatred and violence. One example is Dally is a hero because he looked after his friends when they needed him. In a way‚ all of the Greasers are pioneers in their individual ways‚ but some more than others. People are also heroes for different reasons. To some people it might be if someone
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and lifestyles. In The Outsiders they too are divided socially by attitudes‚ money‚ and lifestyles. Although there really isn’t much difference between the Greasers and the Socs‚ they are divided. There are some similarities between the Greasers and the Socs. The kids are about the same age‚ each group has problems the other group doesn’t know about‚ and they live in the same town just on different sides. They both like going to the drive-in movies and they both rumble. Ponyboy and Cherry enjoy the
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“I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to do that myself” (Emma Watson). Being an outsider to a stereotype is demonstrated in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton through her characters and their actions. Pony‚ Randy‚ and Darry all are outsiders to their groups and stereotypes; in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma there are two opposing gangs‚ the greasers and the Socs. The greasers are lower class people who do not have the smarts or athleticism so be special‚ while the Socs are really rich‚ really smart‚
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Outsiders Essay Have you ever been looked down at? Being categorized is a problem in schools and communities. Each of us was probably once a victim of categorization by their peers. Sometimes it is because of how much money you own or how you dress or how smart you are‚ but does this really matter. In this book a lot of the characters experience this. But I will only write about the three who were the biggest victims of this Social groups system‚ Pony boy ‚Johnny and Bob. One was a normal boy the
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S. E. Hinton wrote ‘The Outsiders’ when he was sixteen years old. She did not just write the book‚ but she really felt it and lived it. While the author was writing this book she looked back and realized how important it was to have another life. One day‚ her friend was walking home and a couple of “nice” kids jumped out of a car and just started to beat her friend up because they did not like that he was a greaser. Hinton went home and started writing the story of the boy who was beaten up by rich
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Dear Megan‚ I am currently reading the book The Outsiders‚ and while reading I concluded that it would be the perfect fit for you. I have known you for the greater part of my life and you have been in all of my reading/LA classes (up until this year)‚ therefore‚ I know what kind of books you enjoy and I expect this would be one of them. I trust you would enjoy this book because it has segregation‚ high stakes‚ and strong friends and family bonds. I know these are specific qualities that you have
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Character characteristics From reading the book named The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton‚ I found that Ponyboy was the character that has many similarities to me. I can relate to him since he is very athletic‚ smart‚ kind. I think that I do not connect to any other character like I connect to Ponyboy. The first characteristic we have in common is how both of us are very athletic. Ponyboy and I‚ play a variety of sports. Ponyboy is very athletic because he is on the track team for his school. I have
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