In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E. Hinton‚ it tells the story of a young boy named Ponyboy‚ who is a greaser that feels like he is on the outside of society. The book which is fiction focuses on how Johnny killed Bob‚ and how the cops are after him and ponyboy. It also focuses on how they both feel like they are looked down upon by the world. The three topics addressed in this adventurous novel our the fight between the rich and poor‚ the power of friendship‚ and what it means to be a hero
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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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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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“Ponyboy‚ listen don’t get tough. You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be…”-Two-bit Matthews Page 171. The Outsiders is a novel written by S.E Hinton in the 1960’s‚ the novel is based on a true story. The story is about Ponyboy‚ a teenager that belongs in the gang called Greasers. There is another gang that opposes the Greasers called the Socs. The two gangs live in two sides of Oklahoma‚ the Greasers being in the east‚ and the Socs being in the west. The Socs and the Greasers often fight
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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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A lot of people assume that one’s daughter is a lot like their mother‚ and a lot of times that is true‚ in some aspects. I can tell you that my wisdom and common sense came from my mom. My sense of humor‚ my laugh‚ my eyes‚ and my strength also came from my mom. My mom is the reason I have chosen the career path I have chosen. So‚ I have a lot of traits in resemblance of my mom‚ the only trait I lack is her addiction. Growing up I imagined my life to be perfect‚ as I guess all children usually
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Kensit‚ an actress‚ once said “Once a child is confronted with the concept of death‚ there’s a certain innocence that goes.” Kensit means once oneself has familiarized themselves with death‚ part of one’s innocence is taken away. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade‚ lose innocence by experiencing death. Hinton proves that losing innocence mentally at a young age has terrible effect through both Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy’s experiences in life shows the devastating
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Johnny Cade‚ “the little Dark puppy that was kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚” as Ponyboy‚ Johnny’s friend‚ states in page eleven. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by Susan Eloise Hinton‚ Johnny Cade is a character who goes through resilient phases in his life. Some phases are on how he created his inflection points‚ his inflection points‚ and the ramifications. Johnny is doubtless the first one‚ and one to have the most‚ to have a tremendous crisis then the other characters
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The Outsiders In both of this poems Anecdote of the Jar and Clay has a sense of alienation between them‚ the Jar and Maria are nothing without their surroundings and their surroundings are nothing without them as well. The title of both of this text has a great significance of what the story is all about for instance Anecdote of a Jar anecdote meaning a little story that has little or significance at all. The meaning of Clay according to ardictionary.com means the dead
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How can complete opposites of people also have many similarities? How can a law breaking guy have anything similar to a law-abiding person? In most stories this is highly unlikely. However‚ in S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders‚ two characters have these differences. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are similar because they both have abusive parents and they both care about one another. On the other hand they have opposite personalities and have different opinions on the law. Therefore‚ Dally Winston
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