?John McKenna Mr. Cook English III Honors 10 May 2008 Themes of “The Outsiders” In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the protagonist Ponyboy struggles with many common problems that a teenager encounters. One of these problems is when he struggles with remaining loyal to the Greasers and living a moral life. The Greasers don’t have many morals except for looking out for each other‚ and that is how most of them lose their innocence. This is the problem that Ponyboy must deal with. He
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The History Boys Essay 13. “Brilliantly funny….but by the end‚ tears are as near as laughter.” To what extent can we read The History boys as comedy? One of the key factors that makes the History Boys such an iconic play is its witty comedic effect throughout the entire book. Using various techniques‚ such as parody‚ contrasting characters and clever juxtapositions within the plot‚ intelligent metaphors‚ bathos and many more. But at first glance the history boys could seem a typical dramatic
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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 Discrimination of Outsiders ZZ Packer’s Drinking Coffee Elsewhere a book that consists of many short stories that are very similar in plot‚ however very different in the overall meaning of the story. Throughout her compilations of short stories Packer grasps the idea of being labeled an “outside” in our society. In these three stories “Brownies‚ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ and Geese” all of the main characters of the story receive discrimination from their other peers. In one story “Brownies”
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Theme Analysis Several themes are portrayed throughout The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by author‚ John Boyne. From start to finish‚ the book is packed with meaningful themes. The themes in the book are friendship‚ ignorance‚ and discrimination. The themes in this book are what make it such an emotional journey from page to page. The sensitive stories in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas about the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust gives the readers a better understanding
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The Outsiders Gang was between the rich and the poor‚ young children are constant of evil in a life of a young boy named pony boy. This research paper is going to be about S.E Hinton‚ background of the story‚ and the three brother. This story has emotional‚ happy and thrilling moments in this book. The greaser and socs do not get alone with each other. S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ the outsiders is the first a narrative of Ponyboy‚ a young outcast boy who later become a strong man filled with identify
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Outsiders Outsiders exist in every society. When there is a set of social rules to follow‚ at least one person breaks it‚ and becomes a recluse. These people may either challenge society‚ or try to fit in. Some choose to be separated‚ while others are separated not by their own will. Whatever the circumstances‚ outcasts force people to think about society from a completely different perspective. These people are important in many stories. A few important outsiders from short stories include pepe
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The Outsiders S.E. Hinton “No rival gangs‚ only Socs. And you can’t win against them no matter how hard you try‚ because they’ve got all the breaks and even whipping them isn’t going to change that fact.” The Outsiders a novel that was first published in 1967 by the author S.E Hinton is not only a novel about gang mentality and gang rivalry but is also about how a person could feel like ‘an outsider’ based on where they live or how much money they have. In Pony Boy’s case it was his grades that
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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 [pic][pic][pic] Packet Due Dates Chapter 1 & 2: Thurs. 3/10/11 Chapter 3: Fri.‚ 3/11/11 Chapter 4: Mon.‚ 3/14/11 Chapter 5: Tues.‚ 3/15/11 Chapter 6: Wed. 3/16/11 Chapter 7: Thurs. 3/17/11 Chapter 8: Fri. 3/18/11 Chapter 9: Mon.‚ 3/21/11 Chapter 10: Tues. 3/22/11 Chapter 11: Wed. 3/23/11 Chapter 12: Thurs. 3/24/11 Poetry Page:
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