Of Mice and Men and S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders‚ death is a topic all characters are well acquainted with by the end of each book‚ due to unfortunate mistakes or choices made by some‚ leaving the rest of the miserable characters missing their best friends. These deaths force loneliness upon many characters
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As stated by José N. Harris‚ “Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” This can be related to the Outsiders because in the story‚ Dally is seen as someone who does not love‚ and when Johnny died it showed that he cared deeply for Johnny. When this happened‚ he went through grief. Grief is when there is an ultimate combination of sorrow‚ strong emotion‚ and the resulting confusion that comes from losing someone that is very important to oneself.
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or commanders. However‚ in the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ loyalty comes in a different form. In a town of greasers and Socs‚ poor hoodlums and privileged rich kids‚ the loyalty of the different groups is tested in struggles between right and wrong as discriminatory attacks on greasers lead up to the murder of a popular Soc. The conflict between the groups was always present‚ but when the reality of the crime strikes‚ two of the greasers‚ Ponyboy and Johnny‚ flee in an attempt to not only
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The quote relates to the novel because Ponyboy got stereotyped by other people but he realizes that being a greaser stands out to him and he shouldn’t care what they think about him. In this novel‚ Hinton explores the theme‚ social status does not define who you are on the inside. Johnny impacted Ponyboy by murdering Bob. In the novel it reads‚” ‘I killed him‚’ he said slowly.’I killed that boy.’ ” Johnny made this choice because the Socs were drowning Ponyboy‚ holding his head under water in a fountain
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PART ONE 1. Compare Ponyboy and Cherry Valance. Ponyboy and Cherry Valance are quite similar in many ways; there are not many differences between them. Ponyboy and Cherry Valance are both dreamers that watch sunsets and dislike fighting‚ and when Cherry brought up that “It’s rough all over” Ponyboy thought about it and came to the conclusion that she was right. It seems like the only differences between them are their views on the Soc‚ Bob (Cherry sees the good in Bob‚ but Ponyboy does not) and that
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Social classes in “The Outsiders” were a portrayal of how society was back in the 60’s. It sets the mood for the novel with the Socs’ and the Greasers. They were both from different parts of town (East and West). The “Greasers” were the lower class that live on the East side of Tulsa. They wear leather jackets and ripped jeans‚ and they walk everywhere. On the other hand‚ the “Socs” were the rich kids that lived on the West Side of town. They drove nice cars and wore the best clothes. The social
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Scorpions vs Outsiders In this essay‚ I am going to compare and contrast the two novels ‘Scorpions’ by Walter Dean Myers and ‘Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton. I will summarize the stories and then describe their differences and similarities. For example‚ both books are about gangs. But in Scorpions‚ there is one gang; in the Outsiders there are two. The Scorpions is about a 12 year old boy named Jamal who lives with his Mama and his little sister‚ Sassy‚ in Harlem. When his older brother Randy ends
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Text Response Option 2- “The Outsiders” S.E. Hinton What are the lessons that S.E. Hinton wants to teach us through the story of “The Outsiders’? A number of lessons can be learnt from reading S.E. Hinton’s debut novel “The Outsiders”. By naming the novel “The Outsiders” yet writing it from the greasers perspective‚ we feel more like an insider in this group society seem to be pushing out. We identify with the underdog from the opening page. We find ourselves seeing life through the eyes of the greasers
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Breaking A Label Ponyboy‚ a Greaser (hoody group)‚ from S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders once said: “That ’s why people don ’t ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease‚ and from what I ’ve heard‚ a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean - but people usually go by looks” (141). This quote says that Ponyboy and his gang of Greasers
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easier since baseball players hit balls that are actually moving at high speeds. With this attitude‚ the golf outside decides to try out some golf courses under the impression that the game is relaxing‚ requiring little effort. However‚ the golf outsider will soon find this to be far from the truth. Most newcomers to golf give up before they really start to understand what it takes to hit the ball. Logically‚ it makes sense that a long iron golf club could hit the small ball many years‚ yet when
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