In the U.S alone there are over 24‚500 gangs and over 750‚000 gang members. The outsiders explores the lives of gang members and how each of their lives are affected by this constant never ending conflict. How being part of either one of these brings the breath of death ever so closer. Susan Eloise Hinton was born on july‚ 22‚ 1950 in the town of tulsa in oklahoma this later became the setting which the outsiders is story unfolds. ¨ there was little to do for a child growing up in Tulsa¨ stated
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Grief of The Outsiders There are many ways of expressing the emotion grief. The characters in The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ had many bad things happen to them and the ones they loved. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis‚ Bob‚ Johnny‚ and Dally are all characters that die in the book. The characters deal with grief in different ways; Ponyboy denies the fact that Johnny died‚ Dally was in depression‚ and Darry accepted their death. Ponyboy grieves for Johnny by denying the fact that he killed Bob‚ and died
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WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS IN THE OUTSIDERS? This essay is about The Outsiders‚ it’s a novel made by S.E. Hintons. You will learn about the symbols that’s shown here in this novel. Why did sunset‚ mustangs and greasy hairs become the symbols of this book? Symbols are really important for readers to understand because it expands their mind and understanding about the novel‚ or book more. One of the symbols that the novel The Outsiders showed to us is the sunset. Sunset was like the bridge for making Ponyboy
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police told me to go home and not tell anyone what happened. I thought about many ways of revenge and negative retaliations‚ which I didn’t pursue. I questioned additional police‚ lawyers and members of my own family‚ none of whom provided help. I feel like not much was done in my defense and the truth was
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The Outsiders Response to Literature Change can occur in a variety of ways and forms. However‚ it doesn’t occur overnight. It requires patience‚ dedication‚ and most importantly‚ a cause. An aspect of this progress can give you a new point of view and make you see things in a new light; either for the better‚ or worse. In “The Outsiders‚” a novel by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy Curtis goes through this evolution of change towards many people; one of them being a member of the gang he’s in‚ Dallas Winston
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The Outsiders Essay (1)Imagine being just a young teenager who has lost almost everything and is put through pain everyday. (2)When you are that young‚ like Ponyboy Curtis from The Outsiders‚ you’re most likely naïve when it comes to pain. Many teenagers think once they are in agony‚ their life is over. However‚ even though he lost so many loved ones‚ like his parents‚ he stayed positive and met the most remarkable people who brightened up his life; the Greasers. (3)In this novel‚ it shows
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The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton an important theme is family and friendship. This theme is interesting because it shows us how when you’re family you come together to look after each other no matter what. The theme of friendship is also interesting because when your friends you support each other through everything and anything no matter what the consequences are
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Mrs. Bergstrom English 8A 31 October 2011 The Outsiders essay There are many novels that have been adapted into movies. Some of these novels are The Wizards of Oz‚ Alice’s adventures in Wonderland‚ and Peter Pan. Of all the novels that have turned into movies‚ S.E Hinton’s book‚ and Francis Ford Coppola’s movie‚ The Outsiders is definitely the best. Even though it is the same book and movie‚ they differ in some ways. Some similarities
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INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS Who are the insiders? · people who conform · behave according to the accepted rules · members of society · only insiders in their own group Insider clubs and societies Freemasons‚ Scouts‚ Guides‚ Trade Union‚ Working Men’s Club‚ Gentlemen’s Clubs‚ · own rules of behaviour for its members · protect the interests of their members · sometimes expensive to join The changing image of the insider · insider today à maybe outsider tomorrow · changing
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sunsets in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton takes a very important role in the novel and even in real life. A sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades. A sunset to me means the end of the day‚ and a sunrise is the beginning of a new day. A sunset shows opportunities fading away unlike a sunrise that reveals opportunities. For the Sunset project my sunset was made out of stained glass and mirrors. Lastly‚ the sunset plays a role in The Outsiders. The sunset may represent
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