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    throughout the story however‚ each character also had a set of unique qualities as well. This novel was centered on two rival gangs‚ the Socs and the Greasers. The Greasers were people

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    people who brightened up his life; the Greasers. (3)In this novel‚ it shows how even if you think you are alone; it gets better no matter what. (1)In the beginning of the story‚ (2) Ponyboy is attacked by the Socs after walking out of the movie theater. The Socs held Ponyboy down on the ground and threatened to cut him. As they took their knife out‚ the Greasers came and scared the Socs away with their indignation. (3) This shows that even though the Greasers risked themselves by protecting Ponyboy

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    It can also give us directions. Without symbols life would be hard. Well‚ books have symbolism too. Authors use symbolism to represent things in their stories and novels. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of greasers that get into trouble when one of them kills a Soc. The greasers get into a mess and it is very kaotic. The Fellowship of the Ring is about a group of nine people sent on a quest to destroy the ring of power. The fellowship faces hard obstacles like trolls‚ orcs‚ black riders‚ and

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    grouped into social classes based on their friends. You could be considered popular‚ or lame. This is not just true for middle school‚ but also life in the 50s. The book The Outsiders focuses on two main cliques‚ the Greasers and the Socs. One might think that the name represents Greasers‚ and what they have to deal with‚ but the real outsiders are specific people. The outsiders are the people who dare to be different from the stereotype of their group‚ who believe people should be judged on who they

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    individual rather than the group they are associated with. *Everyone seems to be perfect in each others eyes but the whole world is polluted with issues. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is novel about social classes. The two main classes are the Greasers and Socs. Greasers are knowns as the poor‚ dirty and delinquents. While the Socs are the rich‚ classy and worry-free.

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    Social classes in “The Outsiders” were a portrayal of how society was back in the 60’s. It sets the mood for the novel with the Socs’ and the Greasers. They were both from different parts of town (East and West). The “Greasers” were the lower class that live on the East side of Tulsa. They wear leather jackets and ripped jeans‚ and they walk everywhere. On the other hand‚ the “Socs” were the rich kids that lived on the West Side of town. They drove nice cars and wore the best clothes. The social

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    Although I thought they were two very different movies. To my surprise‚ ’Grease’ and ’The Outsiders’ do have some very similar characteristics. Even though the genres are different‚ they have similar themes. Not surprisingly‚ sound and lighting had almost no similarities. However; camerawork is very similar at various points of the two films. ’Grease’ and ’The Outsiders’ are very similar in numerous ways: Both movies involve gangs‚ the struggle to fit in and peer-group pressure. Alcohol also plays

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    painful hardships throughout his short life. The story takes place in the poor east side of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ and is narrated in first person by PonyBoy Curtis‚ who is Johnny’s best friend. Coming from an abusive family‚ Johnny Cade sees his gang‚ the Greasers‚ as his true family‚ who treats Johnny as the “pet” of the group. Johnny Cade changed from a weak‚ mistreated little kid to a dynamic hero by the time of his death; all starting with little things like standing up to Dally at the drive-in movie‚

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    Dally Winston’s death was sad for mostly all the greasers. He was a role model to them and people looked up to him. The day he died there was mourning for all the greasers. They had just lost one of their best friends‚ and Johnny. If Dally hadn’t died many things could’ve happened. He could’ve stayed the same‚ changed‚ and the book’s ending could’ve been entirely different. The thing about Dally that would’ve stayed the same‚ is probably his personality. This is because it is so strong it is just

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    A ZERO BECOMES A HERO! Early this morning in Windrixville‚ Jay Mountain two Greasers named Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis‚ showed great courage and bravery by saving young Socs that were trapped inside a burning church. The two boys asked the people around the church what was happening. Apparently the group of Socs around the area were having a school picnic and suddenly they saw the church on fire. A worried woman ran to the leader of the trip‚ Jerry‚ and told him that a couple of kids are

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