HIntons parents became separated when she was a young girl which causes a dramatic role in her work. In her book The Outsiders‚ there are no parent figures‚ or very few adults at that‚ in the lives of the greasers. This is what causes the reckless behavior of the greasers‚ which ‚in turn‚ causes the divide between the two classes. The absence of any adult figures was addressed by Hinton as she wanted a place where kids could live on their own and be free to do what they wanted‚ which is
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co-protagonist‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ the youngest member of the Greasers (Lower class) going back home after an outdoor movie night. He is encountered by one of the Socs (Higher class)‚ and attacked until his gang arrives to help. The Greasers and Socs need no other party’s provocation to fight. The next day‚ the Greasers visit the movie theatre once again and find Soc’s girlfriends hanging out. After a failed attempt by the older members of the Greasers to flirt with them‚ Ponyboy unprecedentedly succeeds
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don’t have enough money and West Siders have plenty. An abandoned church on top of a hill‚ the country‚ and the city. CHARACTERS “GREASERS” Ponyboy Curtis- 14 years old; the narrator of the story. Gets good grades in school‚ youngest Curtis brother. Sodapop Curtis- 16 years old; works at a Gas station. High school dropout‚ middle Curtis brother. Darrel
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reader with the message of what a blessing it is to be naive‚ innocent and young (or‚ as the book puts it‚ staying “gold”). The story is centered around the aftermath of a “rumble” between two opposing gangs: the Socs‚ who are the “rich kids‚” and the Greasers‚
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college‚ if life had turned out different. Dallas (Dally) Winston: A fellow greaser‚ who is originally from New York City. He is a bit tougher than the others in Ponyboy’s gang‚ and at 17 he has already seen the inside of a jail. Johnny Cade: The "gang’s pet." He is 16 years old‚ physically small‚ and comes from a physically and verbally abusive home. Dally is his hero. Steve Randle: Soda’s best friend and fellow greaser. He is 17 and works at the gas station with Soda. Keith (Two-Bit) Mathews:
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loyalty and devotion towards each other. One idea that made The Outsiders by S.E Hinton worthwhile novel to read was how one act of violence can have many disasterous consequences. This is demonstrated when one day the physical violence between the Greasers and Socs escalates when Johnny kills a Soc called Bob. Since Johnny was defending Ponyboy both of them have to run away because of Johnny’s actions. In the novel‚ Ponyboy and Johnny saves kids from a burning church which leaves Johnny with serious
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we go down to the rising action which then leads us to the denouement. The exposition of this story starts with Ponyboy walking out of the movie theatre. At this point‚ he starts to introduce and describe all of the greasers. After he describes everyone you are introduced to greasers‚ the people who jumped him while he was on his way home. The rising action of the story is when Pony and Johnny kill the Soc and run to Dally for help. When they get to the church and cut their hair and go shopping
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The novel ‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E. Hinton is about a character called Ponyboy who learns some very important lessons. Ponyboy is a 14 year old boy he is very intelligent but his Greaser lifestyle holds him back. Some lessons Ponyboy learns is that ‘violence doesn’t solve anything’ and he must ‘stay gold.’ Firstly‚ the main character Ponyboy learns that he must ‘stay gold’. ‘Stay gold’ means staying true to yourself and don’t change. When Johnny was about to die the last words he said were
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Why Do We Have Stereotypes? Stereotypes can hurt people‚ even make them depressed‚ or suicidal. Did you know that a person might stereotype someone once a day? Each of us has a bias side because we are all limited to a single camera perspective. That is we can only see what is in front of us‚ we can only hear what is around us‚ and we can only read what is in front of us. We have stereotypes because people like to judge others they don’t even know. Why do people like to stereotype others? Some people
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will always see us walking near each other because we’re there to protect every last one of us.Us greasers feel that we are not safe walking by are selves even if it’s just home from the movies.When i had ran i got very tired and was sick of hiding in an old church which had burned down recently.If i were not around when that church burned down kids would have been dead. The gang called the greasers which i am apart of and which is a big part of my life and there like my family.The other members
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