What does it mean to stay gold? What does it mean to be gold? Is it possible to stay gold? In the young adult book‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ staying gold is a main theme of the book. Everyone has gold in them‚ but everyone also loses some of their gold. It is possible to stay somewhat gold‚ but not completely gold. Staying gold means stay innocent and pure. It also means people are gold when they are young and do not have anything to worry about. In Johnny’s letter he said‚ “...you’re gold
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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‚ athletic‚ have an emotional barrier‚ and love to beat up the greasers. The three boys are different
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socs lives. “The outsiders” is a story about two groups of boys name the Socs and the Greasers and it explains how the greaser get in trouble and likes to start fights with the Socs. All kids are in different groups in school and out of school Sometimes it is good to be different from others by being in different groups‚ Sometimes it is good to be different from other by watching sunset and Sometimes it is good to be different from other by reading books In the story The Outsiders “S.E Hinton” writes
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The lines in the quote above show how much Alice Munro the narrator in the short story “Boys and Girls” was growing up without realizing it These stories that she would tell‚ always had some big adventure of her saving people and then all of a sudden turned into her being the one getting saved. This passage sticks out because it shows that she is slowly conforming to the person or woman she was trying to hide and fight back all along‚ the person that everyone else wants her to be and her boyish ways
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The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a heart touching story about two rival gangs that are very‚ very different from each other and always fight. As fights get more serious a lot of life changing things start to occur. There are so many voices to be heard in this story‚ everyone has their own story to tell. This novel has so many things to tell the reader‚ but one of the main and most important ones shown by story clues and conflicts is ‘Family or the people that care about you will always be
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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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“Things are rough all over.”(Hinton 35).The novel‚ The outsiders‚ By S.E. Hinton is about a conflict of Ponyboy and his family having struggles as a Greaser. Being a Gang that is broken on‚ is a struggle that makes their lives hard and difficult. While Ponyboy always sees things in a positive way to keep going. S.E. Hinton’s theme “ Things are rough all over.” is evident in the struggles Greasers and Socs face. However the Greasers face more struggles then Socs because‚ they live in poverty‚ plus
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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. Ponyboy’s older brother and Dally have lost the ability to appreciate
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Living In An Outside World Looking at life as an outsider and feeling as though one is being treated as an outsider is a matter of perspective or point of view. Someone who always feels like an outsider may conclude that life is unfair. This is a story of teen gang‚ the Greasers are at odds with the Socials‚ a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a noisy quarrel that ends the death of a social member
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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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