Prompt/Question Explore one of these themes either family‚ heroism or the underdog in the story The Outsiders. Provide at least 3 excerpts from the text as evidence to support your answer. Heroes are everywhere; they live the same neighborhood as us‚ and eat the same cereal as we do. We just sometimes too blunt to realize it. Their heroic actions might be small-like sticking up for a bullied kid and other time they can be great like saving people lives like Spider Man. But the thing about heroes
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of individuals. In 1957‚ Camus was awarded with the Nobel Prize in literature “for his important literary production‚ which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times.” (Novel Prize Literature) The Outsider concentrates on the rational meaning of human existence and the lives of individuals. This written work follows the life of our Algerian protagonist‚ Mersault‚ who becomes involved with a violent murder after his mom demises and is indifferent by
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“Stay gold‚ Ponyboy‚ stay gold‚” Those are the words that Johnny wrote to Ponyboy before his tragic death. Johnny wanted to let Ponyboy and his best friends know that life goes on and just because there is hardships‚ there still is happiness in the world and that the grass is always greener on the other side. I believe that if Dally had not been killed then all of the gang’s lives would go on living the motto of Johnny. Dally would be alive and still heartbroken from Johnny’s death but he would know
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How does a Boy become a Man? It was once said by Charles Dudley “One of the best things in the world is being a boy; it requires no experience‚ but becoming a man needs some practice to be a good one. Growing up is hard to do. The challenges that a child must deal with throughout the life cycle are overwhelming. Children must deal with physical‚ emotional‚ and physiological changes as they grow. There is no manual for growing up. Boys at young ages have mastered physical skills. They are active
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The Outsiders by‚ S.E. Hinton was an awesome book that included drama between two groups. Before the book even starts‚ one of Greasers named‚ Johnny gets jumped by the Socs. Also‚ before the book starts‚ Ponyboy‚ Sodapop‚ and Darry lose their parents because of a car crash. Then‚ when the book finally starts and all of the characters are announced‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy gets jumped by some Socs as well. Then‚ when the book is about three fourths done‚ Johnny kills a Soc‚ named Bob. After that
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KEY: Short Story Analysis of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Title: “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” Author: Ray Bradbury Famous for writing science fiction‚ especially for the novel Fahrenheit 451. Setting General Time: Civil War (1860- 1864) Specific Time: April‚ begins at midnight and lasts for about 30 min. the night before a battle General place: the South‚ Tennessee Specific place: battle site‚ near the church at Shiloh‚ by Owl
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“The Lost Boy” “The Lost Boy” is an emotional non-fiction story‚ an autobiography‚ of Dave Pelzer’s difficult trials of child abuse and experience in foster care. It is a tale of a young boy who lives in isolation and fear searching for a place to call home‚ for a family. “The Lost Boy” encompasses themes of love‚ hate‚ and ultimate triumph. Dave’s life at home was one of constant terror and “lifeless existence.” He was his mother’s scapegoat and the outcast of the family. His father loved
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In the book The Outsiders‚ a character named Ponyboy had to endure the society differences of Greasers and Socs. Ponyboy thought that the two worlds would never be the same. Greasers are terrified of the Socs when they have no acquaintance with them. Socs jump on the Greasers meaning that they attack them. Ponyboy experience it twice in his life‚ he was strolling back to his house from the movie theater when a group of Socs attacks him. Ponyboy understand the similarities and differences between
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In the Outsiders‚ What Cherry meant by “Things are rough all over” was that the greasers and socs have different sets of values‚ and many differences which lead to arguments about who is better. Cherry even stated‚ “You greasers have different sets of values. You’re more emotional. Were sophisticated- cool to the point of not feeling anything.” (Hinton 38). Neither side can understand the other which leads to the countless arguments and fights between them. The Socs role in society probably causes
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The novel "The outsiders" by S.E Hinton is about a young Greaser name Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is part of a gang‚ called the Greasers. He and his gang are bullied all the time by a gang called Socs- the rich white folks. The Socs hate the greasers‚ the reason why they pick on Ponyboy a lot. Ponyboy’s brother has also been hurt by the Socs pretty bad‚ worst. One day Ponyboy walked back home as the rich kids were following him and yelled things to him. They entered into a alley just to pulverize him
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