annoyed by the bullying that is happening to her friend a greaser by a socs she starts to think of a story of a greaser being jumped and beaten by the socs while he was walking home from the movie house with no company. Hinton won a great success of this novel The Outsiders which was published during Hinton’s freshman year at the university. The story of the outsiders is told by a character in the story called Ponyboy Curtis who is a poor greaser on the east side. His parents died in a car crash while
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begin with‚ Randy is an outsider because he cares about other people. He exercises this unique attribute when he comes to visit ponyboy while he is ill. The text states‚ “Randy looked worried‚ he really did. A Soc even‚ worried because some kid greaser was on his way to a foster home
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The movie The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and the book were very different from each other. Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ and Dally are three characters that I noticed were the most different. These three are part of a gang called “Greasers” along with four others. In the book‚ Ponyboy has a good relationship with is brother Sodapop but doesn’t get along well with his oldest brother Darry. He is a good reader as well as successful in track. In the movie he still has a good relationship with Sodapop‚ but he gets along
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Dallas “Dally” Winston: Social Clique: Greasers Age: 17 Status: Deceased * Reason- Provoked police to shoot him because he got a heater out. Abilities/ Strengths: Street smart‚ knows how to use a variety of different weapons like guns‚ blades‚ etc. Natural born leader; Strong personality; excellent fighter; stereotypical “bad boy”. Tougher‚ colder and meaner than rest of the greasers. His parents were very abusive of him Criminal Past: "The real character of the gang‚" Dally was arrested
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According to Google‚ a stereotype is “a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.” Stereotypes affect us all at some point‚ whether it is a simple conversation‚ or how well you do on a test. Stereotypes affect almost every aspect of life For instance‚ racial stereotypes can negatively and positively affect different communities. In the “Stereotypes Shape Our Perceptions And Ourselves” author interview‚ in paragraph 13-14‚ Professor Steele talks
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learned today is to always keep hope‚ no matter what… Ponyboy was a teenage boy who was part of the greaser gang. He lived alone with his brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ who were also Greasers‚ ever since his parents passed away. The brothers lived in "the bad part" of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma in the mid 1960’s. Ponyboy was a good kid and never got into any trouble‚ until one night‚ when Johnny‚ a fellow Greaser‚ and Pony tried to run away
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so badly. Away from the last part‚ people believe that there should be no curfew. Even if there was a curfew‚ that wouldn’t stop people from commiting a crime. If they wanted to do the crime so much‚ why would a curfew stop them? “Need a haircut‚ greaser?"... “How’d you like that haircut to begin just below the chin?"... A curfew is not going to stop someone from commiting a crime. With or without a curfew‚ people still will commit crimes. It will not stop
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they were linked with gangs‚ rebellion and the teenage desire to be different. For example‚ The Greaser‚ was a style that originated amongst teenagers and young men in northeastern and southern United States. A Greaser was very well groomed‚ the hair was slicked back‚ and they wore motor cycle jackets‚ white T-shirts and blue denim jeans with the cuffs rolled up. The music genre associated with the Greasers was Rock n Roll. Musicians like Elvis Presley‚ Chuck Berry‚ Little Richard‚ Bill Haley‚ and Richie
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Outsiders slang vocabulary 1)corvair-A popular sports car in the 60’s. Ex: I about decided I didn’t like it so much though I spotted a red corvair trailing me. Page # 4 2)Hood- A person that is gong that gets in trouble in their own way. Ex-greasers are almost like hoods. Page # 3 3)Tuff-cool or sharp. Ex-Like a tuff looking mustang or a tuff record. Page #12 4)Rumble-To fight between groups of people. Ex-A rumble is sometimes born out of a grudge fight. Page # 11 5)Hacked off- unhappy
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sugar-coated novels to actual real-life issues? Ask S.E. Hinton because she did exactly that at the young age of 15. Hinton wrote the life-changing young adult novel The Outsiders‚ about things that she witnessed as a teenaged girl whom some would call a “Greaser”. How much courage it must have taken Hinton to write a book that was the first of its kind‚ and at such a young age! Truly‚ S.E. Hinton is a woman full of inspiration who continues to inspire many to this day and for many days to come. Susan Eloise
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